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This is the latest in a series of similar comp.std.unix articles,
intended to give summary information about UNIX User groups;
to be accurate, but not exhaustive.  It's cross-posted to
comp.org.usenix and comp.unix.questions because there might be
interest there.

There are three related articles, posted at the same time as this one,
and with subjects
    Calendar of UNIX-related Events
    Access to UNIX-Related Publications
    Access to UNIX-Related Standards
The latter is posted only to comp.std.unix.

Corrections and additions to this article are solicited.  I keep track
of the conferences, groups, and publications that I attend, am a member
of, or subscribe to.  All others (the majority of the listings) I derive
either from listings elsewhere, or from contributions by readers.
In particular, the meeting schedules and descriptions of most of the
groups are provided by their members.  If a group doesn't have a
meeting schedule listed, it's because nobody has sent me one.  This is
a low-budget operation:  I publish what I have on hand when the time
comes (approximately monthly).

Changes since last posting:
JUS dates for 1989.  Sun/AT&T V.4 dates corrected.

Access information is given in this article for the following:
user groups:    USENIX, /usr/group, UNIX Expo, /usr/group/cdn,
        EUUG, AFUU, /usr/group/uk, i2u,
        AUUG, NZUSUGI, JUS, KUUG, Sinix, CUUG, AMIX,
        DECUS UNIX SIG, Sun User Group (SUG),
        Apollo DOMAIN Users' Society (ADUS),
        AT&T and Sun V.4 Software Developer Conferences,
        Open Software Foundation (OSF).

Telephone numbers are given in international format, i.e., +n at
the beginning for the country code, e.g., +44 is England, +81 Japan,
+82 Korea, +61 Australia, +64 New Zealand, and +1 is U.S.A. or Canada.

UNIX is a Registered Trademark of AT&T.


USENIX is ``The Professional and Technical UNIX(R) Association.''

        USENIX Association
        P.O. Box 2299
        Berkeley, CA 94710
        U.S.A.
        [phone]
        {uunet,ucbvax,decvax}!usenix!office
        [e-mail]

USENIX sponsors two USENIX Conferences a year, featuring technical papers,
as well as tutorials, and with vendor exhibits at the summer conferences:

1989 Jan 30-Feb 3    USENIX    Town & Country Inn, San Diego, CA
1989 Jun 12-16    USENIX    Hyatt Regency, Baltimore, MD
1990 Jan 22-26    USENIX    Washington, DC
1990 Jun 11-15    USENIX    Marriott Hotel, Anaheim, CA
1991 Jan 21-25    USENIX    Dallas, TX
1991 Jun 10-14    USENIX    Opryland, Nashville, TN
1992 Jan 20-24    USENIX    Hilton Square, San Francisco, CA
1992 Jun 8-12    USENIX    Marriott, San Antonio, TX
1993 Jan    USENIX    somewhere in northeast of North America

They also sponsor workshops, such as

1988 Nov 17-18    Large Install.    Syst. Adm. W II, USENIX, Monterey, CA
1989 Apr 3-4    Software Management W    USENIX, Hilton, New Orleans, LA
1989 Oct 5-6    Dist. Systems W    USENIX, Marriott Marina, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1989 Nov/Dec    Graphics W V    USENIX

Proceedings for all conferences and workshops are available at
the door and by mail later.

USENIX publishes ``;login:  The USENIX Association Newsletter''
bimonthly.  It is sent free of charge to all their members and
includes technical papers.  There is a USENET newsgroup,
comp.org.usenix, for discussion of USENIX-related matters.

In 1988, USENIX started publishing a new refereed quarterly
technical journal, ``Computing Systems:  The Journal of the USENIX
Association,'' in cooperation with University of California Press.

They also publish an edition of the 4.3BSD manuals and distribute the
2.10BSD software distribution.  They coordinate a software exchange for
appropriately licensed members.  They occasionally sponsor experiments,
such as methods of improving the USENET and UUCP networks (e.g., UUNET),
that are of interest and use to the membership.

There is a USENIX Institutional Representative on the IEEE P1003
Portable Operating System Interface for Computer Environments Committee.
That representative also moderates the USENET newsgroup comp.std.unix,
which is for discussion of UNIX-related standards, especially P1003.
There is also a USENIX Standards Watchdog Committee following several
standards bodies.  For more details, see the posting in comp.std.unix,
``Access to UNIX-Related Standards.''


