Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site cucard.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!cmcl2!rocky2!cucard!reidar From: reidar@cucard.UUCP Newsgroups: net.usenix Subject: USENIX conferences Message-ID: <151@cucard.UUCP> Date: Mon, 27-Feb-84 23:37:30 EST Article-I.D.: cucard.151 Posted: Mon Feb 27 23:37:30 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 28-Feb-84 22:30:04 EST Organization: P&S - Columbia U. Lines: 37Many people have noticed the friction which exists between USENIX and /usr/group, particularly at the conferences which have been jointly spon- sored. It was evident in Washington that one of the major problems was a difference of emphasis between the two organizations; /usr/group gives much more importance to the vendor show, USENIX to the technical program. Another factor was /usr/group's evident intention to take over entirely at least the winter meetings. It is the case that USENIX is not a co-sponsor of the conference in Dallas next January. It seems very likely that there will be a USENIX conference in January in Dallas at a different location from that of Uni- Forum (/usr/group's meeting). If there is to be a USENIX conference in Dallas a number of questions arise: * Do most USENIX members want to attend a large convention such as UNIFORUM in Washington? or would a smaller somewhat less commercial (a scaled down vendor exhibit, for instance) meeting be preferable? * Granting that the good old days are gone forever, is it possible, nevertheless, to hold a conference of a size and nature such that people who are serious UNIX users/hackers can talk to each other to their mutual benefit? Or is this sort of forum adequately provided by UUCP, USENET, and the various new UNIX-oriented publications? * Does USENIX need to hold a conference more than once a year in the spring? Are there enough good presentations to warrant two full sessions of technical talks per year? * Should USENIX hold only one meeting per year in June or July leaving the January meeting to /usr/group? * More specifically, should USENIX hold a meeting in Dallas in Jan 1985? -- Reidar Bornholdt ..!harpo!cucard!reidar