UTOSC 2008: Keynote Dinner

Posted by Clint Savage on August 13, 2008 in Community, Conference, Events

During UTOSC 2007, we opened our conference with an opening keynote dinner, featuring two great speakers, Matt Asay of Alfresco and Bruce Perens, well known free software advocate.  At these two keynote presentations, attendees were provided with great insight into the open source world, its technology and how great things can become greater with open source software and its communities.

In addition, there was a great buffet table full of food, well, because computer geeks like to eat!  And last but not least, the findlay quartet played for us, and they will be returning to entertain us with some classical music.

In 2008, we decided that the opening evening keynote dinner was a great idea.  We’re keeping the same format, and providing food and drink for all that attend.  This year will be more grand, UTOSC has secured the Oak Room at the Salt Lake Community College Student Center.  With comfortable table seating for approximately 300, and a podium and microphone for the presenters, UTOSC 2008 is sure to end its first full day of presentations with great keynotes from Mac Newbold (Code Greene) and Paul Frields (Fedora Project/Red Hat).

The full schedule of speakers and events is being finalized right now, and we anticipate a final version very soon.  In the meantime, we have the list of presenters, along with times and dates available on our website, <http://2008.utosc.com/speaker/list/>

About this conference thing

The 2008 Utah Open Source Conference is the second annual gathering of open source enthusiasts in Utah. Following the amazingly successful first conference held in 2007 at Novell’s Open Source Technology Center in Provo, UT, this year’s conference is being held on the Redwood campus of Salt Lake Community College near Salt Lake City.

For more information about this conference, to register to attend, or to see a really neat website driven by open source software, go over to <http://2008.utosc.com/>.

How to register for the conference

UTOSC 2008 has chosen to utilize eventbrite as its registration system this year.  To register for the Utah Open Source Conference 2008, visit <http://utosc2008.eventbrite.com/> and sign up today.  We accept credit cards (through paypal) and payment at the door.  We’re looking forward to seeing you soon.

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