1-May-2000 SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE monthly posting Information about this mailing list (how to subscribe, how to unsubscribe, and how to submit requests for announcements) is appended to the end of this message. More information about SIGOPS can be found at the SIGOPS web page: http://www.acm.org/sigops Suggestions requested: ---------------------- The monthly SIGOPS mailing and the SIGOPS web site (http://www.acm.org/sigops/) are a resource for the benefit of the SIGOPS community, and we want to make them as valuable as we can. If you have suggestions of things you would like to see in either place, please send your suggestion to infodir_SIGOPS@acm.org. Thanks. Announcements: -------------- Title: "From the Trenches" The First Workshop on Industrial Experiences with Systems Software (WIESS'2000) Deadline: 15 May 2000 Conference: 22 October 2000 (In conjunction with OSDI2000: 23-25 October 2000) Web page: http://www.usenix.org/events/osdi2000/wiess2000/ Synopsis: WIESS'2000 will feature short papers (5-10 pages), abstracts, and posters on designing, implementing, and using industrial system software and applications. It is an attempt to allow people from "the trenches" to present their work. Title: Special Issue: Simulation, CAD, and Measurement of Optical Networks Deadline: 31 July 2000 Journal: Optical Networks Magazine Web page: http://www.optical-networks.com/call4.html Synopsis: This special issue is focused on the use of simulation and computer-aided design (CAD) in support of the technical and commercial development of optical network technologies, architectures, protocols, and applications. About the SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE mailing list -------------------------------------- The SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE mailing list is intended to provide a low-volume channel that provides operating systems researchers and practitioners with information about upcoming events or other important announcements. In general, a message containing a group of such announcements will be sent about once per month with the subject line "SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE monthly posting". On rare occasions, announcements of particular interest or urgency will be sent out with a different subject line, still starting with "SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE" (for readers who wish to use mail filtering programs.) To subscribe, send mail to LISTSERV@ACM.ORG with the following command (paste it!) in the body of the message: SUBSCRIBE SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE To unsubscribe, send mail to LISTSERV@ACM.ORG with the following command in the body of the message: UNSUBSCRIBE SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE To get more information about manipulating your subscription to this list, go to http://www.acm.org/infodir/services/listserv/doc.html To contact the owner of the list or to report a problem with the list, email SIGOPS-ANNOUNCE-request@ACM.ORG To request that an announcement be included in these mailings, email infodir_SIGOPS@acm.org or e-mail Mike Dahlin . -Mike Dahlin