LPI Offers Certification Exams at LinuxWorld Boston (Toronto, Ontario, March 22, 2006) – The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), (http://www.lpi.org), the world's premier Linux certification organization will provide certification testing to registered conference delegates during the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo--Boston, April 4-6, 2006 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Conference delegates will receive their certification testing as part of their conference fee (a $150 US value) while those attending the trade show will be able to take the exams at a discounted fee of $50 US.
LPI exams will be offered on all three days of the conference, April 4-6, 2006, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in room 156C of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Both LPIC-1 exams will be offered so that candidates will have the opportunity of earning their first LPI Professional certification. Exam candidates must pre-register on the LPI website at https://www.lpi.org/en/register.html to receive a LPI identification number and must bring valid photo identification and their LPI ID number to the exam events. LPI will also host an information booth in the exhibition area during LinuxWorld Boston. Conference delegates and trade show attendees are invited to meet with LPI representatives at Booth # 1334. Attending on behalf of LPI will be senior staff from Asia Pacific, Japan, and North America. During LinuxWorld, LPI will also host its semi-annual meeting of its Strategic Advisory Council (8 a.m., April 5) and host the inaugural meeting of the Technical Advisory Council (8 a.m., April 6) in room 156C of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. In addition, LPI representatives will host a "Birds of a Feather" session on April 5th at 4:30 p.m. entitled: "LPI: What Makes a Linux Professional" (Room #151A, Session Code: BOF13). LinuxWorld Conference & Expo offers top-quality, educational and technical content from industry leaders who are dedicated to understanding and shaping the Linux and Open Source marketplace. LinuxWorld participants share valuable market research, hands-on experience and personal knowledge to help attendees save time and money. This year LinuxWorld Conference & Expo--Boston is offering "OpenSolutions World" to meet the growing needs of the open source community and provide a more in depth discussion on open source issues and topics. For more information on conference registration please see: http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/live/12/register///CC60804. Free trade show passes are available until April 2, 2006. 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 seven languages. The organization has delivered over 100,000 LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 exams, globally, since the program’s inception. -- 30 -- 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 administrators. LPI's activities involve hundreds of volunteers and 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 Prometric testing centers. LPI's major financial sponsors are Platinum Sponsors IBM, Linux Journal, Linux Magazine, Maxspeed, Novell, SGI, and TurboLinux as well as Gold Sponsors, Hewlett-Packard and IDG. -- Scott Lamberton Director of Communications Linux Professional Institute Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.lpi.org Telephone: +1-416-666-1574 _______________________________________________ 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 [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/mailman/listinfo/lpi-announce