/usr/group is a non-profit trade association dedicated to the promotion
of products and services based on the UNIX operating system.

        /usr/group
        4655 Old Ironsides Drive, Suite 200
        Santa Clara, California 95054
        U.S.A.
        tel: [phone]
        fax: [phone]

The annual UniForum Conference and Trade Show is sponsored by /usr/group
and features vendor exhibits, as well as tutorials and technical sessions.

1989 Feb 28-Mar 2    UniForum    Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA
1990 Jan 23-26    UniForum    Washington Hilton, Washington, DC
1991 Jan 22-25    UniForum    Infomart, Dallas, TX
1992 Jan 21-24    UniForum    Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA
1993 Mar 2-4    UniForum    Washington, D.C.

Proceedings for all conferences are available at the shows and later
by mail.

/usr/group publishes ``CommUNIXations,'' a member magazine that
features articles by industry leaders and observers, technical issues,
standards coverage, and new product announcements.

/usr/group also publishes the ``UNIX Products Directory,'' which lists
products and services developed specifically for the UNIX operating system.
``/usr/digest'' is also published by /usr/group.  This newsletter covers
product announcements and industry projections, and is sent biweekly
to General members of /usr/group and to non-member subscribers.

/usr/group has long been deeply involved in UNIX standardization,
having sponsored the ``/usr/group 1984 Standard,'' providing an Institutional
Representative to the IEEE P1003 Portable Operating System for Computer
Environments Committee, and sponsoring the /usr/group Technical Committee
on areas that P1003 has not yet addressed.  They have recently produced
an executive summary, ``Your Guide to POSIX,'' and a technical overview
``POSIX Explored,'' and funded production of a draft of a ``Rationale and
Notes'' appendix for IEEE 1003.1.


UNIX EXPO is an annual very large vendor exhibit in New York City
with tutorials and technical presentations.  It is held at the
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, with lodging arrangements with
the Sheraton Centre Hotel, both in Manhattan.

1989 Nov 1-3    UNIX EXPO    Javits Conv. C, New York, NY

        National Expositions Co., Inc.
        15 West 39th Street
        New York, NY 10018
        U.S.A.
        [phone]
        fax: [phone]

        Reservations Department
        Sheraton Centre Hotel
        811 Seventh Avenue
        New York, NY 10019
        U.S.A.
        [phone]
        Fax: [phone]
        Telex: 421130


/usr/group/cdn is the Canadian branch of /usr/group, and holds an
annual spring conference and trade show modeled after UniForum,
usually at the Metro Toronto Convention Center.  They also hold
a UNIX in Government show in the winter in Ottawa.

Exhibitors and attendees can contact:
        Fawn Lubman
        Communications 2000
        4195 Dundas St. #201
        Etobicoke, Ontario M8X 1Y4
        Canada
        [phone]

        /usr/group/cdn
        241 Gamma St.
        Etobicoke, Ontario M8W 4G7
        Canada
        [phone]

1989 Jan 10-11    U in Gov. C&T    /usr/group/cdn, Ottawa, ON
1989 May    U 8x/etc C&T    /usr/group/cdn, Toronto, ON


EUUG is the European UNIX systems Users Group, which is currently
celebrating its tenth anniversary.  EUUG is closely coordinated with
national groups in Europe, and with the European UNIX network, EUnet.

        EUUG secretariat
        Owles Hall
        Buntingford
        Herts SG9 9PL
        England
        [phone]
        fax: [phone]
        uunet!mcvax!inset!euug
        [e-mail]

They have a newsletter, EUUGN (a previous version of this article
appeared in the latest one), and hold two conferences a year:

1988 Apr 3-7    EUUG    Palais des Congres, Brussels, Belgium
        Chair:    Prof Marc Nyssen
        <[e-mail]>
        [phone]
        fax: [phone]
        Medical Informaticas Dept.
        Vrije Universiteit Brussel
        Laarbeeklaan 103
        B-1090 Jette
        Belgium

1989 Sep 18-22    EUUG    WU Wien, Vienna, Austria
        Chair:    eva Kuehn
1990 Apr 23-27    EUUG    Munich, Germany (tentative)
1990 Autumn    EUUG    south of France
1991 Spring    EUUG    Tromso?, Norway (tentative)


AFUU is the Association Fran\*,caise des Utilisateurs d'UNIX,
or French UNIX Users' Group.  They are holding a small convention
in November and a large one in the spring with tutorials and a
vendor exhibit.

