Welcome Get-Together

Saturday, 5:00 pm–7:00 pm, Grand Foyer
Whether this is your first time at LISA or your 30th, stop by the Welcome Reception and meet your peers. Refreshments and snacks provided.

Board Game Night

Sunday, 8:00 pm–11:00 pm, Waterfront AB Room
Join us on Sunday night for some good old-fashioned board games. We’ll have some on hand, but bring your own games, too!

LISA Lab

Sunday–Monday, 9:00 am–5:00 pm, Market Street Foyer
Tuesday–Friday, 9:00 am–5:00 pm, Regency Room

LISA Lab is combining with the LISA Build team this year to bring you mini labs you can use to learn new skills, brush up on current skills and test your knowledge. There are no quizzes or fantastic prizes for completing the mini labs; just a challenge for yourself to see what you can learn.

But you won't be alone. The LISA lab leaders will be there every step of the way to help you through your lab. This isn't a competition, it's about hands-on learning and experimentation. We'll have topics such as IPv6, metrics with InfluxDB/Grafana, basic and advanced security tools for pen testing and auditing, Docker, Ansible, and more. Labs can be as quick as 10 minutes and you can make them more challenging by asking the LISA Lab leaders for more options.

If you've never heard of any of these things, no worries; we'll start you off with the basics and build up your skills. If you know all these topics front to back, come and mentor those who are learning it for the first time. Or, just come and hang out with us in the Lab.

Any way you look at it, there is something for everyone in the LISA Lab!

Note: LISA Build will not take place this year, and all activities will be in the Lab.

Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions (BoFs)

Monday, 7:00 pm–11:00 pm
Tuesday, 7:00 pm–11:00 pm
Wednesday, 7:00 pm–11:00 pm
Thursday, 8:00 pm–11:00 pm
The always popular evening BoFs are very informal gatherings of people interested in a particular topic. View the current schedule and scheduling instructions on the LISA17 BoFs page.

Vendor Birds-of-a-Feather Evening Sessions (Vendor BoFs)
Want to demonstrate a new product or discuss your company’s latest technologies with LISA attendees? Host a Vendor BoF! Let USENIX bring the beer and wine, while you bring your best technicians. Email sponsorship@usenix.org for more information.

USENIX Women in Advanced Computing (WiAC) BoF

Monday, 7:00 pm–8:00 pm, Waterfront AB Room
Let’s talk about women in advanced computing. All registered attendees—of all genders—are welcome to attend this BoF.

Students and Young Professionals Meetup

Monday, 8:00 pm–9:00 pm, Waterfront AB Room
Come for the refreshments, stay for the opportunity to meet and network with other students and young professionals.

USENIX Women in Advanced Computing (WiAC) Open Community BoF

Wednesday, 7:00 pm–8:00 pm, Marina Room
Let’s talk about women in advanced computing. All registered attendees—of all genders—are welcome to attend these BoFs.