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  • UTOSC 2010: Official hotel is Marriott Residence Inn – Sandy, Utah

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    If you are looking for a place to stay for UTOSC 2010, this is the place, the Marriott Residence Inn!  As with 2009, we’re trying to make it easy for those coming in from out of town to stay close by.  The Residence Inn is less than 1/2 mile from the conference venue and very close to many restaurants and nightly entertainment.

    The Residence Inn Sandy provides free wireless Internet and is less than 1 mile from the SLCC campus where the conference will be taking place. In addition, they offer a free shuttle to and from the campus. More information about the hotel can be found on the Residence Inn’s website.

    Residence Inn Sandy (map)
    270 West 10000 South
    Sandy, UT 84070
    Phone: 1-801-561-5005
    Fax: 1-801-561-9672

    Hotel Registration

    On the web

    UTOSC Hotel Registration

    By Phone

    Call the Marriott Residence Inn at 801-561-5005. Mention UTOSC 2010 and ask for the conference rate of $89/night. The Group Code is ‘UTOUTOA’.

    For additional hotel information, visit http://utosc.com and choose the  ‘lodging‘ link.

    The Utah Open Source Conference 2010 is taking place from October 7-9, 2010 at the Miller Free Enterprise Center of the Salt Lake Community College.

    To register for the conference, follow this link.

    See you all in October!!

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  • UTOSC 2010: Keynote speaker, Jared Smith

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    Jared Smith, a recognized expert in the field of Voice-over IP (VoIP) and currently the project leader for the Fedora Project, has been named keynote speaker for the Utah Open Source Conference in October.

    One of the nation’s rising open source software conferences, UTOSC will be held from Oct. 7-9 at the Miller campus of Salt Lake Community College.

    “We are fortunate to have a speaker of Jared Smith’s caliber address this year’s conference,” said Clint Savage, the chief executive of the Utah Open Source Foundation, which hosts the conference. “In fact, Smith leads an outstanding list of speakers who are coming to Salt Lake City for UTOSC.”

    Smith will be speaking on ‘Swimming upstream: How Linux distributions help the entire community‘.

    Smith, who has held a number of roles in his career including programmer and system administrator, is a published author and holds a B.S. Degree in Computer Engineering from Utah State University.

    As project leader for the Fedora Project, Smith directs the operations of the Red Hat-based Linux distribution that is free and available to the public.

    Nearly 60 presentations will be given in the three-day UTOSC event, and UTOSC has also released the list of presentations here: http://2010.utosc.com/presentation/schedule/

    For more information on UTOSC, visit http://2010.utosc.com

    MEDIA
    For more information on the event, contact
    Larry Cafiero / larry.cafiero@gmail.com / 831.335.7303

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  • Event: #hackUTOS – Here’s Your Chance!

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    If you have ever been interested in creating, improving or just participating in an open source project, here’s your chance!  Do you already have an free and open source software project you are working on?

    Come On Down!

    At #hackUTOS, there will be developers, designers, documenters, testers and more looking for something to get involved in. Come down and learn how to get involved in an open source project!  Even if you aren’t a developer, there are needs for documentation, testing, promotion and more.

    hackUTOS – A Code Festival (RSVP Requested)
    April 24, 2010 :: 9am – 6pm
    Open Source Technology Center at Novell (map)
    #hackUTOS on irc.freenode.net
    free admission, free software, free SWAG and free food sponsored XMission and Stackable.com!

    More details at the UTOS Wiki.  See our previous posts as well.

    Sponsored By:

    See you all there!  It’s going to be a blast!

    Cheers,

    Clint

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  • Event: #hackUTOS – Got a Project?

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    Do you already have an free and open source software project you are working on?

    Need some help?

    At #hackUTOS, there will be developers, designers, documenters, testers and more looking for something to get involved in. Come down and get a few people involved in your project!

    hackUTOS – A Code Festival (RSVP Requested)
    April 24, 2010 :: 9am – 6pm
    Open Source Technology Center at Novell (map)
    #hackUTOS on irc.freenode.net
    free admission, free software, free SWAG and free food sponsored XMission and Stackable.com!

    More details at the UTOS Wiki.

    Sponsored By:

    See you all there!  It’s going to be a blast!

    Cheers,

    Clint

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  • Event: #hackUTOS – A Code Festival

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    Have you ever thought:

    'Man, if only I had a few hours to start this software project?'

    or

    Wow, I sure wish I could help, but I'm not a coder, what could I do?"

    or

    I have all this awesome  skill, but I just want to work so give me something to do!"

    or

    'Well you get the point!
    hackUTOS – A Code Festival (RSVP Requested)
    April 24, 2010 :: 9am – 6pm
    Open Source Technology Center at Novell (map)
    #hackUTOS on irc.freenode.net
    free admission, free software, free SWAG and free food sponsored XMission and Stackable.com!

