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Call For PapersThe SAGE-AU conference is the premier systems administration event in the Asia-Pacific region. The conference offers a premium educational forum for system administrators of all platforms and levels of experience, and an excellent opportunity to meet, network and learn.
Call for Papers and Tutorials The System Administrators Guild of Australia (SAGE-AU) will be hosting its eighth annual conference on the Gold Coast, Queensland, July 3-7, 2000. The annual SAGE-AU Conference, Tutorials and AGM provides a forum for Systems Administrators, Systems Managers, Network Administrators, Developers of Systems Administration Software and Managers of such groups to meet and share their knowledge and experiences, and is the premier event for System Administrators in the Asia-Pacific region. SAGE-AU'2000 is hereby calling for papers and tutorial presentations on any and all topics related to system administration.
Conference Paper Deadlines
Tutorial Deadlines
Work in Progress Deadlines
How to Submit This year's conference will consist of three types of papers, and tutorials:
Timeslots are available for 15, 30, 45 and 60 minute presentations. 5-10 minutes should be reserved for questions from the audience. 15 minute timeslots are less formal and are to allow people to talk briefly about some topic of interest or problem without having to prepare a formal paper ("Work in Progress"). WIP submissions should be made to the programme committee as per the deadlines mentioned above. People presenting a 30+ minute talk will receive free conference registration. People presenting a 15 minute talk will receive a 50% discount on the conference registration fees. If you wish to present a paper, send a brief abstract ("Summary Abstract") to the address below by the due date. Please indicate whether you are asking for a 15, 30, 45 or 60 minute timeslot. Summary Abstracts should be 100 -- 200 words in length. Papers should have a technical or managerial system administration orientation, and should not contain advertising. Authors will be notified of whether their submission has been accepted or rejected. Authors of Conference Papers will be required to submit an Extended Abstract of between 3 and 5 pages by the date specified. This should be sufficient to define the structure of the paper, the major points covered and the areas which require further work. A draft paper is also submitted to allow the conference committee to provide feedback and assistance. The Programme Committee will assist authors in organising their work to help ensure the quality of papers and preparedness of authors. Authors giving 30+ minute presentations will be expected to provide a final "camera ready" paper for inclusion in the conference proceedings. The Programme Committee will also be preparing guidelines to assist authors in planning their presentations. We encourage those inexperienced in public speaking to trial their papers at the local chapter meetings in order to assist with conference preparation.
Tutorials Tutorial sessions will be either half day or full day in duration. People wishing to present tutorials should submit an abstract of the material they wish to present, who their intended audience is, and an indication of whether they require a half day or a full day timeslot. Tutorial presenters are required to submit a tutorial draft to allow the committee to provide feedback and assist with the the editorial process. Tutorials should be run in lecture format. Suggested topics include:
Tutorial presenters will be paid $500 for a half day tutorial and $1000 for a full day tutorial. SAGE-AU will reimburse tutorial presenters all reasonable costs of handout materials or will print them on your behalf. As with papers, tutorials should have a technical or management orientation and should not contain advertising.
Conference Details SAGE-AU'2000 will be a 5 day conference running from Monday 3rd July to Friday 7th July, 2000. The first three days (Monday through Wednesday) will be dedicated to tutorials on tools and techniques to aid system administration. The AGM will be held at the end of the fourth day (Thursday 6th). All other times will be allocated to presentations or discussions. A conference dinner will be held on the Thursday evening. The conference will feature a small trade show on the third and fourth days, focusing on system administration tools and information.
Exhibition/Trade Show On the third and fourth days of the conference (Wednesday and Thursday) SAGE-AU'2000 will host a small, technically orientated trade show focusing on system administration tools and information. If you or your company are interested in participating in the trade show please contact the organisers for details.
Registration Conference registration includes one ticket to the Conference Dinner and Conference and Tutorial registration includes Lunch and Refreshments. Additional tickets to the Conference Dinner may be purchased. Registration forms for tutorials will be available approximately six weeks before the conference date. Early Registration is considered when registration form and payment has reached SAGE-AU by COB on 9th of June, 2000.
Addresses
WWW Page A web page for the conference is
Disclaimer This information is correct at time of printing, however SAGE-AU reserves the right to modify this information at any time. The Web site will always contain the most up-to-date copy of all conference information. SAGE-AU'2000 HOME | Call for Papers | Local Information | Sponsorship |
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