LISA (conference)
Encyclopedia
LISA is the Large Installation System Administration Conference, co-sponsored by the computing professional organizations USENIX
and SAGE
.
The word "large" was dropped from the title of the 6th conference in 1992 (though retaining the "LISA" name). The full acronym was restored in the title of the 2003 conference and remains in use today. The definition of "large" was originally understood to mean sites with over 100 users or over 100 megabyte
s of storage.
somewhere in the United States
. Between 1987 and 2008, roughly half of them were somewhere in California. It generally runs six days: six days of full-day and half-day tutorial training sessions, three days of technical sessions, and a two-day vendor exhibition. The technical sessions usually include multiple tracks, including a peer review
ed refereed paper track, invited talks, and a "Guru-Is-In" Q&A track.
The conference often ends with a LISA Quiz Show trivia contest.
USENIX
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and SAGE
SAGE (organization)
SAGE is the USENIX Special Interest Group for Sysadmins, an international nonprofit professional association of system administrators.SAGE describes itself thus:Its goal is to serve the system administration community by:...
.
The word "large" was dropped from the title of the 6th conference in 1992 (though retaining the "LISA" name). The full acronym was restored in the title of the 2003 conference and remains in use today. The definition of "large" was originally understood to mean sites with over 100 users or over 100 megabyte
Megabyte
The megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage or transmission with two different values depending on context: bytes generally for computer memory; and one million bytes generally for computer storage. The IEEE Standards Board has decided that "Mega will mean 1 000...
s of storage.
History
The LISA conference were first held in 1986. The USENIX web site lists proceedings as far back as 1987, though only those proceedings from 1993 onward are available online. Attendance has recently been in the 1000-2000 range.Content
The conference is typically held in the fall in a conference center hotelHotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
somewhere in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Between 1987 and 2008, roughly half of them were somewhere in California. It generally runs six days: six days of full-day and half-day tutorial training sessions, three days of technical sessions, and a two-day vendor exhibition. The technical sessions usually include multiple tracks, including a peer review
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
ed refereed paper track, invited talks, and a "Guru-Is-In" Q&A track.
The conference often ends with a LISA Quiz Show trivia contest.
Proceedings
The refereed papers are published in a proceedings volume. Many important topics in system administration were first disseminated publicly via LISA papers.External links
- LISA ‘10 – 24th Conference November 7–12, 2010, San Jose, CA
- LISA ‘09 – 23rd Conference November 1–6, 2009, Baltimore, MD
- LISA '08 – 22nd Conference November 9–14, 2008
- LISA '07 – 21st Conference November 11–16, 2007
- LISA '06 – 20th Conference December 3–8, 2006
- LISA '05 – 19th Conference December 4–9, 2005
- The LISA '05 Conference Blog