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6th NordU/USENIX Conference, General Technical (NordU2004)
Tutorials: January 28 - 30, 2004
Conference: January 31 - February 1, 2004
Symbion,
Fruebjergvej 3,
Copenhagen, Denmark

Important Dates
Paper submissions due: September 22, 2003
Notification of acceptance: October 8, 2003
Camera-ready final papers due: January 9, 2004

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
Usefulness of Open Standards
High Availability
Clustering
Storage Technologies
Checkpoint Techniques
Software Development
Languages
Development Environments
Change Management
Interoperability
Windows
Standards

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 28, 2003.

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 pgm04@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 pgm04@nordu.org. BoFs may also be scheduled at the
conference.

Registration Materials
Complete program and registration information will be available in
December 2003 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: sek@dkuug.dk

DKUUG
Fruebjergvej 3
100 København Ø
Denmark