Our friends at OLF request we pass information about their event along. Ohio Linux Fest is a community run Linux conference in Columbus Ohio, which is very similar to SCALE. If you are in the area I hope to see you there.

-Ilan

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Ohio LinuxFest Announcements] Ohio LinuxFest Registration Deadline is Sept 18 Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:01:07 -0400 From: Ohio LinuxFest 2009 team@ohiolinux.org Reply-To: team@ohiolinux.org To: ilan@socallinuxexpo.org

------------OHIO LINUXFEST REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS SEPT 18------------

Ohio LinuxFest 2009 Free and Open Source Software Conference and Expo Columbus, Ohio : September 25-27, 2009 http://www.ohiolinux.org

Registration Deadline: September 18, 2009

The Ohio LinuxFest 2009 registration deadline is September 18, 2009. If you have not registered yet, please hurry over to http://www.ohiolinux.org and register today.

Join us for the seventh annual Ohio LinuxFest conference to celebrate 40 years of Unix. We have an exciting line up of talks and this year the conference extends from Friday to Sunday.

Friday, September 25, features professional training courses (Professional package registration required) and a course for Linux beginners which includes a refurbished computer, with Linux pre- installed for you (Quick Start package required). A series of conference talks and other sessions will be held on Friday as well.

Saturday, September 26, features the expo and four conference tracks. We have a great line up of speakers; Doug McIlroy, Shawn Powers, Dr. Peter Salus, and many more.

The Diversity in OpenSource Workshop will be held on Sunday, September 27th. A mix of talks and open discussion will help attendees identify biases and learn ways to break down barriers, invisible or blatant. Also, two certification examinations will be held on Sunday the 27th. Linux Professional Institute will host an LPI certification exam, and the BSD Certification Group will offer the BSDA certification exam for Ohio LinuxFest attendees.

Four registration packages are available for the Ohio LinuxFest this year.

The Enthusiast Package is available at no cost for students, enthusiasts, and those that want to come to the event to find out more about Free and Open Source software.

The Supporter Package is available again at a low cost of $65.00 to support the event. As a measure of appreciation, the supporter package includes lunch on Saturday and a commemorative Ohio LinuxFest tee-shirt.

The Quick Start Package is available for $250.00, which in addition to access to the events on Saturday, includes a full day of Linux Basics training on Friday and a refurbished Linux computer to take home.

The Professional Package is available for $350.00, which in addition to Saturday's activities, also includes access to the one day OLFU tutorials on Friday.

The Ohio LinuxFest welcomes people from all 50 states and international participants. We have had participants from Canada, England, Argentina, Brazil, and Australia in years past. Note that the Ohio LinuxFest is a 501c3 non-profit, volunteer organization. All proceeds are used for conference costs.

Thank you and hope to see you in Columbus, The Ohio LinuxFest team.

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