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OSCON Booth Planning
by Ilan Rabinovitch 16 Jul '08

16 Jul '08

Hello, As Gareth mentioned last week, we are currently planning a SCALE booth at OSCON. As of today we have confirmed our presence, and would like to start planning efforts. So far our onsite volunteers for booth staffing duties are: Lei, Ilan, Gareth, Joe. If you are unable to join us but would like to help with booth planning, we would still appreciate your assistance. Here are ideas I have for our checklist thus far. Please reply if you are able to assist with any of these items, or have any other suggestions on other items or tasks you believe would be useful. - Collect contact information for volunteers and distribute prior to the show. (unassigned) - Design flyer for event attendees, as well as potential speakers. (unassigned) - Print flyers (Ilan) - Post to SCALE blog about OSCON booth with booth #. (Orv / scale-pr) - Bring SCALE's pre-made banner and banner stand (Ilan) - (1-2) Power Strips (unassigned) - (1) Camera for pictures of booth for blog. - Bag of mints or other candies to draw people to the booth. - Paper or digital mailing list sign-up. (we used a notepad last year and collected 2-3 pages of addresses) Other ideas: - Do we need a laptop or projector to display anything in the booth? I can bring one of each if required. I don't however have a screen. - Other giveaways? I dont think we have much schwag left over from last year. - If we wish to hold some sort of a raffle, we still have (2) rolls of tickets left over from SCALE 6x. Regards, Ilan Rabinovitch Conference Chair Southern California Linux Expo (w) 877.831.2569 x 110 (m) 818.442.1865

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Volunteers needed for possible SCALE Booth at OSCON - July 23 - 24, 2008
by Gareth J. Greenaway 14 Jul '08

14 Jul '08

Greetings everyone, We are currenlty looking into the possibility of having a SCALE booth at OSCON in Portland, OR later this month. Is anyone planning on being there who might be interested in helping out at the booth? The exhibit hall hours are from 10am to 4:30pm on Wednesday the 23rd and 10am to 5:00pm on Thursday the 24th. We will be using the booth to promote the SoCal Linux Expo to the OSCON attendees, exhibitors and speakers. If you've been looking for a way to get involved in SCALE and you'll be at OSCON, this is great first step. We have not secured a booth as we want to make sure we have enough volunteers. Please let us know as soon as possible if you are interested in helping out so that we can secure a booth. More information about OSCON can be found at their website at http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2008/ Thanks! Gareth J. Greenaway -- Gareth J. Greenaway <g(a)socallinuxexpo.org> Voice - 877-831-2569 x130 Southern California Linux Expo http://www.socallinuxexpo.org

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S7X Speaker Tracks - quantity & type?
by Orv Beach 11 Jul '08

11 Jul '08

In an effort to be more open, SCALE has decided to move some of the discussion (planning - doh) for SCALE 7x to the SCALE-planning list. Here are our first thoughts on the number and type of session tracks we're contemplating for SCALE 7x in February. - Note that the "lab tutorial" track that Shyam mentions below was tried last year as the Education track's hand-on lab; we're considering formalizing it in some way. - Note #2 - the CFP that Shyam mentions is the "Call For Papers; the solicitation for proposals for talks. We'd appreciate your input on the tracks and possible content for them. Caveat - what we want and what we can get frequently diverge - nothing said here will be cast in stone. But thanks in advance for your comments. Regards, Orv --------------------------------- Orv Beach, SCALE Publicity Chair orv(a)socallinuxexpo.org 805-551-3008 (cell) -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Scale-chairs] S7X Speaker Tracks - quantity & type? Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:07:41 -0700 From: shyam n kapadia <shyamkapadia(a)gmail.com> Reply-To: scale-chairs(a)maggie.socallinuxexpo.org To: scale-chairs(a)maggie.socallinuxexpo.org References: <487264A5.4040204(a)socallinuxexpo.org> Hi Orv, Sorry just got back from my vacation last night so am still catching up on my email etc. From the sounds of it, looks like we might end up having quite a few speaker tracks so far. Just from memory, it seems like we will have 3 main tracks (as usual) 1 beginner track 1 developer track 1 lab tutorial track (??) So I am assuming that we will have enough space for the above 6 tracks (or at least 5 if we leave the lab track). Having said that, my thinking was along the lines of having one CFP with information about the above, say 3 main tracks + developer track and then have a separate CFP for the beginners track (generally we get a lot of submissions for this one). I'll send out a rough draft of the same in the next couple of days. . Thanks, Regards, Shyam On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 11:47 AM, Orv Beach <orv(a)socallinuxexpo.org> wrote: > Shyam, what are you thoughts on the number of speaker tracks we'll have > next February, and the content of those tracks? I'd like to get this > discussion going, as Gareth and I are considering some things that might > mesh well with a beginner's track, if we have one. > > Thanks. > > Orv > _______________________________________________

