USENIX

(body)Since 1975, the USENIX Association has provided a forumfor the communication of the results of innovation andresearch in Unix and modern open systems. It is wellknown for its technical conferences, tutorial programs, andthe wide variety of publications it has sponsored over theyears.

USENIX is the original not-for-profit membership organisationfor individuals and institutions interested in Unix andUnix-like systems, by extension, X, object-orientedtechnology, and other advanced tools and technologies, and thebroad interconnected and interoperable computing environment.

USENIX's activities include an annual technical conference;frequent specific-topic conferences and symposia; a highlyregarded tutorial program covering a wide range of topics,introductory through advanced; numerous publications,including a book series, in cooperation with The MIT Press,on advanced computing systems, proceedings from USENIXsymposia and conferences, the quarterly journal "ComputingSystems", and the biweekly newsletter; "login: ";participation in various ANSI, IEEE and ISO standardsefforts; sponsorship of local and special technical groupsrelevant to Unix. The chartering of SAGE, the System Administrators Guild as a Special Technical Group withinUSENIX is the most recent.

http://usenix.org.

Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.org.usenix.

USENIX

(USENIX Association, Berkeley, CA, www.usenix.org) Known officially as the Advanced Computing Systems Association, it is a non-profit, membership group of engineers, scientists, technicians and systems professionals founded in 1975. USENIX sponsors workshops and conferences, student programs and awards.

SAGE
The USENIX Special Interest Group for Sysadmins, formerly System Administrators Guild (SAGE), is a high-profile, technical sub-group of USENIX members devoted to the professional development of system administrators. For more information, visit www.sage.org.