Linux Professional Institute, Ubuntu and MySQL Certification exams to be offered at LinuxWorld San Francisco, August 15 -17, 2006.
(Toronto, Ontario, July 27, 2006) – The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), (http://www.lpi.org), the world's premier Linux certification organization will provide certification testing during LinuxWorld Conference & Expo® San Francisco, August 15 - 17, 2006 at Moscone Center North (San Francisco, California). LPI is the official certification sponsor of LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, offering a standardized, multi-national, and respected program to certify professional expertise in Linux. Paid conference delegates will be able to take the LPIC 101 exam free as part of their conference fee (a $150 US value) while those attending the trade show will be able to take the exam at a discounted fee of US $75. The LPI exam will be offered each day at 1 p.m. in Room 111 of Moscone Centre North. All candidates must pre-register at the LPI web site for an LPI ID number at https://www.lpi.org/en/register.html. Exam candidates must bring valid photo identification and their LPI ID number to the exam lab. For the first time at a LinuxWorld event LPI will also be offering both the Ubuntu Certified Professional exam and the exams for the MySQL 5.0 certifications (Developer and Database Administrator). These will be offered at the same location and times as the LPI 101 exam. The Ubuntu Certified Professional exam sits on top of LPI's LPIC-1 certification level and the exam will be available to all persons attending LinuxWorld San Francisco at a $100 fee. Candidates must pre-register as per LPI exams as outlined above. MySQL exams, normally priced at $200 per exam, will be offered at a special 50% discount for all those attending LinuxWorld San Francisco for $100 each. As with LPI exams, all candidates can pay for their exams at the exam room by cash, check or credit card to the LPI proctor. Exam candidates for MySQL exams must obtain a MySQL certification ID from the MySQL website at http://www.mysql.com/certification/signup and must bring valid photo identification and their MySQL certification ID number to the exam events. LPI will also host a number of events during LinuxWorld San Francisco. These include the following: * LPI Strategic Advisory Council Meeting: Wednesday, August 16, 9:30 a.m. at IBM's Market Street location in San Francisco. * LPI Technical Advisory Council Meeting: Thursday, August 17, 9:30 a.m., Room 111 of the Moscone Centre North. * LPIC Alumni "California Wine & Cheese" Reception: Wednesday, August 16, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Room 111 of the Moscone Centre North. This event will announce LPI's program in matching open source professionals with job and contract opportunities. The reception is sponsored by Prosoft Learning (a VCampus® Company) and Thomson Prometric. In addition, Glenn McKnight, Director of Operations and other LPI personnel will host a "Birds of a Feather" (BoF) session, "The State of Open Source Professional Certification" in Room 302 of the Moscone Centre North at 5:30 p.m. August 15, 2006. This session will be a discussion of trends in the development and delivery of Open Source professional certification around the world. Anyone interested in professional standards as a necessary building block to Open Source adoption is invited to attend. In addition, during LinuxWorld San Francisco, LPI will also have an exhibit in the expostion area at Booth # 228. For more information on these activities during LinuxWorld San Francisco please contact James Stanger, Chairman, LPI Strategic Advisory Council and lead representative for LPI-North America at jstanger_at_prosoftlearning.com. The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is an internationally recognized, vendor-independent organization advocating and assisting the professional use of Linux, Open Source and Free Software, through the certification of Linux professionals. Established as a non-profit organization in 1999, LPI is community based and supported. LPI’s certification program is delivered worldwide in multiple languages. The organization has delivered over 120,000+ LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 exams and 35,000+ certifications, globally, since the program’s inception. -30- About LinuxWorld Conference & Expo: LinuxWorld Conference & Expo is the premier event exclusively focused on Linux and Open Source solutions. As the world's most comprehensive marketplace for Open Source products and services, LinuxWorld provides business decision-makers with information and resources to implement Linux and Open Source solutions into business infrastructure and enterprise networks. For more information or to register for the event, visit the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Web site at www.linuxworldexpo.com. About Linux Professional Institute: The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) develops professional certification for the Linux operating system, independent of software vendors or training providers. Established as an international non-profit organization in 1999 by the Linux community, LPI develops accessible, internationally-recognized certification programs which have earned the respect of vendors, employers and IT professionals. LPI's activities involve hundreds of volunteers and dedicated Linux professionals throughout the world in many different capacities, and the group encourages active public involvement through mailing lists and its website at www.lpi.org. LPI's multi-level program of exams is administered globally through Pearson VUE and Thomson Prometric testing centers. LPI's major financial sponsors are Platinum Sponsors IBM, Linux Journal, Linux Magazine, Novell, SGI, and TurboLinux as well as Gold Sponsors, Hewlett-Packard and IDG. Media contact: James Stanger, Ph.D Chairman, LPI Strategic Advisory Council (LPI-North America) Chief Certification Architect Prosoft Learning, A VCampus® Company E-mail: jstanger_at_prosoftlearning.com Office: (360) 539-8315 Web: www.prosoftlearning.com _______________________________________________ Linux Professional Institute media mailing list Contact: Scott Lamberton, Director of Communications Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Telephone: +1-416-666-1574 To Subscribe or unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "media unsubsribe"; in the subject line or do so directly at: http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/media _______________________________________________ lpi-announce mailing list lpi-announce@lpi.org http://list.lpi.org/mailman/listinfo/lpi-announce