        AFUU
        11 Rue Carnot
        94270 Le Kremlin Bicetre
        France
        [phone]
        Telex: 263 887 F

1988 Nov 18    AFUU    Grenoble, France
1989 Feb 28-Mar 3    U Convention    AFUU, Paris, France

/usr/group/UK is the U.K. affiliate of /usr/group, and holds an annual
COMUNIX Conference in June in conjunction with the European UNIX User Show,
which is an achibition organised by EMAP INternation Exhibitions.

        Tracy MacIntyre
        Exhibition Manager
        EMAP International Exhibitions Ltd.
        Abbot's Court
        34 Farringdon Lane
        London EC1R 3AU
        United Kingdom
        [phone]

1989 Jun 7-9    COMUNIX    /usr/group/UK, Alexandra Palace, London
1989 Jun 7-9    Eur. U User Show    EMAP Int. Exh., Alexandra Palace, London


The Italian UNIX Systems User Group (i2u) holds an annual summer
Italian UNIX Convention, with tutorials and a vendor exhibition.

        Fulvio Fagiani
        c/o Ing. Olivetti & C. spa
        Via Rombon, 11
        20134 MIlano
        Italy
        [phone]
        fax: [phone]

1989 Jun    Italian U C    i2u, Italy

AUUG is the Australian UNIX systems Users Group.

        Tim Roper
        Secretary
        AUUG
        [e-mail]
        uunet!labtam.oz.au!timr

        AUUG
        P.O. Box 366
        Kensington
        N.S.W.    2033
        Australia
        uunet!munnari!auug
        [e-mail]

Phone contact can occasionally be made at [phone]

AUUG holds one major national Conference and Exhibition per year during
August or September, and regional, technical meetings in February or
March.  The next one will be

1989 Aug 8-11    AUUG    Hilton Hotel, Sydney

There will be tutorials on 8 August, and technical sessions the other
two days.  The vendor exhibition will be open from the afternoon of
8 August through the morning of 11 August.

They publish a newsletter (AUUGN) at a frequency defined to be every 2 months.


The New Zealand UNIX Systems User Group, Inc. (NZUSUGI) has an annual meeting
and publishes a newsletter, ``NUZ.''

        New Zealand UNIX Systems User Group
        P.O. Box 585
        Hamilton
        New Zealand
        [phone]



The Japan UNIX Society has three meetings a year, and a newsletter.
The JUS UNIX Symposium is held twice annually, once in the winter and
once in the summer.  It has technical presentations, tutorials,
and a vendor exhibit.  The JUS UNIX Fair is held once a year, and
has a vendor exhibit, tutorials, and seminars.

        Japan UNIX Society (JUS)
        #505 Towa-Hanzomon Corp. Bldg.
        2-12 Hayabusa-cho
        Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102
        Japan
        [e-mail]
        [phone]

        UNIX Fair '88 Association
        1-1-1 Hirakawa-chu,
        Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102
        Japan

1988 Nov 10-11    JUS UNIX Symposium    Osaka, Japan
1988 Dec 7-8    JUS UNIX FAIR '88    Tokyo, Japan
1989 Jul    JUS 13th Symposium    Tokyo
1989 Nov    JUS 14th Symposium    Osaka (or Kobe)
1989 Dec    JUS UNIX Fair '89    Tokyo


The Korean UNIX User Group (KUUG) has a software distribution service
and a newsletter.  They hold an annual Korean UNIX Symposium in the winter.

        Korean UNIX User Group
        ETRI
        P.O. Box 8
        Daedug Science Town
        Dae Jeon CIty
        Chungnam 301-350
        Republic of Korea

        Kee Wook Rim
        [e-mail]
        [phone] x4646
        fax: [phone]

1988 Dec 10    Korean U S    KUUG, Korea


The Singapore UNIX Association (Sinix) holds an annual Southeast Asian
Regional Computer Conference.

        James Clark
        Sinix
        c/o Computer Systems Advisers, Ltd.
        203 Henderson Industrial Park
        Wing B #1207-1214
        Singapore 0315
        [phone]
        fax: [phone]


The China UNIX User Group (CUUG) is the Chinese /usr/group affiliate.

