[PLUG-ANNOUNCE] [press release] LinuxFest Northwest, April 17, 2004
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From: Jed Reynolds; (360) 220-6095; Bellingham Linux Users Group (BLUG)<br>
Date: Feb 22, 2004.<br>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br>
<br>
Event: LinuxFest Northwest 2004<br>
Place: Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham Wash.<br>
Date: April 17, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM<br>
For information contact: Leland Anderson, (360) 733-6010<br>
<br>
LEGENDARY LINUXFEST NORTHWEST GETS BETTER<br>
<br>
Every April computer buffs from all across the Pacific Northwest trek
to Bellingham for Linuxfest Northwest.<br>
<br>
"Professional or not, they are either involved with or curious
about Linux and other Open Source software," says Bill Wright, a
co-organizer.
<br>
"We believe it's the quality of the show plus the prominence and
prowess of the presenters that attract all those visitors," he adds.
<br>
<br>
The elaborately planned event is scheduled for April 17 at the
Bellingham Technical College campus. The College is also the generous
host. It is organized by a consortium of LUG's (Linux User Groups) led
by BLUG of Bellingham and includes groups from Seattle, Tacoma,
Kitsap Peninsula, Vancouver, B.C. and Victoria, B.C.<br>
<br>
"There is an all-star list of presenters this year," says Leland
Anderson. "We're proud to welcome Rasmus Lerdorf, creator of the
PHP language, representatives from Sun, IBM, PNW Laboratory, Ximian,
KDE, and a number of authors."<br>
<br>
Highlighted speakers include:<br>
<br>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rasmus
Lerdorf</span>, creator of the PHP scripting language: <span
style="font-style: italic;">The PHP scripting language.<br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Tim Witham</span>, Lab Directory for Open
Source Development Labs (OSDL): <span style="font-style: italic;">OSDL
and the Linux 2.6 Kernel.<br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Charles Ditzel</span>, Partner Area
Technologist for Sun Microsystems: Linux at Sun: <span
style="font-style: italic;">from Server to Desktop.<br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Chuck Gray</span>, IBM's Senior Linux
Strategist, Linux IT architecture for the Western Region: <span
style="font-style: italic;">Linux Solutions for Business.<br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Tim Witteveen</span>, Research Scientist at
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory at PNW National Laboratory:<span
style="font-style: italic;"> PNNL High Performance Linux Cluster.<br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Jackson Harper</span>, Ximian Mono Project:
<span style="font-style: italic;">Developing Web Applications with Mono.<br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Aaron Seigo</span>, KDE team:<span
style="font-style: italic;"> What's New in KDE 3.2.<br>
<br>
</span></div>
There is a full list of presenters on the LinuxFest Northwest website.<br>
<br>
Admission is free. The public is invited and will find material
appropriate to computer users having a wide range of interests and
expertise. "We have at our disposal for presentations the entire brand
new Haskell building and equipment at BTC," says Wright.<br>
<br>
Lectures at introductory to advanced levels will be presented by these
and other experts in Open Source technology. There will also be a
number of vendor exhibits and, of course, the "legendary" annual raffle
of valuable computer products and novelties. A detailed schedule of
events, updated regularly, can be found on the Linuxfest
Northwest website, at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.linuxnorthwest.org">http://www.linuxnorthwest.org.</a><br>
<br>
Of the ever popular Linuxfest raffle fund raiser, Bill Wright assures,
"The raffle this year is going to be great. There will be plenty of
books and Linux distributions to give away." He explains, "We raise a
significant portion of the money for our costs, and donate some to the
Electronic Freedom Foundation."<br>
<br>
The fest will provide plenty of resources for people just beginning to
learn about Linux. "Linux is easier than ever to use," he said. "We'll
have an open lab full of computers for people to try out Linux on, and
there will be plenty of people there to answer questions."<br>
<br>
"The Tacoma Linux User Group will be conducting the first ever
LinuxFest Northwest 'key signing party' this year," says Ken Hughes,
co-founder of TACLUG. "People can come to the key signing party to
verify the digital signatures that they use to mark their email as
authentic. Please stop by the TACLUG table to find out more."
<br>
<br>
A key signing party is a social activity of a sort, where users of the
widely popular encryption program, PGP, exchange verification of
each others' digital signatures.
<br>
<br>
Another Fest first is the audience participation trivia contest "Alpha
Geek." According to Chuck Wolber, its originator, "It's the
standard trivia contest fare with some interesting twists and turns.
I'm not sure it's worthy of a headliner presentation or anything, but
it is a lot of fun and the audience really gets into the show."<br>
<br>
Vendors and demonstrations are listed on the "Exhibits" page of the
website. Businesses, organizations and individuals interested in
participating should get details by sending email to: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:exhibit@linuxnorthwest.org">exhibit@linuxnorthwest.org</a>
or by contacting Leland Anderson at (360) 733-6010.
<br>
<br>
Figure 1: Highlighted speakers. Please see
http://linuxnorthwest.org/
for the full list.
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style="text-align: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 570px; height: 351px;"
border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3">
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<tr style="font-weight: bold;">
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Speaker<br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Credit<br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Topic<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: top;">Rasmus Lerdorf</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"> Creator of the PHP scripting
language</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" width="25%">The PHP scripting
Language<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Tim Witham </td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"> Lab director for Open Source
Development Labs</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">OSDL and the Linux 2.6 Kernel<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Charles Ditzel</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"> Partner Area Technologist for
Sun Microsystems</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Linux at Sun: from server to
desktop<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Chuck Gray </td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"> IBM's Senior Linux Strategist,
Linux IT architecture for
the Western Region</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Linux Solutions for Business<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Tim Witteveen <br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Senior Research Scientist at
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory at PNW National
Laboratory</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">PNNL High Performance Linux
Cluster<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Jackson Harper </td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Ximian Mono project<br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Developing Web Applications with
Mono<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Aaron Seigo</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"> KDE team <br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">What's New in KDE 3.2<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Brian Hatch<br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Author of <span
style="font-style: italic;">Hacking Linux Exposed</span><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Linux Security<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Tom Eastep<br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Creator of Shorewall firewall<br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Shorewall in the Enterprise<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Dee-Ann LeBlanc<br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Author of <span
style="font-style: italic;">Linux for Dummies</span><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Bringing Mainstream Games to
Linux<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Chris Negus<br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Author of <span
style="font-style: italic;">Red Hat Bible </span>and<span
style="font-style: italic;"> Linux Toys</span><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Fedora/Redhat Troubleshooting<br>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Chuck Wolber<br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">QuantumLinux.com, co-author, <span
style="font-style: italic;">Linux Toys</span><br>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">Alpha Geek<br>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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