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                           CALL FOR PAPERS

			    SUN USER GROUP
			     First Annual
		     "UNIX and the Law" Symposium

			 November 14-17, 1994
			      Austin, TX

Theme:  UNIX and the Law
	Security
	Computers and Privacy
	UNIX and the Government
	Copyrights and Licensing

The Sun User Group is pleased to announce its First Annual Technical
Symposium, which will address the important issues of legality and
morality that face computer users every day.  Technical papers and
presentations concerning this topical issue, as well as other topics
of interest to the Sun/SPARC community, are invited. Manufacturers of
computer equipment and software based on SPARC/Solaris technology are
encouraged to participate in this conference with presentations,
talks, and seminars.  Limited sponsorships of hospitality suites are
also available.

SUG conferences are attended by professionals from all over the world.
Past conferences have drawn upwards of 4000 attendees from 43
countries and 43 of the 50 states.  We expect this timely topic to
generate even more interest than usual.


Submission Guidelines:

Submissions should be in the form of extended abstracts (750 to 1000
words) and be sufficiently complete to allow the committee to
understand and evaluate the submission. Abstracts should include:

  1. 	Author name(s), postal and e-mail address(es), and telephone
	number(s).
  2. 	Presenter name(s), postal and e-mail address(es), and
	telephone number(s).
  3. 	Title of the paper
  4. 	Time needed for presentation/questions. (30, 45, 60, 90 Min.
	time slots)
  5. 	Audio-visual requirements.
  6. 	Student paper entry (Full time students only)

Authors whose submissions are accepted will receive instructions for
the preparation of final papers which will be published in the
conference proceedings. The presenter will receive one free
registration for the conference.  Any tutorial attendance must be
purchased.

IMPORTANT!  All presentations will require a paper submission for 
            inclusion in the conference proceedings. 

Deadlines:

  Abstracts Due:                        July 28, 1994

  Notifications to Authors:             August 22, 1994

  Final Papers Due:                     September 12, 1994


Student Papers:

There will be an award for the best student paper. Be sure to indicate
with your submission if you are a full time student.  A cash prize and
free registration will be awarded by the Conference Program Committee.

Submit one hardcopy and one electronic copy to the Sun User Group office:

	Sun User Group
	Conference Committee
	1330 Beacon Street
	Suite 315
	Brookline, MA 02146

 Email: office@sug.org   Phone: (617) 232-0514     Fax: (617) 232-1347

The Program Committee will select presentations from among those
submitted.  It includes experts from many areas of the Sun/Sparc
world.  It will be aided by:

Peter Galvin	 	SUG board liason	Brown University
S. Lee Henry 		SUG board liaison	Johns Hopkins University
Alex Newman 		SUG liason		Sun User Group

Possible themes and topics are listed below.  These are only for
reference, however, and all submitted papers will be considered for
presentation at the conference.

Thematic Track
  Topics directly related to the theme of the program: System
  security; Software law for businessmen; Copyrights vs Copylefts;
  Encryption systems; Public and private keys; Clipper chips; Digital
  signatures; Designing software for export; Carjacking on the
  Information Superhighway;

Mini-Tutorials and Q&A
  These sessions should be designed to directly address Sun user's
  needs.  They could include step-by-step guides to administration,
  networking, programming in various tools, and understanding aspects
  of system operation such as performance and utilities.  Q&A sessions
  are important and interesting to attendees because of their
  interactive, problem solving and question-resolving nature.
  Previous talks in this vein have included "securing your
  environment" and "system administration tips and tricks".

System Administration, System Security
  Talks in this area should address the interests of those who have
  been SunOS users for a year or more.  Some of the more in-depth
  topics: mixed environments, backups, PPP/Slip, automounter, perl,
  tools for problem troubleshooting, and remote off-site administration.

Technical Product Information
  This topic provides a chance for vendors to beat their own
  (technical) drums and describe the compelling technical advantages
  of their products.  Panels of competitive products will be assembled
  when it seems appropriate to do so.  No sales-oriented or
  non-technical talks will be accepted.