    More details at the UTOS Wiki.

    Sponsored By:

    See you all there!  It’s going to be a blast!

    Cheers,

    Clint

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  • March 2010 Geek Lunch: Zupas and a Mix of Podcasting to boot!

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    Hey folks, this month’s Geek Lunch is in cooperation with the folks from PodCampSLC!  You should register for PodCampSLC, but if you just want to come to Geek Lunch, it’s open to anyone! 

    NOTE: PodCampSLC attendees will be at the South Jordan location only

    Here’s the Details

    Meet at the nearest location to you at 12:00pm on Friday, March 26, 2010.  If you have never been, look for the group with this logo at their table.  Geek Lunch is organized by the Utah Open Source Foundation, but you must pay for your meal.  We look forward to seeing all of you there.

    Date: Friday,February 26, 2010
    Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm

    Salt Lake County

    Zupas (website and map)
    10680 South Riverfront Parkway
    South Jordan, Utah 84095
    Phone: (801) 253-8881

    Weber / Davis / Utah Counties

    Zupas (website and map)
    748 W. Antelope Dr.
    Layton, UT 84041
    Phone: (801) 776-1753

    If you have a suggestion

    See you all there!

    Clint

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  • Geek Lunch: February 2010 Photos

    By herlo

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    Geek lunch this month was awesome!  In Salt Lake City, we had 25 people attend, I heard that Roosters in Layton had a small crowd of 5.  Many from Code Greene and XMission came to enjoy a meal.  A special thanks goes out to XMission’s Pete Ashdown for picking up the tab for the entire group in SLC!

    Below are some pictures from the event: (full set of pictures is on flickr)

    See you all next month!

    Cheers,

    Clint

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  • February 2010 Geek Lunch: To the pub we go!

    By herlo

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    Hey folks, this Friday is Geek Lunch time!  The theme this month is ‘Pub Food’.  We’re planning on enjoying a few good cheese fries, Monte Christo sandwiches, or a really tasty Veggie Burger.

    Here’s the Details

    Meet at the nearest location to you at 12:30pm this Friday, February 26, 2010.  If you have never been, look for the group with this logo at their table.  Geek Lunch is organized by the Utah Open Source Foundation, but you must pay for your meal.  We look forward to seeing all of you there.

    Date: Friday,February 26, 2010
    Time: 12:30pm – 2:00pm

    Salt Lake County

    The Green Pig (website)
    31 East 400 South
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 (map)
    (801) 532-7441

    Weber / Davis Counties

    Roosters (website)
    748 Heritage Park Boulevard
    Layton, Utah 84041 (map)
    (801) 774-9330

    Utah County

    There is currently no place planned for in Utah county due to low turnout.  If you would like to help organize a Geek Lunch in Utah county, please email clint@utos.org.

    See you all there!

    Clint

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  • Geek Lunch: January is Indian food!

    By herlo

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    Hey folks, this Friday is Geek Lunch time!  The theme this month is ‘Indian food’ so come enjoy your ‘Chicken Tikka Masala, or Lamb Saag, Naan and a Mango Lassi

    Here’s the Details

    Meet at the nearest location to you at 12:30pm this Friday, January 29, 2010.  If you have never been, look for the group with this logo at their table.  Geek Lunch is organized by the Utah Open Source Foundation, but you must pay for your meal.  We look forward to seeing all of you there.

    Date: Friday, January 29, 2010
    Time: 12:30pm

    Salt Lake County

    India House
    8660 South State Street
    Sandy, UT 84070
    (801) 569-0550 (map)

    Weber / Davis Counties

    Taste of India
    1664 N Woodland Park Dr
    Layton, UT 84041
    (801) 614-0107 (map)

    Utah County

    India Palace
    98 West Center Street
    Provo, UT‎ 84601
    (801) 373-7200‎ (map)

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  • Pictures: ERGS and UTOS Linux Installfest

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    Well, we had around 10-15 volunteers show up throughout the day for the UTOS Installfest at the Electroregeneration Society.  It was a great day.  I’ve got some pictures to share, which really tell the story.  I am happy to report that we installed more than 20 computers with Ubuntu and Fedora this past weekend.  I think this event will become a yearly one as long as there are computers to install and people that need them.

    The Electroregeneration Society doesn’t just need help during the holidays, please consider helping throughout the year.  They are open most Saturdays and you can volunteer anytime.  Watch for our classes coming soon as well.

    Enjoy these pictures (the set is available on flickr):

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    See you all at next year’s UTOS Installfest at the Electroregeneration Society.

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