        Xu Kongshi
        China UNIX User Group
        P.O. Box 8718
        Beijing, 100080
        People's Republic of China
        [phone]

AMIX - the Israeli UNIX user group, is a S.I.G. of the Israeli Processing
Association (IPA).  AMIX has a yearly conference:

1989 May 14-16    AMIX    Israel

        AMIX, c/o IPA
        P.O. Box 919
        Ramat-Gan
        Israel, 52109
        Tel: [phone]
        Tel: [phone]
        [e-mail]
        [e-mail]


There are similar groups in other parts of the world.  If such a group
wishes to be included in later versions of this access list, they
should please send me information.

There is a partial list of national organizations in the November/December
1987 CommUNIXations.



DECUS, the Digital Equipment Computer Users Society,
has a UNIX SIG (Special Interest Group) that participates
in its general meetings, which are held twice a year.

        DECUS U.S. Chapter
        219 Boston Post Road, BP02
        Marlboro, Massachusetts  01752-1850
        U.S.A.
        [phone]

The next DECUS Symposia are:

1989 May 8-12    DECUS S    Atlanta, Georgia
1989 Nov 6-10    DECUS S    Anaheim, California
1990 May 7-11    DECUS S    New Orleans, Louisiana

See also the USENET newsgroup comp.org.decus.


The Sun User Group (SUG) is an international organization that promotes
communication among Sun users, OEMs, third party vendors, and Sun
Microsystems, Inc.  SUG sponsors conferences, collects and distributes
software, produces the README newsletter and T-shirts, sponsors local
user groups, and communicates members' problems to Sun employees and
management.

    Sun Microsystems User Group, Inc.
    2550 Garcia Avenue
    Mountain View, CA  94043
    U.S.A.
    [phone]
    [e-mail]
    sun!users

Their next annual conference is:

1988 Dec 5-7    SUG    Fontainebleau Hilton, Miami Beach, Florida


ADUS is the Apollo DOMAIN Users' Society:

    Apollo DOMAIN Users' Society
    c/o Andrea Woloski, ADUS Coordinator
    Apollo Computer Inc.
    330 Billerica Rd.
    Chelmsford, MA 01824
    [phone], x4448



AT&T and Sun Microsystems are holding a series of
Software Developer Conferences on System V Release 4.0,
related to the Sun/AT&T Applications Binary Interface (ABI).

1988 Sep 14-16    V.4 Soft. Dev.    Hanover, NJ
1988 Sep 27-29     V.4 Soft. Dev.    Los Angeles, CA
1988 Oct 12-14     V.4 Soft. Dev.    Tokyo, Japan
1988 Oct 26-28     V.4 Soft. Dev.    London, England
1988 Nov 9-11    V.4 Soft. Dev.    Boston, MA
1988 Nov 29-Dec 1    V.4 Soft. Dev.    Chicago, IL
1988 Dec 6-8    V.4 Soft. Dev.    San Francisco, CA
1988 Dec 13-15    V.4 Soft. Dev.    Washington D.C.

If you would like to register, please call 1-800-247-1212, extension 151.

For more information:
    Melinda L. Marrs
    1-800-387-6100.
    [e-mail]
    Conference Coordinator
    Sun Microsystems, Inc.


The Open Software Foundation (OSF) is a vendor group formed 17 May 1988
by Apollo, Bull, DEC, HP, IBM, Nixdorff, and Siemens, and later joined
by Philips.  Excerpts from a press release of that date:

The Open Software Foundation (OSF) will develop a software environment,
including application interfaces, advanced system extensions, and a new
operating system, using X/Open(tm) and POSIX* specifications as the
starting point. ...  OSF membership is available to computer hardware
and software suppliers, educational institutions, and government
agencies around the world.  ...  The foundation has a management
organization, staff, and a funding comittment in excess of $90 million
to begin immediate operations.  Its initial development will be based
on technologies offered by the members and its own research, to be
carried out worldwide.

A research institute is being created to fund research for the
advancement of applications portability, interoperability standards,
and other advanced technologies for future foundation use.  An
academic advisory panel will provide guidance and input to the
institute.  The Institute's research will be conducted worldwide.

For more information, contact:

    Deborah Siegel
    Cohn & Wolfe
    [phone]

or

    [phone]
    Larry Lytle or Gary McCormack
    Open Software Foundation
    20 Ballard Way
    Lawrence, MA 01843

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