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fast-submission
Use when auditing a USENIX FAST submission for HotCRP readiness, covering the choice between the Spring and Fall deadlines, abstract registration, the USENIX two-column template and 12-page (long) / 6-page (short) limit excluding references, double-blind anonymization, the artifact-availability story, and desk-reject triage before the AoE cutoff.
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# FAST Submission
Run this audit before uploading to the FAST HotCRP site. FAST — the USENIX Conference on File and
Storage Technologies — publishes **open access via USENIX**, reviews **double-blind**, and runs
**two deadlines a year**. The first decision you make is not about the PDF but about *which
deadline* you are aiming at. Every number below was read from the FAST '26/'27 calls on 2026-07-09
via search renderings of the `usenix.org` URLs (see `resources/official-source-map.md`); treat them
as a one-cycle snapshot and reopen the live call first.
## Pick the deadline first
FAST '27 runs a **Spring** deadline (17 Mar 2026) and a **Fall** deadline (15 Sep 2026), each with
its own HotCRP instance, author-response window, and notification date. Consequences:
