It's that time of year again! The CIFS Conference and Plugfest will begin this coming Monday, August 1, in San Jose, CA. A good portion of the Samba Team will be in attendance, and the following will also be giving talks or tutorials:

• Jeremy Allison
• Andrew Bartlett
• Gerald Carter
• Guenther Deschner
• Deryck Hodge
• Steve French
• Christopher Hertel
• John Terpstra
• Andrew Tridgell
• Jelmer Vernooij

For more information, visit http://www.cifs2005.org/.