[PSNUG.org News] Don't Miss Out on OSCON

[Brandon Fouts]

seems they have a scheduler, similar to BrainShare.

I have gone just to see the "free events" mostly the Exhibition Hall, just
to keep up with Open Source.
IF your organization is serious about exploring Open Source - read on.

O'Reilly Open Source Convention - OSCON     July 21-25, 2008
> Oregon Convention Center
> Portland, OR
> http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon
>
>   Open Your Mind about Open Source
>


> Register now at: https://en.oreilly.com/oscon2008/public/register
>
> Thought-provoking keynotes, two days of in-depth tutorials, and fourteen
> tracks with hundreds of sessions are just the beginning. Add to that some
> very special events, an evening extravaganza, and an extensive Expo Hall.
>


> Your most difficult decision will be what to do and see first. We can
> help you plan the most rewarding conference ever. Look over the entire
> program,
> hour-by-hour, track-by-track, at:
> http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2008/public/schedule/full
>


> Build your own conference, using our new personal scheduling
> function that lets you select the tutorials, sessions, and activities you
> want to attend and creates your personalized schedule.
>
> Start with the new, day-long Open Mobile Exchange, which begins on Monday
> with a keynote kickoff featuring leaders in the commercial open source
> mobile arena and community innovators. They'll be presenting their
> visions of how mobile is evolving, as an industry and in the lives of
> users who've come to expect an "always on" lifestyle. You'll also hear how
> one
> scrappy little company went from "Handwave to Hardware in Twelve Months,"
> taking
> on corporate titans and winning. A Platform Showdown will compare and
> contrast the growing number of platforms crowding the mobile field. The
> afternoon will include a Mobile Browser Roundtable, with Q&A session, and
> a concluding session on the Mobile Web that will examine the  most
> popular and promising applications migrating to mobile. Get the details
> at: http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2008/public/schedule/topic/144
>
>   Keynote speakers include:



> Mark R. Shuttleworth (Ubuntu/Canonical Ltd.)

Robert Lefkowitz (Asurion)

Damian Conway (Thoughtstream)

Christine Peterson (Foresight Nanotech Institute)

Imad Sousou (Intel Corporation)

Monty Widenius and Brian Aker (MySQL)

Danese Cooper (Open Source Initiative, Intel Corporation)

Peter Salus, Dawn Nafus (Intel)

Benjamin Mako Hill (MIT Center for Future Civic Media),
> Tim Bray (Sun Microsystems), and Tim O'Reilly (O'Reilly Media).



> For details:
> http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2008/public/schedule/topic/88
>
>
> Special Events, Day and Evening
> -Participate 08, Monday afternoon panel discussion sponsored by
> Microsoft, open to all OSCON participants
> -Intel Open Moblin Developer Camp, all day Tuesday
> -Google O'Reilly Open Source Awards on Tuesday evening
> -White Camel Awards follow on Tuesday evening
> -Closing Get Together for snacks and conversation, Friday afternoon
> -Tour of the Free Geek facility, Friday afternoon
> -Best of Portland Walking Tour, award-wining guided tour of what makes
> Portland a great place to live, also on Friday
> -OSCamp, will take place Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
> -SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards. Thursday enjoy a night of
> drinks, food, and prizes at the third annual awards show. To nominate
> someone for the awards show go to: http://sourceforge.net/community/cca08
>
> Meet, greet, and get the news at the Expo Hall Reception
> Wednesday evening, join OSCON participants, sponsors, and exhibitors at
> the Expo Hall. Have a drink and browse the latest products, projects,
> services, and gadgets. We have our very generous sponsors to thank for an
> Expo Hall that's all-inclusive and sure to have something for everyone:
> Intel Corporation, Microsoft, Google, Sun Microsystems, BT, IBM, Yahoo
> Developer Group, Zimbra, Atlassian, Walt Disney Internet Group,
> Enterprise DB, Etelos, ICEcore, Ingres, JasperSoft, Linagora Groupe,
> Mindtouch, Mozilla, Novell, Open Invention Network, OpSource, RightScale,
> Silicon
> Mechanics, Ticketmaster, Voiceroute and White Oak Technologies.
>
> Why should you attend OSCON?
>


> For developers and programmers, OSCON provides a unique opportunity to
> understand the tools that are pushing the boundaries of open source. Sys
> admins, hackers, IT managers, designers, trainers, and educators can
> track the emergence of new business models and services.



> And for VCs,
> entrepreneurs, and business executives, OSCON provides the single best
> place to discover value in the world of open source. OSCON is a
> cornerstone of all things open source, the software movement that has
> enabled developer communities and businesses to work together.
>


> We hope to see you next month in Portland,
>
> The OSCON 2008 Team
> *******************************************************
>
> O'Reilly Media, Inc.
> 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA  95472
> *******************************************************
>

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