The 8th USENIX Workshop on Hot Topics in Cloud Computing (HotCloud '16) will bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry working on cloud computing technologies to share their perspectives, report on recent developments, discuss research in progress, and identify new/emerging "hot" trends in this important area. While cloud computing has gained traction over the past few years, many challenges remain in the design,...

Last March, we held the second SREcon, a conference focused on site reliability and production systems at scale, with 370 attendees. The demand for SREcon16 is high, and we are looking for experts in the site reliability space to drive another outstanding conference. SREcon16 will take place on April 7–8, 2016, in Santa Clara, CA. Last year, we added a second day to cover more subjects; based on last year's success, we've decided to keep...

Join us in Santa Clara, CA, for the 2016 USENIX Workshop on Cool Topics in Sustainable Data Centers (CoolDC '16). The goal of the workshop is to become a venue where experts in sustainable energy systems, data center physical infrastructure, networking and server architecture, cloud computing, and internet-scale applications can come together to exchange ideas on how to maintain and improve the sustainability of warehouse-scale computer infra...

Join us in Santa Clara, CA, March 16–18, 2016, for the 13th USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation (NSDI '16). This year's program includes 45 refereed paper presentations on: Network Architectures and Protocols Content Delivery Wireless Flexible Networks Dependability and Monitoring Resource Sharing Distributed Systems In-Network Processing Security and Privacy The program will also include a poster session and...

The USENIX Security Symposium brings together researchers, practitioners, system administrators, system programmers, and others interested in the latest advances in the security and privacy of computer systems and networks. The 24th USENIX Security Symposium will be held August 12-14, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The Symposium will span three days, with a technical program including refereed papers, invited talks, posters, panel discussions, and...

Join us in Oakland, CA for the 12th USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation. NSDI '15 provides a high-quality, single-track forum for presenting results and discussing ideas that further the knowledge and understanding of the networked systems community as a whole, continue a significant research dialog, or push the architectural boundaries of network services. This year's program includes 42 referred paper presentation...

Last May, we held the first ever SREcon, a conference focused in site reliability and production systems at scale. The conference sold out with 275 attendees, and feedback was overwhelmingly positive! Now we need your help to make this year's event even better. The conference will focus on the following themes: Incident management Large-scale data management Release and deployment processes SREcon15 will take place on March 16–17, 2015,...

The Summit for Educators in System Administration (SESA '14) will bring together university educators to share best practices and support the creation and advancement of high-quality system administration degree programs and curricula. At SESA ’14, we will discuss topics important to educators who teach system administration-related courses at universities and colleges, develop courses, and build curricula. We hope to engage all attendee...

Calling all students and women: apply today for an OSDI '14 grant!Join us in Broomfield, CO, October 6-8, 2014, for the 11th USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation. OSDI ’14 will bring together professionals from academic and industrial backgrounds in what has become the premier forum for discussing the design, implementation, and implications of systems software. The program includes two poster sessions and ove...

Join us in Broomfield, CO, for the 2014 Conference on Timely Results in Operating Systems (TRIOS '14). TRIOS '14 will take place immediately before OSDI '14 on Sunday, October 5. TRIOS '14 is the second iteration of an experimental conference that was first held in conjunction with SOSP 2013. Like OSDI, TRIOS solicits papers presenting original research results on all aspects of computer systems software. The OSDI symposium has an outstanding...