Ladies and Gentleman, the Utah Open Source Conference 2009 is so full of activities.  There are so many activities this year!  UTOSC 2009 now has two new options, one of them is Expo Only pass.  With the ‘Expo Only’ pass comes 4 three-hour workshops (a fifth is one in the works) throughout the weekend.  Here’s a rundown:

Intermediate Python Workshop
Start: Oct 08, 12:30 p.m. End: Oct 08, 3:00 p.m. Location: 127 (map)

This is a hands on tutorial lab for Intermediate Python. Participants should have a basic knowledge of Python. We should have plenty of time to introduce the material then do some hands on programming to cram it into the squishy lobes of your cranium. Come with a laptop and a 2.X version of Python installed, as well as a desire to learn.  If you bring a buddy you can pair up and do some pair programming. (Or you can team up with someone here)

Master Cross-platform Builds – The OpenSUSE Build Service Workshop
Start: Oct 09, 12:00 p.m. End: Oct 09, 2:30 p.m. Location: 127

Creating software for Linux can be an enormous challenge with all the many distributions that exist out there. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could have your software packages for OpenSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Debian, Fedora, RedHat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Mandriva and Ubuntu – all in one repository? Now you can, with the OpenSUSE Build Service.

Puppet Workshop
Start: Oct 09, 3:30 p.m. End: Oct 09, 6:30 p.m. Location: 127

Puppet is a popular open-source server management solution written in Ruby, in use by organizations around the world to manage their computers more cheaply, more effectively, and with a higher quality of service.

Advanced Git Workshop
Start: Oct 10, 2:30 p.m. End: Oct 10, 5:30 p.m. Location: 127

So, you’ve been using git in your projects. It’s crazy fast, you’re able to create and switch branches in the blink of an eye, and already you’re liking it better than any other VCS (version control system) you’ve ever used. But… if that’s all you do with git, did you know that you’ve just scratched the surface?

Sign up for UTOSC 2009 Today

Registration is available at http://attend.utosc.com
Presentation and event information is available at http://2009.utosc.com

Contact your LUG or a sponsor for discount tickets today.

See you all at the Utah Open Source Conference 2009, October 8 – 10!!