[Auugps] John Lions Distinguished Lectures, Thursday 27th May, UNSW - access online

[steve jenkin]

Through the wonder of the Modern Steam Powered Interwebs, we can all ‘Attend’ via video.

Due to timezone differences and “virtual” presentations, the event comprises  5 sessions, starting at 9:30 & ending at 7PM.

Register by Eventbrite, link on event page.

It’s probably going to be worth tuning in for the last session in which the new Head of School will be making some ‘announcements’.
From the work Aaron did in Scotland, these are likely to be interesting and impactful.

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John Lions Distinguished Lectures, Thursday 27th May
	<https://events.unsw.edu.au/event/john-lions-distinguished-lectures>

Thu., 27 May 2021
9:30 am – 7:00 pm AEST

Program
Note: During the registration process you are able to select which sessions you would like to attend.

About the series

This lecture series has been established in honor of the life of John Lions, a previous Associate Professor at the School of Computer Science and Engineering. 

John was well-known for his impactful teachings and for his line-by-line commentary of the Unix V6 source code, 
also referred to as the ‘Lions Book’ which became the ‘The Most Famous Suppressed Manuscript in Computer History. 

This year marks the 45th anniversary of the Commentary, and the 25th anniversary of the book being officially published.

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Session 1 
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Welcome & message from
	Unix co-creator 
	Ken Thompson

	Gernot Heiser, 
		John Lions Chair, UNSW Sydney 
	(In-person presentation)
9:30 AEST | 19:30 EDT | 16:30 PDT | 1:30 CDT 


Fireside chat with John O'Brien
	Brian Kernighan, 
		Co-author of the famous "K&R" book on the C Programming Language at Bell Labs 
		&  John O'Brien, Former student of John Lions
	(Hybrid presentation)
9:40 AEST | 19:40 EDT | 16:40 PDT | 1:40 CDT 


The early days of UNIX at UNSW
	John O'Brien, 
		Former student of John Lions
	(In-person presentation)
10:10 AEST | 20:10 EDT | 17:10 PDT | 2:10 CDT 


When Databases met UNIX: A Love Affair 
		Margo Seltzer, 
		OS researcher, UBC
	(Virtual presentation)
10:20 AEST | 20:20 EDT | 17:20 PDT | 2:20 CDT 

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BREAK
10:50 AEST | 20:50 EDT | 17:50 PDT | 2:50 CDT 

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Session 2 
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Hints and principles for computer system and design 
	Butler Lampson, 
		OS researcher, Microsoft, Turing Laureate 
	(Virtual presentation)
11:05 AEST | 21:05 EDT | 18:05 PDT | 3:05 CDT 

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BREAK
12:05 AEST | 22:05 EDT | 19:05 PDT | 4:05 CDT 

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Session 3
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 From UX (User Experience) to DX (Developer Experience)
		Elizabeth Churchill, Director UI, Fuchsia, Google 
	(Virtual presentation)
14:00 AEST | 0:00 EDT | 21:00 PDT | 6:00 CDT 


The Go Programming Language and Environment
	Rob Pike, 
		co-creator Plan 9 @ Bell Labs, 
		co-creator of Go Language, Google 
	(In-person presentation)
14:40 AEST | 0:40 EDT | 21:40 PDT | 6:40 CDT 


BREAK
15:20 AEST | 1:20 EDT | 22:20 PDT | 7:20 CDT 

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Session 4
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FOSS over the years 
	Andrew Tridgell, 
		creator of Samba, AU open-source hero 
	(Virtual presentation)
15:35 AEST | 1:35 EDT | 22:35 PDT | 7:35 CDT 


Navigating through The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - FOSS Communities from an Australian Perspective 
	Sae Ra Germaine, 
		President Linux Australia 
	(Virtual presentation)
16:15 AEST | 2:15 EDT | 23:15PDT | 8:15 CDT 

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BREAK
16:55 AEST | 2:55 EDT | 23:55PDT | 8:55 CDT 

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Session 5
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The sel4 microkernel: From research breakthrough to real-world deployment 
	Gernot Heiser, 
		John Lions Chair, UNSW Sydney
	(In-person presentation)
17:10 AEST | 3:10 EDT | 0:10 PDT | 9:10 CDT 


Lessons Learned from 30 Years of MINIX 
	Andy Tanenbaum, 
		creator of Minix, FU Amsterdam 
	(Virtual presentation)
17:50 AEST | 3:50 EDT | 0:50 PDT | 9:50 CDT

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Closing & Announcement 

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Steve Jenkin, IT Systems and Design 
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