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Test message - disregard
by Orv Beach 04 Jul '08

04 Jul '08

Just dusting off SCALE-Planning mailing list, disregard. Happy Fourth of July (for those of you in the USA)! Orv ---- Orv Beach Publicity Chair The Southern California Linux Expo orv(a)socallinuxexpo.org 805-551-3008 (cell) ----

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Haiku Code Drive 2008
by Gareth J. Greenaway 22 May '08

22 May '08

Hello Haiku fans, The Haiku Projcet is glad to announce the first Haiku Code Drive, a program designed to raise funds from the community in order to sponsor students to produce code for Haiku. The Haiku Code Drive 2008 program specifically targets students that applied for Haiku but could not make it into the Google Summer of Code. They will be offering them a U$2,500 stipend per successfully completed project. You can check out the candidate projects here: http://www.haiku-os.org/community/haiku-code-drive-2008/applications Here is an overview of the Haiku Code Drive 2008: http://www.haiku-os.org/community/haiku-code-drive-2008 This is a community-funded program. Therefore, how many students we can sponsor will depend on the generosity of all the Haiku fans out there. The community will also get to influence where the funds go, as the students will be chosen by means of a public poll. They know that many long time followers and lurkers as well as newcomers to our project have been waiting for a good reason to donate to Haiku. They are hoping that the community will grab this opportunity and show their generosity for our project. So show us your love for Haiku and start making those donations now: http://www.haiku-os.org/community/haiku-code-drive-2008/donate You only have until May 29, so don't wait! For more information, please contact Jorge G. Mare at jorge.mare(a)haiku-os.org -- Gareth J. Greenaway <g(a)socallinuxexpo.org> Voice - 877-831-2569 x130 Southern California Linux Expo http://www.socallinuxexpo.org

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FreedomHEC Returning to Los Angeles this November
by Ilan Rabinovitch 22 May '08

22 May '08

FreedomHEC 2008 FreedomHEC 2008, the Linux device driver "unconference", will take place November 8-9, 2008 in Santa Monica, California, following WinHEC in Los Angeles. Plan to attend and learn why Linux support has become an industry standard requirement for new hardware, and how you can get your products supported under Linux quickly and conveniently for customers. Who: Hardware engineers, driver developers, you. What: Device driver unconference Where: Santa Monica, California, USA When: November 8-9, 2008 Why: Make your hardware valuable to the growing Linux market. At FreedomHEC, participants will learn how the Linux driver development process works, differently from the complex processes used to develop drivers for proprietary operating systems. The kernel team and the Linux distributions take on much of the build, test, and support work for a driver, freeing up the hardware manufacturer's driver team to concentrate on the core code. You'll also have an opportunity to discuss your driver development options, including the opportunity to work with the Linux Driver Project and the Linux Foundation to have a driver developed free of charge, under an NDA that keeps your device documentation confidential but that allows the actual code to become part of the Linux process. Bring your toughest technical and organizational questions. Sponsors are: host sponsor Edmunds.com; sponsors Google, the Linux Foundation, and the Linux Driver Project; and media sponsors LinuxWorld.com and LWN. To attend FreedomHEC, sign up at the conference Wiki at http://freedomhec.pbwiki.com/ Conference attendance is free of charge for anyone who pre-registers on the Wiki. Contact: Don Marti <dmarti(a)zgp.org> (WinHEC is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. FreedomHEC is not affiliated with Microsoft Corporation.)

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SCALE at LUG Radio Live
by Ilan Rabinovitch 29 Mar '08

29 Mar '08

Hello, The SCALE team is currently preparing for our booth at LUG Radio Live. If you are planning on attending and would like to assist with the booth please drop us a note. LRL USA wil be held on April 12th and 13th, 2008 at the Metreon in San Francisco. Where: Meteron, San Francisco When: 4/12 - 4/13/2008 Web Site: http://www.lugradio.org/live/ Flyers: http://tinyurl.com/37qor8 LugRadio Live USA 2008 brings San Francisco the unique atmosphere of LugRadio Live UK, an event that has developed a strong reputation for providing a range of topics about free software, Open Source, digital rights, technology and more, a compelling list of speakers, exhibitors and birds of a feather sessions, and wrapping it all in a unique, fun, loose, social and inclusive event, which is often described as combining the atmosphere of a rock concert and a computer conference. It will include around 35 speakers, over 20 exhibitors, an eclectic range of BOF sessions, and plenty of additional sessions such as our debate discussion panel, a showcase of five minute talks, tech demos, and of course a live recording of LugRadio in front of an audience. We hope to see you there! Regards, Ilan -- Ilan Rabinovitch Conference Chair Southern California Linux Expo (w) 877.831.2569 x 110 (m) 818.442.1865

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LugRadio Live USA 2008 is coming!
by Gareth J. Greenaway 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

