Usenix Association

“The USENIX Association has over 2,200 members worldwide. This is a community of engineers, system administrators, scientists, researchers, educators and technicians working in advanced computing systems.”

“Members of USENIX elect the Board of Directors and Officers in an election held every two years. A nominating committee submits candidates, who must be members of the Association, at least sixteen weeks prior to the election. Five members, acting together, may also submit a candidate. The officers and directors govern according to the bylaws of the organization. The bylaws are posted on the association's Web site at www.usenix.org.”

“USENIX members decide whether or not to accept changes to the bylaws approved by the Board of Directors. Members can override the Board's change if twenty-five percent reply in writing that they object to the bylaw change. The amendment will then not take effect until the members have voted on rescinding the bylaw.”

“The Form 990 is emailed to the Board of Directors for review after it is prepared. Any feedback or questions are directed to the accountant preparing the return for investigation, explanation and resolution. Filing of the Form 990 may occur prior to all Directors having an opportunity to review it, but all questions are addressed and resolved.”

“At the first Board of Directors meeting after an election, each officer and director is required to submit a list of potential conflicts of interest. If a conflict exists, that person abstains from participation in discussions of, and votes regarding, that matter.”

“The Board of Directors reviews/sets the compensation arrangements for the Executive Director on an annual basis. Comparability data is gathered and reviewed in executive session, without the Executive Director present. Minutes of these meetings are recorded contemporaneously. Staff salaries are proposed by the Executive Director and are approved by the Board as part of the budget approval process.”

“Association bylaws and policies are posted on the organization's Web site at www.usenix.org. The financial statements are also posted on this site and in ;login: magazine.”

“In 2016, USENIX organized the first USENIX Enigma Conference; 14th FAST (USENIX Conference on File and Storage Technologies) Conference; USENIX Annual Technical Conference with its co-located HotCloud and HotStorage Workshops, and SOUPS Conference; 30th LISA (Large Installation Systems Administration) Conference, related Workshops and Exhibition; 25th USENIX Security Symposium and five co-located Workshops; 12th OSDI (USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation) Symposium and Workshop; 13th NSDI (USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation) and Workshop; SREcon16 Americas; and SREcon16 Europe. Total attendance for all conferences was over 4,700. Event subjects included security; system administration; cloud and storage technology; network and operating systems design and implementation; and site reliability engineering. USENIX has two grant programs. The student grant program enables full-time students to attend USENIX conferences, workshops, and symposia by assisting with travel, hotel, and registration expenses. In 2016, awards were made to 196 students from a variety of different institutions. Since 1990, this program has made over 4,160 awards. Student authors submitting technical papers are eligible for best paper awards. The Women's Grant program supports travel expenses and/or event registration fees, and is designed to support the participation of equal representation for women in the field. In 2016, USENIX awarded 39 Women's Grants. Grant recipients are selected based on their involvement in the particular field, the strength of their application essay, and availability of funds.”