Conference Announcement - BSDCon 2002 (fwd)

Is anyone going to usenix?

Has anyone gone in the last 7 years?

I wanna go! But I cannot. Oh, well. Here's the
announcement:

Forwarded message:
> From ann@usenix.org Wed Dec 19 16:44:30 2001
>
> Attn: Phoenix Linux Users Group
>
> HI Rusty,
>
> Below is a conference announcement for the USENIX BSDCon 2002.
> Please let me know if you have a more appropriate method for
> submitting this information.
>
> Thank you for your assistance!
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Ann Tsai
> Marketing Coordinator
> Usenix Association
> 510-528-8649 x31
> ann@usenix.org
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Register by January 21, 2002 and SAVE!
> http://www.usenix.org/events/bsdcon02
>
> BSDCon 2002
> February 11-14, 2002
> Cathedral Hill Hotel - San Francisco, California, USA
>
> Join the growing BSD community as we meet to explore the latest
> design and implementation of BSD-based systems software at BSDCon.
> This years program features keynote presentations by John Mashey of
> SenseiPartners and Brett Halle of Apple Computer, as well as a unique
> collection of refereed papers and invited talks covering a variety of
> topics, including:
>
> - MacOS X and Darwin
> - Multiprocessing work for FreeBSD
> - NetBSD work on the AMD x86-64
> - Packet filtering and virtual private networks
> - the continuing fight against spam
> - vulnerabilities of wireless networks
> - running a company based on open source software
>
> In addition to exceptional content, BSDCon also features four
> professional-level, educational tutorials. Practical and immediately
> useful, these courses are an excellent way to improve the depth of
> your knowledge about BSD and to stay current with the technology.
> BSDCon offers the following tutorials:
>

> * FreeBSD Kernel Internals, Part I and II    
> * System and Network Security
> * Debugging Kernel Problems
> * Porting BSD Applications to mac OS X

>
> BSDCon's combination of technical tracks, invited talks, tutorials,
> Birds-of-a-Feather sessions, and Work-in-Progress reports provide an
> unparalleled opportunity for people of all experience levels to learn
> from BSD experts, professionals with real world experience, and
> industry leaders.
>
> If you want to develop cutting-edge network applications, learn how
> to use BSD as part of enterprise-grade solutions, or just meet the
> movers and shakers of the BSD community, then BSDCon is the place to
> be!
> =====================================================================
> BSDCon 2002 is sponsored by USENIX, the Advanced Computing Systems Association.
>