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Ohio LinuxFest call for papers deadline is nearly here!
COLUMBUS, OHIO -- June 26, 2007 -- The call for presentations deadline for Ohio LinuxFest 2007 is approaching rapidly. The last date for presentation submissions is July 15, 2007. Organizers have already received more than two dozen submissions since the registration form went live earlier this year, and there's still time for prospective speakers to get in the door. Presentations should be educational and fun, and provide attendees with useful information related to Linux and open source. If you are interested in speaking at this year's event, please submit your presentation proposal at http://www.ohiolinux.org/speakers.html. The Ohio LinuxFest is a free event run entirely by volunteers, to help provide a friendly, community oriented conference that focuses on educating users about FOSS in a fun environment. Because few conferences reach out to users in the Mid-West, the Ohio LinuxFest is an unique opportunity for users to come and learn about Linux, and find out how they can make use of Linux at home and in their businesses. Ohio LinuxFest 2007 will be held Friday, September 28 through Sunday, September 30 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Most presentations will take place on Saturday. The audience will consist of a wide range of Linux community members, including Linux enthusiasts, independent developers, systems integrators, and IT architects and engineers. Organizers are seeking speakers to address community-related technology and/or topics of interest. Each presenter will be allowed at least 45 minutes, and organizers will provide A/V equipment. Previous speakers include Jeff Waugh of the GNOME project, Google's Chris DiBona, Apache Software Foundation member Rich Bowen, Linux International's Jon 'maddog' Hall, Jorge Castro, and many other members of the Linux and open source community.
All prospective speakers will be notified after July 15 about the
status of their proposal. If you have questions, please email the Ohio
LinuxFest planning committee at team@ohiolinux.org, or speaker chair
Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier at zonker@ohiolinux.org. Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier Editorial Director - Linux.com xonker@gmail.com http://www.dissociatedpress.net/ |
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Comments (25)
5 earlier comments in the full thread.
Halfway across the state from me, so I'm afraid there's no way; even if I could make the fest, which isn't likely. If you were somewhere near Pittsburgh it'd be another matter. That would still be a ways out of our way, but it might be doable. We'd be coming north on I-79 and taking I-70 west into Ohio.
:)
Yeah, I'm kinda in an odd place.
You in PA, that goes without saying. :)
Hey, we WV'ans have to get our licks in where we can.
Quoting:You in PA, that goes without saying. :)
Tell me about it. We moved here a few years ago, and within a few months or sad Dad's figured out how we're related to half the church.
Can't complain too much though. I'll take distant relatives over the traffic chaos and smog of Southern CA any day. Though I do miss the nice warm weather year round.....
Ahh, memories ...
--Paul
So that's how it started.
Somewhere, out on the road to Columbus:
Officer: So, in a bit of a hurry to say "Hello, Columbus", aren't we?
PF: Do you really think that reference is appropriate? I mean, it's kind of cute to flip out the Goodbye with a Hello, but, cheez -- let's face it -- the book's 50 years old and the movie 40. A little dated, don't you think?
Officer: Book? Movie? I don't know what the heck you're talking about, but I'm having me a field day with speeders. Needed four to make my quota, but looks like I'm gonna catch 22.
PF: So, officer, I was speeding?
Officer: Does a bear defecate in an area of undisturbed old-growth trees? You were going so fast bank robbers making a getaway were calling to complain. What's the hurry?
PF: I can't wait to get to Ohio LinuxFest. It's a...
Officer: You're going to LinuxFest? Well, heck, I can't blame you for being anxious. My whole family's full of Linux users.
PF: Seriously?
Officer: Oh heck yes. Y'know, we have a vital role to play in national security, and using unreliable, insecure, virus-prone, spyware-laden crap is not a good way to do that.
PF: Agreed. So, does this mean you're going to give me a break?
Officer: Heck no. You were flying down that road.
PF: Well, kind of. So?
Officer: Penguins don't fly.
I carefully posted the talkbacks here in an attempt, as usual, not to be opinionated or to slander, malign or insult anyone. I scanned the grammar, was polite in my reply, and of course, tried as hard as I could be not to be short, and what do I get? I get a dissertation on on the legal aspects of being a Linux user! Why didn't you bash my views on the GPL whilst you were at your petty attack? Why did you stop short?
You legislative-minded hackers are all alike.
You crouch in the dust of your judicial chambers, nothing but the scent from musty old books (most of them on Cobol, for cryin-out-loud) to guide your way. You thought you'd just saunter onto the ole-LXer web site and slip one past the moderators, malign my stature and get away with it? Well, I'm not going to stand for it. I'm drawing the line here, and protesting your typical canned response to one of my talkbacks.
While I'm on the subject: Can't you think of something new to say? Why does your talkback have such a similar look and feel to prior talkbacks? Where does creativity enter into this picture?
Anyway, the above scene didn't happen -- it's all a fabrication. And the numbers mentioned (22, 40, 50 -- don't think I didn't notice?) Prolly some code to other legal-minded hackers, all set to cut me short with a similar agenda.
So go ahead, post away. See where it gets you! I'm onto you and your kind now. Someday soon we'll all put a stop to your useless postings of meaningless drivel -- until then have your small laughs.
PS: Stop by sometime, the door's always open. Mom and Dad would love to have you guys over and the lake is as pretty as ever. -=FeriCyde=-
4 = 2**2 = binary to the binary.
It is the key to the universe -- for those who know how to use it.
Be sure to keep the secret, ok?
PS -
Asked the Mrs and the two littlest Tracs how they feel about lakes and pontoon boats. Got a "Can we, Daddy, can we? Please, can we? The kids were even more excited." Looks like we'll have to make that happen.
It is far enough out that I know I can get the time off from work, it is the plane fair, a night's lodging and admission that I need to work out.
I figure I can cover the plane fair easy enough but I need to know some particulars about the rest.
It's Columbus, as in Ohio State. Show up with beer money and chant "Muck Fichigan" constantly. You'll do fine.
Well, every place has it's faults. I try not to hold that against them. :)
:-)
Better that than my Gold and Blue WVU stuff. Those aren't popular colors in OSU country, though that has little to do with WVU.
Only when I am cold and stiff from rigamortis will I be found wearing anything from that university on my body.
OSU only looks down on Notre Dame. It's Michigan for which they reserve their full hatred.
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