TRAINING PROGRAM, INVITED TALKS, PANELS, POSTERS, WIPS, AND BOFS
In addition to the refereed papers and the keynote presentation, the
technical program will include a training program, invited talks,
panel discussions, a poster session, a Work-in-Progress session
(WiPs), and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions (BoFs). You are invited to
make suggestions regarding topics or speakers in any of these
sessions via email to the contacts listed below or to the program
chair at sec08chair@usenix.org.
Training Program
Tutorials for both technical staff and managers will provide
immediately useful, practical information on topics such as local and
network security precautions, what cryptography can and cannot do,
security mechanisms and policies, firewalls, and monitoring systems.
If you are interested in proposing a tutorial or suggesting a topic,
contact the USENIX Education Director, Dan Klein, by email to
tutorials@usenix.org.
Invited Talks
There will be several outstanding invited talks in parallel with the
refereed papers. Please submit topic suggestions and talk proposals
via email to sec08it@usenix.org by Friday, February 1, 2008.
Panel Discussions
The technical sessions may include topical panel discussions. Please
send topic suggestions and proposals to sec08chair@usenix.org. The
deadline for panel proposals is Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
Poster Session
Would you like to share a provocative opinion, interesting
preliminary work, or a cool idea that will spark discussion at this
year's USENIX Security Symposium? The poster session is the perfect
venue to introduce such new or ongoing work. Poster presenters will
have the entirety of the evening reception to discuss their work, get
exposure, and receive feedback from attendees.
To submit a poster, please send a 1–5 page proposal, in PDF or
PostScript, to sec08posters@usenix.org by Friday, June 13, 2008.
Decisions will be made by Monday, June 23, 2008.
Work-in-Progress Reports (WiPs)
One session of the Symposium will consist of Work-in-Progress reports
(WiPs). This session offers short presentations about research in
progress, new results, or timely topics. This is not the place to
re-announce work already published, or re-advertise work already
accepted at another venue. Speakers should submit a
one- or two-paragraph abstract to sec08wips@usenix.org by 6:00 p.m.
PDT on Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Make sure to include your name
affiliation and the title of your talk. The schedule of
presentations and accepted abstracts will be posted on the Symposium
Web site. The time available will be distributed among the
presenters, with each speaker allocated between 5 and 10 minutes. The
time limit will be strictly enforced.
Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions (BoFs)
Birds-of-a-Feather sessions (BoFs) will be held Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday evenings. Birds-of-a-Feather sessions are informal
gatherings of persons interested in a particular topic. BoFs often
feature a presentation or a demonstration followed by discussion,
announcements, and the sharing of strategies. BoFs can be scheduled
on-site or in advance. To preschedule a BoF, please send email to the
USENIX Conference Department at bofs@usenix.org with the title and a
brief description of the BoF; the name, title, affiliation, and email
address of the facilitator; and your preference of date and time.
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