USENIX Teams Up To Put on the 1999 Atlanta Linux Showcase (Larger USENIX Role Planned for Y2K)

by Cynthia Deno
USENIX Marketing Director

The Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts, USENIX, and Linux International are pleased to announce co-sponsorship of the 3rd Annual Atlanta Linux Showcase. The Atlanta Linux Showcase will be held at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta, Georgia. USENIX will offer a Tutorial Program on October 12-13, which will be followed by General Conference Sessions and an Exhibition on October 14-16. The Exhibition is expected to feature 125 Linux product and service vendors, including most of the leading lights.

Next year, USENIX will take the lead in sponsoring the 2000 Atlanta Linux Showcase. Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts and Linux International will continue to support what will become a full-fledged USENIX conference.

The Call for Papers for the 1999 Atlanta Linux Showcase
We invite you to submit proposals (submission deadline: July 1, 1999) to enhance the invited talks, tutorials, and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions. ALS is a forum that brings together both experts and peers in our field. The conference will feature three tracks over three days with 40 speakers discussing both technical and business issues concerning the Linux Operating System.

Details of the Call for Papers are found at the back of this issue of ;login: and online at <www.linuxshowcase.org>.