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		*** CAN YOU AFFORD TO MISS THIS EVENT ?? ***


			     SAGE-AU'99
		    The Seventh Annual Conference of
	    The System Administrators Guild of Australia

The SAGE-AU conference is the premier systems administration event in the
Asia-Pacific region. The conference offers a premium educational forum for
system administrators of all platforms and levels of experience, and an
excellent opportunity to meet, network and learn.

SAGE-AU'99 is filling fast. It is on track to being our largest conference
ever. Join us at what will be one of the biggest events on the systems
administration calendar.


SAGE-AU'99 TO HOLD PANEL SESSION ON FILTERING TECHNOLOGIES

In light of recent government moves, we are holding an industry panel
session to discuss the technical efficacy and impact of the Net Censorship
(aka "Online Services") Bill. Invitations to participate have been
extended to: representatives from government, the ABA, the Senate IT
Review Committee, the Internet Industry Association (IIA), The Internet
Society of Australia (ISOC-AU) and, of course, our own outspoken members.

Expect an informed, heated exchange of information on a Bill that will
affect most of our members in the performance of their duties.


CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS:

   *	An industry panel session on filtering technologies and
	the Net censorship legislation.

   *	11 tutorials on subjects of interest to sysadmins of all
	levels of experience.

   *	5 keynote papers from local and overseas industry luminaries.

   *	The latest in thought-provoking papers, and the practical in
	getting your job done.

   *	A conference dinner event not to be missed!

   *	Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) sessions covering, well, whatever
	you want to cover!

   *	A certification BoF exploring the pros and cons of system
	administrator certification.

   *	A mini-exhibition, specifically for system administrators.

   *	A chance to meet hundreds of your colleagues in a friendly,
	informal setting.

Once again, SAGE-AU is offering the most cost-effective training event on
the systems administration calendar.


CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Dates:	Monday 5th to Friday 9th July 1999

Venue:	Novotel Brighton Beach
	Cnr The Grand Parade & Princess Street
	Brighton-le-Sands  NSW  2216

You can find PDF and PostScript copies of the full conference brochure
and of the registration form at:
	http://www.sage-au.org.au/conf/


GUEST SPEAKERS:

Elizabeth Zwicky (a founding member of SAGE and BayLISA and a current
USENIX board member) returns for the first time since our inaugural
conference. She is joined by Peter Galvin, a regular columnist in
SunWorld and USENIX tutorial presenter. We also have Richard Sharpe,
part of the SAMBA team and author of a forthcoming book on SAMBA.
Hal Miller, the president of SAGE in the USA, and the founder of
SAGE-AU, will be returning to our shores for this conference, too.


SPONSORS:

SAGE-AU gratefully acknowledges the sponsorship of:
	eServ
	Sun Microsystems
	Network Appliance
	Computer Vision Services International
	Apple Computer
	Connect.com.au
	Fulcrum

If you would like to be a sponsor of this event, please see our
Web page for details.

WWW Page
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A web page for the conference is http://www.sage-au.org.au/conf/
The most up-to-date conference information will always be found
on this site.

So, put your training requests in, grab a registration form,
and start taking control your professional development.


Warm regards,

David Conran
SAGE-AU Secretary
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