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Submit Original Talk Proposals for Enigma 2020

Enigma is a three-day conference, with a single track of engaging talks covering a wide range of topics in security and privacy. Our goal is to clearly explain emerging threats and defenses in the growing intersection of society and technology, and to foster an intelligent and informed conversation within the community and the world.

Enigma 2020 will take place on January 27–29, 2020, in San Francisco, CA, USA. Interested in participating? View the Call for Participation, and check out videos of the talks from prior Enigma conferences for inspiration. Submissions are due by Wednesday, August 21, 2019.

Congratulations to Margo Seltzer, 2019 Flame Award Winner!

USENIX congratulates Margo Seltzer, winner of the 2019 USENIX Lifetime Achievement Award ("The Flame"). Margo received The Flame in recognition of her research into experimental file and storage systems, her development of new storage paradigms such as provenance, her software contributions, and her dedication to and steering of the USENIX community and its organization. Margo has been a linchpin of the USENIX community for decades. Read more about Margo's achievements and The Flame.

Join Us at SREcon19 EMEA in Dublin

SREcon19 Europe/Middle East/Africa will take place in Dublin, Ireland, on 2–4 October, 2019. Join us for three full days of talks and workshops focusing on site reliability, systems engineering, and complex distributed systems at scale. Register by Monday, 9 September, 2019, to enjoy Early Bird pricing.

Previous SREcon events have sold out—many before the Early Bird Registration deadline—so don't delay!

Follow @SREcon on Twitter for the latest #SREcon updates.

NSDI '20 Fall Paper Deadline Is Approaching

The fall submission deadline is quickly approaching for the 17th USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation! Paper titles and abstracts are due by Thursday, September 12, 2019.

NSDI '20 will take place on February 25–27, 2020, in Santa Clara, CA, USA, and will be co-located with the 18th USENIX Conference on File and Storage Technologies (FAST '20). View the complete call for details and instructions.

View the LISA19 Program and Register Today

Join us at LISA19 on October 28–30, 2019, in Portland, OR, USA! The conference program addresses the overlap and differences between traditional and modern IT operations and engineering. Register and reserve your hotel room by Monday, October 7, 2019, and save.

Diversity grants for underrepresented minorities in tech are also available to assist with travel expenses. Applications are due by Wednesday, September 18, 2019.

Follow @LISAConference on Twitter, and contribute to the #lisa19 conversation.