[PLUG] OSCON--Early Reg Discount Ends June 20 (fwd)

[David Mandel]

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Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 16:09:12 -0700
From: O'Reilly Conferences <elists-admin at oreillynet.com>
To: David Mandel <dmandel at pdxLinux.org>
Subject: OSCON--Early Reg Discount Ends June 20

Register now for the 7th Annual O'Reilly Open Source Convention
August 1-5 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon
http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon

Be sure to sign up before early registration ends on Monday, June 20
(that's less than a week away!) and save up to $300--or more if you're in
one of our other discount categories:
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/register.html

Join with fellow programmers and users from all walks of open source at
OSCON 2005, our best event yet. Learn about the newest features and
versions, get the big picture on open source trends and innovations from
the experts, make new connections--and have a blast while you're in
Portland.

2005 O'Reilly Open Source Convention highlights:

- Hot Topics: AJAX, Ruby on Rails, and Mozilla

- Keynotes and High Order Bits from: Mitchell Baker, Miguel de Icaza, Drew
Endy, Nick Gall, David Heinemeier Hanson, Robert Lang, Andrew Morton,
Danny O'Brien, Tim O'Reilly, Kim Polese, Jonathan Schwartz, and Nathan
Torkington

- CodeZoo/SpikeSource Testfest Lounge: hang out and download high-quality,
freely available, reusable components. Power past the repetitive parts of
coding and onto the rest of your projects. 

- Tracks and Tutorials: Perl, Databases, Java, Python, PHP, Linux,
Security, Apache, Ruby, XML

***Open Source Business Review***
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/osbr.html
If you manage strategy more than code, check out OSBR, a
conference-within-a-convention designed for executives and IT managers who
need to know the essentials of adopting and integrating open source into
their organizations. Highlights include:

- "Evaluating the Risk and Maturity of Open Source Projects" panel
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2005/view/e_sess/7125
- "Reducing the Risk of Using Open Source" with Kevin Bedell of Linux
World and Mark A. Brewer of Covalent
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2005/view/e_sess/7120
- "Open Source Skill Building" led by Jim Jagielski
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2005/view/e_sess/7122

In addition to exclusive sessions, OSBR participants can also attend OSCON
keynote presentations and sessions, the exhibit hall, and all evening
events and activities.

For insight into the open source enterprise world, read OSBR program chair
Dan Woods' blog at:
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/7190

OSCON helps you to push the envelope of skills, productivity, and
know-how. Join us in Portland for a week of problem-solving, inspiration,
and fun. Be sure to sign up before early registration pricing ends on June
20:
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/register.html
 
For information on exhibiting or becoming a sponsor at OSCON, contact
Andrew Calvo at (707) 827-7176, or andrewc at oreilly.com for more info.

To become a media sponsor at O'Reilly conferences, contact Margi Levin at
(707) 827-7184, or margi at oreilly.com

***Important Deadlines***
- June 20: Early registration pricing ends--as does your chance to save up
to $300. (And, if you're eligible for a discount--alumni, government,
non-profit, etc.--it can be used during the early registration period to
save you even more. Check the registration page for details: 
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/register.html
- July 7: Hotel group rate discount ends. For hotel and travel
information, go to: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/hotel.html

***Upcoming O'Reilly Conferences*** (http://conferences.oreilly.com):
- Where 2.0, June 29-30 in San Francisco, CA
- Web 2.0, October 5-7 in San Francisco, CA
- O'Reilly European OSCON, October 17-20, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, March 6-9 in San Diego, CA

Hope to see you there!

The O'Reilly OSCON Team

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