Hi All... It is time to mark your calendars for SCaLE 9X, the Southern California Linux Expo which will be on Friday Feb 25-Sunday Feb 27 at the Los Angeles Airport Hilton (new venue). If you would like to apply to do a presentation or workshop, this email has all the info you need to get started. Hope to see some of you there in 2011! Caryl
> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 15:12:22 -0700 > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Subject: Call for Papers for SCALE 9x opens > > [Media: For media contact information, see bottom of this announcement.] > > SCALE ANNOUNCEMENT: Call for Papers for Southern California Linux Expo 9x > opens September 1st > > LOS ANGELES – Organizers of the Southern California Linux Expo 9x have > announced that the Call for Papers for SCALE 9x opens Wednesday, Sept. 1, > with five speaker tracks. > > With the continued growth of Open Source software in business, SCALE will > address the need for system management knowledge by adding a speaker track > focused on system administration. Combined with the two specialized tracks > -- Beginners and Developers -- and the two general interest tracks, SCALE 9x > will have content for every attendee. > > “With a larger show and more opportunities for speakers, we’re looking for a > cross-section of speakers that will coincide with the wide range of attendees > expected for SCALE 9X,” said Shyam Kapadia, who chairs the SCALE speakers > committee. > > Proposal abstracts are reviewed by a committee and are evaluated solely on > merit. The closing date for the call for papers is Dec. 13, 2010, and > organizers ask that the submission dates be strictly honored in order to > provide the committee enough time to choose the best proposals. > > SCALE 9X will also host tutorial sessions under a separate track. Those > submitting presentations are asked to mention if the presentation is > appropriate for a lab in the proposal. > Technical set up – including a microphone, overhead projector and a laptop > running Linux – can be available, but presentations must be done in a > non-proprietary format. > > For more information on submitting a paper, visit > http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/blog/scale-9x-call-papers > > SCALE 9X runs from Feb. 25-27, 2011, at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport hotel. > For more information on SCALE 9X, visit http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/ > > Important Dates > > Sept. 1, 2010: CFP Opens > Dec. 13, 2010: Deadline for abstracts/proposals submissions > Dec. 27, 2010: Last date for notification of acceptance > Feb. 25, 2011: Conference starts > > MEDIA: For media inquiries, contact Larry Cafiero at [email protected] > or by phone at 831-335-7303
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