Utah Open Source Conference 2007 nears, only 24 days remain until the conference begins. Registration is available on-line:
https://register.utosc.org/ For more information visit: http://www.utosc.org SCHEDULE Come check out the schedule. Its being updated daily, many presentations are are now available, more to come. The schedule is available at http://www.utosc.org/schedule/. FREE KEYNOTE An additional Keynote has been added to the Free Keynote, Thursday, September 6. Matt Asay, Vice President Business Development of Alfresco will be presenting the opening Keynote at 6pm that evening. This keynote is part of the Utah Open Source Conference 2007. Those who registered for the free Keynote will be able to get into this Keynote as well. Dinner will be served ($10 donation requested) starting at 5pm and go until the food is gone. 10 no obligation seats remain! We already have 100+ at the opening evening and more than 70 for the full conference. Come and network with your friends and make new ones. Come and talk with business owners who are trying to learn about Open Source. Come sign up for the full conference, registration will be available. Registration is required to attend the Keynotes or the Full Conference. Discount codes are available for full conference sessions. Contact the group leadership today! Registration is available at https://register.utosc.org. Discount and free registration information can be found at http://www.utosc.org/register LOGINS Many of you have expressed interest in coming to the full conference after already chosen the "Free Keynote" option. In the next day or two, you will be able to login to the registration site and update your choices. BOFs A BoF session, an informal meet-up at conferences, where the attendees group together based on a shared interest and carry out discussions without any pre-planned agenda. Two Approved Smart Electric Grid - Friday, September 7, 2007 - 5:10PM GPG Key Signing - Geek Lunch More are sure to come. Do you have something you think the community would like to hear about? Something that you don't really have an agenda for, but would like to discuss? We're sure you do, submit them to [EMAIL PROTECTED] UTAH OPEN SOURCE AWARDS Who's done amazing things in your part of the Open Source world? Utah Open Source would like to recognize individuals for dedication, innovation, leadership and outstanding contribution to open source in Utah. They'll get peer and business recognition (and some goodies to boot), as well as jealousy from friends and appreciation from colleagues as well. Send your nominations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Time: Thursday, September 6, 2007 at 6:45PM EVENTS Utah Open Source Conference 2007 is planning some fun events during the conference. Here is a list of a few we're planning. Guru Labs Troubleshooting Challenge Test your troubleshooting skills at the Guru Labs Troubleshooting Challenge. A sample of some of the more common troubleshooting problems found in the world will test your brain and skills. These are tried and true troubleshooting problems that many a sysadmin have overcome. All of the troubleshooting problems are provided from the GL314 course at Guru Labs. There will be two contests, one on Friday night and one on Saturday night, winner of each contest will receive free admission GL275 course at Guru Labs Training. Prizes will be available for runners-up as well. Linux/Unix Distribution Throw Down Come participate in a open discussion comparing the positives and negatives of each of the open source operating systems. Some may not be represented, so if you want to defend your favorite, make sure to attend. If you don't know much about the distributions, this is your chance to come and learn. This discussion will have a moderator to keep the topics from getting out of hand. We want a fun, civilized yet entertaining event. Time: Friday, September 7, 2007 at 3:30PM Programming Language Throw Down Come participate in a open discussion comparing the positives and negatives of each of the open source programming languages. Some may not be represented, so if you want to defend your favorite, make sure to attend. If you don't know much about the a particular programming language, this is your chance to come and learn. This discussion will have a moderator to keep the topics from getting out of hand. We want a fun, civilized yet entertaining event. Time: Saturday, September 7, 2007 at 3:30PM http://www.utosc.org/register/ -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list