------------------ Original Message -------------------------- Subject: Desktop Linux Summit 2006: April 24 & 25
Hi, I want to let you know about the Desktop Linux Summit coming April 24 and 25 to San Diego, CA. There is a special User Group rate of only $25 for both days. Some of the speakers for the event include: Scott Collins, Evangelist for Trolltech Nat Friedman, VP of Linux Desktop Engineering for Novell Marcel Gagné, Canada's Linux Guru Brian King, Mozdev Group a part of the Mozilla community Greg Mancusi-Ungaro, Director of Linux and Open Source Marketing for Novell Ian Murdock, Founder of Debian Doc Searls, Author and Senior Editor for Linux Journal You can find all the details at: http://www.desktoplinuxsummit.com There will be two event tracks at the Desktop Linux Summit this year: -------------------------------------- Track 1: The Future of Desktop Linux -------------------------------------- This is the place to find out where desktop Linux is going and where the next big hit will be - emerging markets like China and Latin America, public school systems, or large-scale corporate desktop deployments? Topics include: * Predictions for Desktop Linux: 2006 * The Open Document Debate * International Expansion of Desktop Linux * Linux in Education * ODF in enterprise will big companies bite? * How will corporate America adopt Linux? * GPL and Licensing * What's holding desktop Linux back? Hardware and application gaps * Linux evangelism - what you can do to fuel adoption * Linux DRM - Will it happen? * Why Should my Business Use OSS? -------------------------------------- Track 2: Inside Desktop Linux -------------------------------------- This session is for new and advanced users who want to make the most out of their Linux experience. Topics include: * Harnessing the Mozilla Platform * Migration stories: Creating a Phased Plan for Mass Deployment * Using desktop Linux in a mixed environment (SMB/Enterprise) * Targeting the Linux Desktop with Qt and the LSB * Newbie Series: Choosing a Linux distro and making the most of it * Assessing Open Source Application Adoption * Moving your Business to Linux: What your IT staff needs to know * System Builder Session: Building Linux PCs 3 45-minute sessions on how to build a Linux desktop * OEM Special Session: How to make Linux profitable for you * Builder Sessions: Building a Linux system There will also be a Linux Installfest happening during the Summit and we are currently looking for volunteers. If you would like to help out (and get free admission to the show) please visit: http://www.desktoplinuxsummit.com/installfest Please post this on your event calendar and let your Members know: What: Desktop Linux Summit 2006 When: April 24-25, 2006 Where: Manchester Grand Hyatt, Downtown San Diego, CA Info: http://desktoplinuxsummit.com I look forward to meeting you at the show! Best regards, Kendall Dawson Desktop Linux Summit -- Neil Schneider pacneil_at_linuxgeek_dot_net http://www.paccomp.com Key fingerprint = 67F0 E493 FCC0 0A8C 769B 8209 32D7 1DB1 8460 C47D "When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already here, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained." - Edward R. Murrow -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
