Linux Professional Institute to Offer Free Certification Exams at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo 2005, London, UK
Toronto, Canada: September 15, 2005 – The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), (http://www.lpi.org), the world's premier Linux certification organization will offer free certification testing during LinuxWorld Conference and Expo on Wednesday, October 5th and Thursday, October 6th October at Olympia 2, London, England. This special offer is being undertaken by LPI's UK affiliate--Open Forum Europe (OFE) (http://www.openforumeurope.org ). “LinuxWorld is a great venue to promote Linux, Open Source Software and the importance of recognized professional standards and vendor-independent certification for Linux professionals,” said Jim Lacey, Chairman of LPI's Board of Director and the Office of the CEO. Mr. Lacey added that “LPI exam labs at LinuxWorld provide an excellent opportunity for us to demonstrate our commitment to provide accessible, high-quality certification to the Linux community.” Registered LinuxWorld conference delegates can write the exams free of charge. Trade show attendees will pay a reduced fee of £25 to write the exams during the conference, rather than the regular price of £50. During the exam labs, Open Forum Europe will offer LPI 101 and 201 exams, along with 102 exams for those who qualify and request the advanced-level testing. All exams will be offered at 10 - 11:30 a.m. and 1.30 – 3:00 p.m. each day in the LPI Examination Rooms, which are located on the lower ground floor in Olympia 2. Candidates must pre-register on the LPI website at https://www.lpi.org/en/register.html to receive an identification number. All exam candidates should bring valid photo identification and their LPI ID number to the exam lab. LPI is an official sponsor of LinuxWorld, internationally, and will be participating in the LinuxWorld Expo where LPI's staff will meet attendees at the OFE booth (stand number D15). OFE will be giving advice on Linux and Open Source Software to business, government and education visitors. The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is an internationally recognized, vendor-independent organization advocating and assisting the professional use of Linux, Open Source and Free Software, through the certification of Linux professionals. Established as a non-profit organization in 1999, LPI is community based and supported. LPI’s certification program is delivered worldwide in seven languages. The organization has delivered over 90,000 Level One and Level Two certification exams, globally, since the program’s inception. LPI supports affiliates on five continents, including Brazil, Bulgaria, Jamaica, United States, Japan, Canada, Germany, Australia, China, France, the UK and South Africa. For additional information, contact: The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) (http://www.lpi.org) or LinuxWorld London at http://www.linuxworldexpo.co.uk/ -30- About Linux Professional Institute: The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) develops professional certification for the Linux operating system, independent of software vendors or training providers. Established as an international non-profit organization in 1999 by the Linux community, LPI develops accessible, internationally-recognized certification programs which have earned the respect of vendors, employers and administrators. LPI's activities involve hundreds of volunteers and professionals throughout the world in many different capacities, and the group encourages active public involvement through mailing lists and its website at www.lpi.org. LPI's multi-level program of exams is administered globally through Pearson VUE and Prometric testing centers. LPI's major financial sponsors are Platinum Sponsors IBM (NYSE:IBM), Linux Journal, Linux Magazine, Maxspeed, Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL), SGI (NYSE:SGI), and TurboLinux as well as Gold Sponsor Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HWP). Media contact: Scott Lamberton Director of Community Relations Linux Professional Institute Email: scottl_at_lpi.org Web: http://www.lpi.org Telephone: +1-416-666-1574 _______________________________________________ Linux Professional Institute media mailing list Contact: Scott Lamberton, Director of Community Relations Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Telephone: +1-416-666-1574 To Subscribe or unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "media unsubsribe"; in the subject line or do so directly at: http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/media _______________________________________________ lpi-announce mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/mailman/listinfo/lpi-announce
