Progress continues on planning for the LISA '08 conference. I'm
excited to announce that representatives from the the U.S. Central
Intelligence Agency have agreed to deliver the keynote address. Some
invited talks submissions have already been received and
acknowledged. Inquiries are coming in about the paper submission
process and the refereed paper submission Web form will be open soon.
Deadlines for paper and invited talk submissions are approaching in May.
If you are thinking about submitting content for this year, now is the
time to get organized and go for it.
The quality of the conference depends in large part on the quantity
and quality of content submitted by our community. I have all too
often heard people tell me that they think they are doing
interesting work, but are gun-shy about submitting. They don't know
if it meets the "LISA standard" or are not sure if anyone else is
interested in their niche. As the Program Chair of this year's
conference, I encourage folks to *not* self-censor: be brave and
submit your work. The LISA '08 organizers are here to help you with
the content and presentation. Please email lisa08chair@
usenix.org if
you would like help getting your paper ready for submission.
