** OpenWest 2016 - FINAL CALL - Call for Presenters ------------------------------------------------------------
The Call for Papers ends Saturday, March 19. We'd like to see more presentations on languages: Python, PHP, C#, Ruby, Perl, etc. This is an excellent opportunity to share what you've been working on and get your community fired up! Please submit your proposal between now and March 19th. Community voting will take place shortly there after with speaker notifications coming out in April. Help shape the conference! Submit your paper today! Please submit your papers at: https://cfp.openwest.org/ Presentation Ideas: https://cfp.openwest.org/ideas ** Conference Tickets ------------------------------------------------------------ Ticket sales for the conference started March 14, 2016. I'm excited to say that we're seeing robust ticket sales at launch. Now, I know what you're thinking: South Towne Expo is huge, you can delay ticket purchase. Not so :( . This year we are maximizing their available wifi, so I still have a hard cap I will need to enforce to make sure the conference is awesome for everybody. Take Home: limited tickets -- get yours now! Since 2012, the OpenWest conference tickets have sold out, and despite the new venue, we believe this year will be no exception. As we have excellent events and speakers planned for this year we encourage you to buy your tickets early. Conference Tickets: http://openwest.eventbrite.com ** Community News ------------------------------------------------------------ Utah Open Source will be offering special classes for kids. To start, these classes will be held in Orem, UT, though we are starting to work to provide additional classes in a city near you! Classes start Saturday, March 26. We are starting out with 2 classes, please register at http://www.utos.org/utos-kids/ (http://www.utos.org/?page_id=449357&preview=true) Young Electrical Engineering (12 - 18) - Follow Tyler as he walks you through the world of electricity! Talk transistors, capacitors, and more! This class does have a nominal cost as there are kits you will be able to take home and keep. Python for Young Women (12 - 16) - Tiffany leads you through the world of programming Python! Every Saturday features a new lesson to learn and homework to practice on during the week! #openwest #siliconslopes #utos #weareutah /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
