The USENIX Annual Technical Conference (USENIX ATC, or, canonically, USENIX) is a

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of computing professions sponsored by the USENIX association. The conference includes computing tutorials, and a single track technical session for presenting refereed research papers,

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meetings, and BoFs. There have been several notable announcements and talks at USENIX. In 1995, James Gosling announced "Oak", which was to become the Java Programming Language.

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first presented

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here, and

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was announced here. It is considered one of the most prestigious operating systems venues and has an 'A' rating from the Australian Ranking of ICT Conferences (ERA).

List of conferences

* USENIX ATC 2018 — Boston, Massachusetts, July 11–13, 2018. * USENIX ATC 2017 —

Santa Clara, California Santa Clara (; Spanish for " Saint Clare") is a city in Santa Clara County, California. The city's population was 127,647 at the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in the Bay Area. Located in the southern Bay Area, the cit ...

, July 12–14, 2017. * USENIX ATC 2016 —

Denver, Colorado Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

, June 22–24, 2016. * USENIX ATC 2015 —

, July 8–10, 2015. * USENIX ATC 2014 —

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

, June 19–20, 2014. * USENIX ATC 2013 —

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, June 26–28, 2013. * USENIX ATC 2012 — Boston, Massachusetts, June 13–15, 2012. * USENIX ATC 2011 —

Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...

, June 15–17, 2011. * USENIX ATC 2010 — Boston, Massachusetts, June 23–25, 2010. * USENIX ATC 2009 —

San Diego, California San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United States ...

, June 14–19, 2009. * USENIX ATC 2008 — Boston, Massachusetts, June 22–June 27, 2008. * USENIX ATC 2007 —

, June 17–22, 2007. * USENIX ATC 2006 — Boston, Massachusetts, May 30–June 3, 2006. * USENIX ATC 2005 —

Anaheim, California Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the 10th-most p ...

, April 10–15, 2005. * USENIX ATC 2004 — Boston, Massachusetts, June 27–July 2, 2004. * USENIX ATC 2003 —

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, June 9–14, 2003. * USENIX ATC 2002 —

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, June 10–15, 2002. * USENIX ATC 2001 — Boston, Massachusetts, June 25–30, 2001. * USENIX ATC 2000 —

, June 18–23, 2000. * USENIX ATC 1999 —

, June 6–11, 1999. * USENIX ATC 1998 —

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, June 15–19, 1998. * USENIX ATC 1997 —

, January 6–10, 1997. * USENIX ATC 1996 —

, January 22–26, 1996. * USENIX TC 1995 —

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, January 16–20, 1995. Prior to 1995 there were two USENIX Technical Conferences held each year, with one held in the summer and the other during the winter.

References

External links

The USENIX AssociationUSENIX ATC Conferences
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