Events info... Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 22:32:06 +0000 From: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@ukuug.org> The emphasis at this year's UK Unix User Group's Winter Conference is the administration of large computer systems/networks. The conference will take place in Newcastle, beginning after lunch on Thurs 8th February and ending over lunch on Friday 9th February, 2001. Immediately preceding the conference, there will be a tutorial on upgrading from Bind 8 to Bind 9. The programme includes: The Design and Implementation of Highly Scalable Email Systems - Brad Knowles, Belgacom Skynew SA/NV The Design and Architecture of a Robust Global DNS Infrastructure, GNS - Jim Reid, Nominum Inc. The Design and Implementation of a large DHCP system - Anton Holleman, Atos Origin IBM Mainframe Hardware from a Linux Hacker's Viewpoint - Malcolm Beattie, University of Oxford E-Commerce in Miniature: The Network Connection Booking System at Brunel University - Andrew Findlay, Skills 1st Ltd Managing Coursework using the Web: The Newcastle Electronic Submission System - Lindsay Marshall, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Wireless Ethernet @ 11Mbps - Stuart McRobert, Imperial College How traditional security measures will shape up in the 21st century - Andrew Cormack, UKERNA For further details see: http://www.ukuug.org/events/newcastle_2001/ Booking Deadline: 2nd Feb 2001. (Capacity limited: please reserve your place ASAP!) ++++++ The summer Linux Developers' Conference is scheduled for Manchester, Fri 29th June to Sun 1st July. ++++++ Linux Expo is currently being planned for Weds 4th - Thurs 5th July in London. http://www.itevents.co.uk/exhibitions/ ++++++ LinuxTag takes place in Stuttgart (Germany) 5th-8th July 2001. This is now believed to be the world's largest Linux exhibition outside New York - and it's free! http://www.linuxtag.org/2001/english/ ++++++ Alasdair -- agk@ukuug.org -- MJR