June 2008
UTOS / UPHPU Geek Lunch — Tucanos — July 11 @ 1:30p
Greets Geeks!
The July Geek Lunch is going to be at Tucano’s at the Gateway in Salt Lake.
Now, I know, we tried Tucano’s before, and true they dogged us at the last moment; but, they have tried to make things right. Those that RSVP’d last time will have their plate at half! When you RSVP, please let me know if you were in this group.
Like our last event, expect to see all kinds of coders (Python, PERL, PHP, etc), bloggers, graphic artists, local businesses owners and shutterbugs in the fray.
You can RSVP at this URL - http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/843968/
Tucanos @ the Gateway
July 11th @ 1:30p
162 South 400 West
Phone:(801) 456-2550
Victor Villa
UTOS.org | UPHPU.org
Have you signed up for the Utah Open Source Conference?
Posted by mindjuju on June 30, 2008 in Events
Utah Open Source Conference Abstract Deadline Approaches
For those of you who’ve been considering submitting a presentation for the Utah Open Source Conference, its not yet too late! But you only have until July 1 (that’s Tomorrow) to submit your presentation.
The selection committee is currently voting on presentations and will be doing so until July 10. In addition, we’re going to be extending an invitation to any and all potential speakers to help us select the best presentations for our conference. As a potential speaker, just click on the “SPEAKERS” link at the UTOSC 2008 website and start voting for your favorite presentations starting July 1. But hurry, because voting privileges are only good until July 10, 2008.
On July 15, 2008, we’ll announce which presentation have been selected, along with a tentative time and date for each. In addition, because UTOSC 2008 has more presenters than we can possibly take, many presenters will be asked to be alternates. This selection date should give you almost 45 days to prepare your presentation.
Either way, we’ll be having a great conference and we look forward seeing everyone at the Utah Open Source Conference 2008.
Cheers,
Clint
Posted by Clint Savage on June 30, 2008 in Conference, Events, Meetings
Utah Open Source Conference and CouchCast
Hey everybody!
Guess what! The Utah Open Source Foundation’s very own Jason Hall (Jayce^ [the face]) will be discussing the Utah Open Source Conference with Robert Merrill et al, on CouchCast.
CouchCast is a local show with topics around technology and business. Its a call-in show, so be sure to get on the line in advance and ask questions. Feel free to dial in around noon, 347-324-3797 and ask pretty much anything you like.
Discussions will include keynote announcements, presentations, family day, the Utah Open Source Awards, the troubleshooting challenge (last years big hit) and many other aspects of the conference at the end of August.
Jayce will also be discussing the Utah Open Source Foundation, its purpose, goals and plans for 2009. Things like live streaming of Local User Group meetings, podcasts and other events to make it easier to spread the word about open source in Utah.
Feel free to check it out, here’s how:
When: July 7, 2008 12pm MDT
Where: http://couchcast.org (yes, its flash, sorry) –> hosted by blogtalkradio.
Enjoy the show!
Posted by Clint Savage on June 28, 2008 in Community, Conference, Events, News, Podcasts, Recordings, Registration
The Utah Open Source Conference countdown has begun!
Hi all,
Its been a few days since we blogged about the Utah Open Source Conference 2008 (in fact, more like 2+ weeks). But I’m back now and ready to let you guys know that while there might be a few more bumps in our migration path, most of the Utah Open Source servers are up and working well.
We have been busy lately, preparing for an exciting and fun Utah Open Source Conference 2008. New features continue to crop up on our main site. Check them out and start watching for speakers as we’ll be approving presentations over the next few weeks. The selection committee, made up of many professional geeks, LUG leaders and others, has been madly voting for their favorites so it looks to be a good list of presentations.
As of right now, UTOSC 2008 will begin in approximately 63 days. And due to this, I’ve taken the time to create a little javascript that can be included in your site, with a neat countdown. Have a look at the right hand side of our site.
We’d like to invite everyone to put this link on their website to help us get more people interested in the countdown. Basically, this is a very similar countdown script to the ones released by each of the big Linuxes (Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE).
Just stick this code anywhere on your site:
<script id=“utosc-banner”
type=“text/javascript”
src=“http://dl.utosc.com/08/scripts/release-counter-ext.js”>
</script>
You should get something similar to this:
See you all at the Utah Open Source Conference 2008!
Cheers,
Clint
Posted by Clint Savage on June 26, 2008 in Community, Conference, Events, News, Registration
UTOSC 2008 registration now open + How to get in free/less
The Utah Open Source Foundation is pleased to announce that registration for the 2008 Utah Open Source Conference is now officially open!
Those who wish to attend UTOSC 2008 should go to http://2008.utosc.com/ and select the Registration link (event registration is handled by EventBright.com). The fee for early registration for the conference is $70 and includes admission to all events during the conference’s three days (28-30 August, 2008).
Members of participating local user groups (LUGs) may qualify for a discounted early registration price of $35. To register at the discounted price, LUG members must enter a valid discount code upon registration. These discount codes may be obtained from appropriate LUG leaders and/or administrators. A list of participating LUGs is available on the UTOS site.
As part of our collaboration with the Computer Science department at Salt Lake Community College, Computer Science students qualify for free early registration. Qualifying students must provide valid discount code (available from department representatives) and also provide a valid student ID at registration.
The big free-admission giveaway
In addition to discount registration codes, participating user groups will also be giving away certificates for free admission to UTOSC 2008! Consult with your local user group leader(s) for more information.
UTOSC 2008 is building up to be a spectacular event with several dozen excellent proposed presentations, exciting sponsorships, and fun and educational activities and entertainment, but none of it would be possible without you, the local user and supporter of open source. We look forward to seeing you at UTOSC 2008.
Posted by Doran Barton on June 3, 2008 in Meetings