Subject: Call For Papers NordU2003
5th NordU/USENIX Conference, General Technical (NordU2003)

February 10 - 14, 2003

Aros Congress Center

Vaesteraas, Sweden
Important Dates

Paper submissions due: September 2, 2002

Notification of acceptance: October 2, 2002

Camera-ready final papers due: December 2, 2002
Conference Organizers
Program Chairs

Martin Wahlen, Sound Foundation

Poul-Henning Kamp, FreeBSD developer & consultant
Program Committee

Seppo Kauppinen,

Lars Tunkrans, Fujitsu Services

Kristen Nielsen, TDC TeleDanmark Network Division.
Review Committee

Jonas Skeppstedt, Lund University

Marshall Kirk McKusick, Unix developer & consultant - formerly CSRG UCB.

Julia Lawall, DIKU

Brian A. LaMacchia, Microsoft
Tutorial Coordinator

Ulla Sandberg
Organization Committee

Anita Nilsson, UniForum Marknadskonsult

Jan Saell, Irial
Overview

The NordU program committee solicits papers on topics related to UNIX and

UNIX like systems and UNIX system administration. We especially encourage

papers on novel techniques, architectures and methodologies.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
Security

  Security Audits

  Common Problems

  Mandatory Access Controls

Operating Systems

  Virtual Memory

  File Systems

  Device Drivers

Open Source/ Free UNIX

  Open Source projects

  Open Source methodologies

  Open Source case studies

  Economic Impacts

High Performance Computing

  Clustering

  the GRID

High Availability

  Clustering

  Storage Technologies

  Checkpoint Techniques.

Mobile Computing

  IPv6

  802.11b

  BlueTooth

Software Development

  Languages

  Development Environments

  Change Management

Interoperability

  Windows

  Standards

Storage Area Network

  Interconnects

  UNIX drivers

  software
Paper Submissions

Submissions should be full papers of about 4000-6000 words. The maximum

submission length is 14 single-spaced A4 pages, including figures, tables,

and references, using an 11pt font. Submitted papers should be in PDF

format. The committee will not review papers that exceed the length limit,

or papers in other formats such as Word or HTML. Extended Abstracts are

acceptable, if they provide sufficient detail.
Submissions are due on September 2, 2002.
The program committee and external readers will judge papers on technical

merit, significance, relevance, and presentation. A good paper will

demonstrate that the authors:
Are attacking a significant problem,

have devised an interesting, compelling solution,

have demonstrated the practicality and benefits of the solution,

have drawn appropriate conclusions,

have clearly described what they have done, and

have clearly articulated the advances beyond previous work.

Please read the detailed USENIX author guidelines for more information.

Accepted papers may be shepherded through an editorial review process by a

member of the program committee.
The NordU conference, like most conferences and journals, does not allow

submissions that are substantially similar to works that are previously

published or are under review for publication elsewhere. Papers

accompanied by non-disclosure agreement forms will not be read or

reviewed.
Best Paper Awards

Awards will be given for the best paper.
Work-in-Progress Reports

Would you like to share a provocative opinion, interesting preliminary

work, or a cool idea that will provoke discussion? The NordU technical

sessions will include slots for work-in-progress reports and "outrageous"

opinion statements. We are particularly interested in presentations of

student work. To submit, please send a proposal (one page or less) to the

program committee at pgm03@nordu.org.
Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions

Birds-of-a-Feather sessions (BoFs) are informal gatherings organized by

attendees interested in a particular topic. BoFs will be held in the

evening. BoFs may be scheduled in advance by emailing the Program

Committee at pgm03@nordu.org. BoFs may also be scheduled at the

conference.
Registration Materials

Complete program and registration information will be available in

December 2002 on the conference Web site. The information will be in both

HTML and a printable PDF file. If you would like to receive the program

booklet in print, please email your request, including your postal

address, to: congrex@congrex.se