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 ;login: A Conference Done Well The Winter 1983 technical meeting of the Association, held in conjunction with /usr/group and the Software Tools Users Group, was the largest conference held to date. This conference was held at the Town and Country Hotel in San Diego from January 25 through January 28, 1983, and attracted over 1850 paid attendees and 65 vendor booths. There were 4 tutorial sessions, and 79 technical papers delivered during three days of technical sessions. The Board of Directors of the USENIX Association would like to publicly thank the Conference staff and the host institution, the University of California at San Diego, for a big job well done. In par- ticular, we want to recognize the work done by: Tom Uter — General Chairperson Bill Appelbe — Technical Co-Chairperson Jim McGinness — Program Committee Judy DesHarnais — Local Arrangements Chairperson Harry Kerman, Conventions West — Operations Manager The overall coordination of USENIX Association technical meetings has been, and is the responsi- bility of John Donnelly, the Association’s Vice President. This major volunteer commitment and effort has been the keystone of the success of our conferences, and a special note of appreciation and recogni- tion is in order for his work. Lou Katz President Joint Statement by /usr/group and USENIX Regarding Joint Meetings The following statement was issued jointly by Bob Marsh, the president of uniFORUM, and Lou Katz, the president of the USENIX Association, on January 28, 1983, at UNICOM. As many of you are aware, there have been extensive discussions between the Boards of uni- FORUM (formerly /usr/group) and the USENIX Association regarding the future of joint meetings. It is the intention of both Boards to sponsor joint meetings for the entire UNIX community. However, the timing and logistics for the next conference are such that a joint meeting in the summer is not feasible. Accordingly, the USENIX Association and the Software Tools Users Group will sponsor a technical conference in Toronto during the week of July 11, 1983. This conference will include a ven- dor exhibition. uniFORUM will sponsor a larger exhibition and conference approximately one year from now in a location to be determined shortly. Both Boards will continue to cooperate in sponsoring joint activities as appropriate. Direct your comments to Board members of both organizations. Volume 8, Number 1 March 1983 3