LugRadio Live USA 2008 is coming to San Francisco Registration for LugRadio Live USA 2008 is now open at http://lugradio.org/live/USA2008/register, and tickets for the two-day spectacular cost only $10 for the full weekend, including full access to all talks, the exhibition, evening events, and a free bag o'swag for visitors. Pre-registrations also enjoy additional benefits at the show and the first 50 registrations will receive a free copy of Postal 2: Share The Pain (subject to age verification), thanks to Running With Scissors. All pre-registrations will also be entered into a raffle to win prizes by a variety of vendors. LugRadio Live USA 2008, the 'rock-conference' from the team behind the popular LugRadio podcast (http://www.lugradio.org), brings the successful and unique formula of the UK LugRadio Live events to The Metreon in San Francisco on the 12th and 13th April 2008. The event is supported extensively by Google and also supported by Dice. LugRadio Live USA 2008 brings together over 30 speakers across three stages, 30+ exhibitors, a range of BOF sessions, debate panels, lightbulb talk sessions, demos and much more, all wrapped up in the unique event that the UK incarnation has become known for, combining an incredibly loose, social, inclusive, and amusing atmosphere - if you are new to LugRadio Live, it is nothing you will have seen before. Confirmed speakers for the event include: * Miguel de Icaza (Mono / Novell / Co-Founder Of GNOME) * Ian Murdoch (OpenSolaris / Founder Of Debian) * Robert Love (GNOME / Google) * Aza Raskin (Mozilla / Humanized) * Benjamin Mako Hill (Ubuntu / Debian / FSF) * John Buckman (Magnatune) * Val Henson (Kernel / VAH consulting) * Christopher Blizzard (Mozilla / GNOME) * Mike Linksvayer (Creative Commons) * David Schleef (GStreamer) * Matthew Garrett (Power Management / Kernel) * Danese Cooper (Intel / OSI) * Aaron Bockover (Banshee / Novell) * Liana Holmberg (Second Life / Linden Lab) * Emma Jane Hogbin (Hick Tech) * Joe Zonker Brockmeier (OpenSuSE / Novell) * Kristen Accardi (Kernel) * David Lefty Schlesinger * Joe Born (Neuros) * Selena Deckelmann (PostgreSQL) * Stewart Smith (MySQL) * Dan Kegal (Wine) * Ben Collins (Ubuntu / Kernel) * Jason Kridner (Texas Instruments) * Jeremy Allison (Samba / Google) * Christian Hammond (VMWare) * Ian McKeller (Songbird) * Alison Randal (Parrot / Perl / OSCON) * David Huffman (LVM) * Brian Will (Pigeon) * Belinda Lopez (Ubuntu) * Ilan Rabanovich (SoCal Linux Expo) * Eddy Mulyono (Packaging) * Matthew Walster (Demo Scene) The show will also see a large number of exhibitors, which will be announced in the coming weeks, with plenty to see and do. In addition to this, the LugRadio team will be recording a live performance of their cult-hit podcast, which has over 20,000 listeners, in front of the LugRadio Live USA 2008 audience - like the UK event, this is always quite a spectacle, and excellent fun for all involved. More information about LugRadio Live USA 2008 can be found at http://lugradio.org/live/USA2008/

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SCALE 2008 postmortem?
by Matt Jones 14 Feb '08

14 Feb '08

I was looking around at the scale site for a place to add comments about the event. I found none, so I decided to post on the scale list. Anyway, I think it would be great, if there was a way for people to add their constructive criticism about the 2008 event. Since I may be kicking off the start of a potentially interesting post, I might as well add my recommendations. 1. The only major problem I had was with name-tag lanyards. Please, please, please make the font bigger and print the names on both sides. I had a real hard time reading people's names, even on the rare instances where the name-tag was facing the correct direction. Yes I wear glasses, but had broken them before the event. I'm sure many people were wondering why I was using my face as an OCR scanner on their name-tag. If you need more ink and paper to do this, I will donate $200. 2. The printed schedule was missing the raffle event/party for Saturday(I think). Other than that, and any venue related problems, it was excellent. I'm looking forward to next year. And I'm sorry if this is the wrong list to post to.

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SCALE Needs You!
by Gareth J. Greenaway 31 Jan '08

31 Jan '08

SCALE needs you! More specifically, we need volunteers to help run the Expo Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We need people to assist our registration team, to manage each of our 4 speaker rooms, and perform the introductions for our speakers. SCALE is a community-event. We need YOU, the community, to help make it the success it each year. If this sounds like something that you might be interested in being apart of, please send a email to volunteers(a)socallinuxexpo.org with the subject line of "VOLUNTEER" and what area you are interested in assisting us in. Thanks in advance. The SCALE staff -- Gareth J. Greenaway <g(a)socallinuxexpo.org> Voice - 877-831-2569 x130 Southern California Linux Expo http://www.socallinuxexpo.org

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