Melbourne, 1-3 September 2004
Tutorials 29-31 August 2004
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Call for Papers

As more devices, companies and people get connected to the Internet, computer security becomes increasingly important. And often security boils down to three things:

  • Identification - working out who you are dealing with.
  • Authentication - confirming you know who you are dealing with.
  • Authorisation - letting the known person do what they are allowed to do and no more.

With that in mind, AUUG has chosen as the theme for the 2004 conference: "Who Are You? Identification and Authentication Issues in Computing." AUUG invites proposals for papers and tutorials relating to:

  • Identification, authentication and authorisation
  • Applications of cyptography and cryptographic protocols
  • Maintaining privacy
  • Achieving anonymity on the Internet
  • Internet security
  • Other aspects of computer security

We also call for papers relating to topics of general interest to AUUG members:

  • Standards based computing
  • Open source projects
  • Business cases for open source
  • Open source in government
  • Technical aspects of Unix, Linux or BSD
  • Performance measurement and management
  • Software development
  • Networking, Internet and the World Wide Web.

Presentations may be given as tutorials, technical papers, research papers, or management studies. Technical papers are designed for those who need in-depth knowledge, whereas management studies present case studies of real-life experiences in the conference's fields of interest.

A written paper, for inclusion in the conference proceedings, must accompany all presentations.

Speakers may select one of two presentation formats:

Technical presentation: a 30-minute talk, with 10 minutes for questions.

Research papers: a 30-minute talk, with 10 minutes for questions. Research papers must present original contributions to the the field and will be peer reviewed by at least two reviewers. Each research paper will be judged on its originality, significance, relevance and presentation. Research papers will be assessed by our international committee of experts and written reports will be returned to the authors.

Management presentation: a 25-30 minute talk, with 10-15 minutes for questions (i.e. a total 40 minutes).

Panel sessions will also be timetabled in the conference and speakers should indicate their willingness to participate, and may like to suggest panel topics.

Tutorials (held 29-31 August) provide a more thorough presentation, of either a half-day or full-day duration. They may be of either a technical or management orientation.

The AUUG'2004 conference offers an unparalleled opportunity to present your ideas and experiences to an audience with a major influence on the direction of computing in Australia.

Submission Guidelines

If you are interested in submitting a paper you should send an extended abstract (1-3 pages) and a brief biography, and clearly indicate their preferred presentation format.

If submitting a tutorial proposal you should send an outline of the tutorial and a brief biography, and clearly indicate whether the tutorial is of half-day or full-day duration.

Speaker Incentives

Presenters of papers receive free registration to the conference (1-3 September), including social functions, but excluding tutorials.*

Tutorial presenters may select 25% of the profit of their session OR free conference registration. Past experience suggests that a successful tutorial session generate a reasonable return to the presenter.

Please note that in accordance with GST tax legislation, we will require the presentation of a tax invoice containing an ABN for your payment, or an appropriate exempting government form. If neither is provided then tax will have to be withheld from your payment.

Important Dates

Abstracts/Proposals Due:    7 May 2004
Authors notified: 4 June 2004
Final copy due: 2 July 2004
Tutorials: 29 to 31 August 2004
Conference: 1 to 3 September 2004

Proposals should be sent to:

AUUG Inc.
PO Box 7071
Baulkham Hills BC NSW 2153
Australia

Email: auug2004prog@auug.org.au
Phone: 1800 625 655 or +61 2 8824 9511
Fax: +61 2 8824 9522

Please refer to the AUUG website for further information and up-to-date details:
http://www.auug.org.au/events/2004/auug2004/






*Note: Limit of one free registration per presentation.