As pointed out, there are several groups, and you happen to be on one right now. The person you need to talk to actually works one floor underneath you :) Just ask for Jayce^ (he's a cool guy).
On 7/16/07, Steven Alligood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What groups are considered " Open Source special interest" groups, and who would I talk to in order to get a discount code for the conference? -Steve -- Steve Alligood Principal Administrator BlueHost, Inc. Clint Savage wrote: > Hi all, > > Its that time of year. Time for a major figure in Open Source to come to > visit us. Time for all of us to gather in a large room and listen to the > musings of an Uber Geek, a major Open Source advocate and an all-around > nerdy guy. This nerdy guy has some strong opinions on Open Source, > and its > sure to be an event. > > Bruce Perens is the author of the Open Source Definition and has been > speaking out for Open Source since the movement began. He's an excellent > speaker, I've heard several of his podcasts and am very much looking > forward > to him coming to Provo to speak to all of us geeks in person. > > Bruce has been on a crusade for Open Source and has started a new site: > techp.org. Along with perens.com Bruce addresses the importance of Open > Source and why he wants it to succeed. I've spent a good amount of > time on > his sites recently and am very impressed with his thoughts and ideas. > Being > the president of Utah Open Source and desiring to promote Open Source > from > within Utah, I am excited to see a force of good in Bruce. He's talking > about how Open Source should be, how it can be used in businesses and > homes > alike and how people can benefit overall from the Open Source movement. > > I am personally so excited to see the growth of Open Source in Utah. We > have such a vibrant community here and I think we can be so much more. > Bruce has the vision to lead a national or international explosion of > Open > Source in Business and Community. I think we all can benefit from > hearing > what he thinks about Utah and Open Source, about the economic benefits > and > limitations of Open Source in both the business and user group > communities. > And because of this, I think Bruce's presentation is very well timed. > > So I invite you all to come as my guest, free of charge to the Open > Source > Technology Center at Novell on September 6, 2007 at 7pm. I invite you to > enjoy a nice dinner, and I invite you to learn more about Open Source and > its benefits to our community as well as to the world. > > The only requirement for this keynote is that you register, its first > come > first serve and we only have 100 seats to give away. This is a thank > you to > the community for participating in Open Source this year. We'll be doing > this every year as part of the Utah Open Source Conference. > > =============================================================================== > > How to Register for the Free Keynote > > You can register for just the keynote at the Utah Open Source Conference > website. > > https://register.utosc.org > > Choose "The Bruce Perens Keynote (free)" and follow the prompts from > there. > You may also make a tax deductible donation to Utah Open Source when you > register to help with the costs of putting on such an event. > > Your admission will be confirmed and you'll only need to bring your > receipt > (along with your ID) to the keynote. > > ================================================================================ > > > So I invite you all to attend this *free* keynote which is launching > what's > proving to be the premier Open Source event in Utah, The Utah Open Source > Conference. As well as helping you find your seat at the Keynote, > we'll be > there to help you register for the conference.* > > I look forward to meeting with all of you and enjoying a great > presentation. > > Cheers, > > Clint Savage > Founder, Utah Open Source Conference > https://register.utosc.org > http://www.utosc.org > http://www.utos.org > > > * - The full conference will run September 7-8. Any Open Source special > interest group member (Open Source user and business groups members, for > instance) may obtain a discount code from the group leader. With this > discount code its only $40 to register in advance, or $55 at the door > with > the same discount code. > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
-- Jayce^ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
