January Newsletter
1. LPI in Asia
2. LPI at OSDL Enterprise Linux Summit
3. Announcements
- Professional Exchange for Open Source Developers
- LPI contributes to Tsumani Disaster Relief
- First LATP in Bulgaria
- LPI website in Swedish
4. LPI in the Media
5. Events
6. New Staff
1. LPI in Asia
In January, Glenn McKnight, LPI Director of Business Development, traveled to Hong Kong, Beijing and Tokyo to meet with LPI representatives in the region.
In particular, LPI-China representatives were eager to outline their future commitments to making LPI successful in that country:
-translation of LATM open source courseware (developed by UNDP and LinuxIT) into Chinese
-work with 35 universities across China that are presently involved in IBM University Relationship Department to explore potential LATP status
-a direct email campaign to develop LPI alumni relations
-outreach program to private training schools
-full participation at IDG shows in Shanghai and Beijing including potential item writing workshops
-potential co-operation with ASIANUX distribution
In Japan, Mr. McKnight met with two separate companies which are interested in developing an alternative computer based testing system for government exams and would also like to involve LPI. He also met with the new LPI-Japan Office manager, Tanaka-san, who comes from the International Marketing Association in Japan and who has built the IMA substantially over the past 8 years.
2. LPI at OSDL Enterprise Linux Summit
In late January, LPI President, Evan Leibovitch and Mark Miller, Level 1 Program Manager attended the Open Source Development Labs Enterprise Linux Summit in Burlingame, California.
LPI representatives attended to take a survey of summit participants on our certification program and to discuss possible joint initiatives with OSDL. This included meetings with the President of OSDL, Stuart Cohen, and members of the Free Standards Group and Debian. Mark Miller also intended valuable sessions on the Linux Standards Base which will inform future exam development activities.
3. LPI Announcements
Professional Exchange for Open Source Developers
Our LPI-US affiliate, the Open Source Software Institute, has created an interactive Professional Exchange for open source developers. All resumes should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and Job opportunities should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] At present they are seeking PHP developers and Account managers. Please send any questions or comments to John Weathersby at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
LPI contributes to Tsumani Disaster Relief
LPI contributed $500 to M�decins Sans Frontiers (Doctors without Borders, http://www.msf.ca), a medical relief agency, following the December 26 earthquake and resulting tsunamis in South-East Asia. The donation was matched by the Canadian government.
First LATP in Bulgaria
In January, LPI-Bulgaria signed its first LATP agreement with Burgas Free University (www.bfu.bg). The University is considering offering its LPI training free of charge to its students as part of their IT bachelor degree program. For more information contact Stanimir Ivanov of LPI-Bulgaria (stan_at_fsa-bg.org).
LPI website in Swedish
In January, the LPI website also became available in Swedish. Volunteers Jens Johansson (LPIC1) and J�rgen Carlberg of Sweden have kindly volunteered their services for this effort. Many thanks to Jens and J�rgen!
4. LPI in the Media
�Are Vendor Certifications Worth It?� Keith Winston, LXer.com (January 2005)
In the above online article the writer questions the value of vendor certifications and praises LPI:
�...by focusing on a broad set of Linux administration skills, LPI has created a valuable certification not tied to a particular distribution...�
For more information see http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/29605/index.html
Linux Magazine becomes PLATINUM SPONSOR of LPI
In January LPI announced that Linux Magazine (http://www.linux-magazine.com/) had become its most recent Platinum Sponsor. Linux Magazine is an independent, English-language magazine providing advanced Linux know-how to readers in over 100 countries. Linux New Media, publisher of Linux Magazine, is based in Munich, Germany, and is the world's leading supplier of Linux content.
see: http://www.lpi.org/en/news_item/94
or
http://www.linux-magazine.com/ (about half way down the front page)
5. LPI Events
LinuxWorld Canada Conference & Expo 2005
April 18-20, 2005 Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building Toronto, Ontario, Canada Conference Booth and Exam Lab
For more information visit www.linuxworldcanada.com
LPI Exam Development Workshop In Essen, Germany, February 16-19
LPI will be hosting a Level 2 exam development workshop in Essen, Germany. Exam development workshops have previously been held in St. Louis and China for Level 1 question formulation (item writing). The Essen workshop will be the first for Level 2 question writing, review and quality assurance and was organized by Dimitrios Bogiatzoules (Taki) of the LPI exam development team and his fellow Board members of LPI-German.
The purpose of the German workshop is to populate the Level 2 question pool selection with new items. The workshop will involve Linux specialists from Brazil, the United Kingdom and Germany.
World�s Largest LPI Exam Lab
Recently, our friends at Afribiz in South Africa read of the 200 person exam lab which was held in Hong Kong in 2003. They decided to see if they could meet that challenge. Together with our affiliate in South Africa, The Shuttleworth Foundation, they will be hosting an exam lab near Johannesburg, South Africa on February 25, 2005. To date over 330 people have registered to take LPI exams! Congratulations!
For more information see http://www.afribiz.co.za/lpiframe.html
FOSDEM Discounted LPI Exam Labs, Brussels, Belgium
The fifth Annual Free and Open source Software Developers' European Meeting will host discounted LPI Exam Labs on February 26-27, 2005 in Brussels, Belgium. Exams 101 and 201 will be available at a cost of 35 euros per exam. Interested candidates should contact FOSDEM organizers at info_at_fosdem.org and be sure to obtain LPI IDs.
6. New LPI Staff:
Machtelt Garrels (Tille), Translation Coordinator
Tille will be responsible for coordinating the translation effort both for exams and for the web site.
Tille has recently obtained her LPIC1 and is a long time Linux sysadmin who is fluent in English, Dutch, and French with a working knowledge of Spanish and German. Tille is a volunteer with The Linux Documentation project, a regular contributor to LinuxJournal and LinuxMagazine and is presently employed with the Belgian railway company in the UNIX Competence Center.
Mark Miller, Level One Program Manager
Although Mark has been volunteering with LPI since last March, in January he joined us full time as the lead on LPIC1 exam development. Mark has worked with Linux since 1995 and was an electronics technician
and trainer for the US Navy where he created technical tests. A major focus of his work in LPIC1 exam development will be leading item writing workshops amongst our affiliate organizations to develop test questions.
Arlene MacFarlane, Media Relations
Late last fall Arlene began to assist LPI with media-related duties. Arlene is now responsible for creating and distributing all LPI media releases. Arlene has more than 20 years experience in communications, marketing and public relations, with a background in government, academic, private and non-profit sectors.
Arlene has her own communications and web design company in Dundas, Ontario, Canada.
-- Scott Lamberton Director of Community Relations Linux Professional Institute Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.lpi.org Telephone: +1-416-666-1574
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