The most important aspect of LISA-NT is the sharing of information. With this in mind, the program committee seeks submissions from the Windows NT system administration community in the following formats:

Technical White Papers

We seek papers relating work of general interest to system administrators of Windows NT, particularly technical papers that reflect hands-on experience or describe implemented or attainable solutions.

Submissions will be judged on the quality of the written submission and whether or not the work advances the art and science of NT system administration.

A paper submission should:

• Contain a short abstract
• Include an outline of the paper. If you have a completed paper, you may submit it instead of the abstract and outline.
• conform to the "How and Where ..." instructions

Please see the detailed author instructions, which include a sample abstract, for more information.

Authors of an accepted paper must provide a final paper for publication in the conference proceedings. At least one author of each accepted paper will present the paper during the technical track of the conference. These presentations generally include a 20 minutes talk with five to ten minutes of questions from the audience. We also ask that, if possible, copies of presentation slides be made available for publication.

Conference proceedings containing all white papers will be distributed to attendees and, following the conference, will be available online to USENIX members and for purchase from USENIX.

Note that USENIX conferences, like most conferences and journals, requires that papers not be submitted simultaneously to more than one conference or publication and that submitted papers not be previously or subsequently published elsewhere. Papers accompanied by so-called "non-disclosure agreement" forms are not acceptable and will be returned to the author(s) unread. All submissions are held in the highest confidentiality prior to publication in the Proceedings, both as a matter of policy and in accord with the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976 (Title 17, U.S. Code, Section 102).

Best Paper Awards
Awards will be given for the best paper and best student paper at the conference.

Invited Talks/Panel Session

If you have a presentation that does not fit in the area of a technical paper submission, please submit a proposal for an invited talk or a panel session. The proposal should

• include an extended outline of the talk or panel topic and format
• include a description of your qualifications to present the topic
• if the proposal is a panel session, list the likely participants
• conform to the "How and Where ..." instructions

Invited talks generally consist of a ninety-minute talk with a short question and answer session at the end. Panels are composed of four to five people with the discussion centered on a specific topic such as security, user management, etc… Acceptance will be based upon the general applicability of the topic and on availability of time in the program.

Works-in-Program Reports (WIPs)

Works-in-Program Reports (WIPs) are short talks that introduce new or ongoing work. If you have work you would like to share or an interesting idea that is not quite ready to be published, a WIP is for you. Acceptance will be based upon the applicability and scalability of the proposed solution. To submit a WIP:

• include a description of the problem and your (possibly incomplete) solution
• if necessary, include an explanation of why the problem you are addressing is interesting
• conform to the "How and Where ..." instructions

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