Ottawa: Open Source Weekend

On Sunday, this was posted to the annoucement list of a local LUG (see http://oclug.on.ca/archives/oclug-announce/2003-January/000060.html). I'm going to be at the event with a small BSD network. Hope to get some of you there...

                          OPEN SOURCE WEEKEND
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Date:          Saturday and Sunday, January 25-26, 2003
Location:      University of Ottawa, Carleton University, RA Centre.

On 2003 January 25 and 26, a coalition of computer professionals, students, and volunteers will host an Open Source Weekend in Ottawa, Canada. The events will be spread across the city and throughout the weekend to showcase the dynamic world of open source software. The major activities will be the:

• Linuxfest at the University of Ottawa (Sat. Jan. 25th)
• Linuxfest at Carleton University (Sat. Jan. 25th)
• The Business of Open Source Software conference. (Sun. Jan. 26th)

The events are all open to the public, and everyone is encouraged to attend. Bring your friends, family, and co-workers too! All events are free, but the respective organizations will be collecting donations.

LINUXFEST: UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA Brought to you by the University of Ottawa's Computer Science Students' Association, the activities here will include:

• a trade show with companies that produce and use open source software
• demonstrations of various examples of open source software
• installs of any flavour of the Linux operating system
• tutorials, presentations, and films.

Date: Saturday, 2003 Jan 25, 10:00 to 18:00 hours

Location:

    School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE)     800 King Edward Avenue
    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

LINUXFEST: CARLETON UNIVERSITY The activities presented by the Carleton Computer Science Society will feature:

• installs of Redhat and Mandrake Linux, and network installs of Debian GNU-Linux,
• Linux-For-Beginners seminars, and
• practical demonstrations of Linux and its associated applications in action.

Do you need help?

In addition to our free technical library, Pantek provides professional IT services to companies who utilize Open Source software: Learn more about Pantek's Technical Support offerings Place an order for 24/7/365 Technical Support here Learn more about Pantek, who we are, and what we do Chat with a Live Operator Related openbsd.org Links advocacy announce bugs ipv6 misc ports ports-changes security-announce smp source-changes tech Request more information about Pantek

Date: Saturday, 2003 Jan 25, 10:00 to 18:00 hours

Location:

    Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive     UniCentre (Building 7 on http://www.carleton.ca/cu/campus/)     Room: U231 (Porter Hall) on second floor. Signs will be posted.

BUSINESS OF OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE The Ottawa Canada Linux Users Group presents the second annual Business of Open Source Software (BOSS) conference. BOSS is a forum for the presentation and discussion of the exploding use of open source software in the world of business.

Office Environment Demonstration:

The day will begin with a demonstration of a working, networked office environment using the Linux operating system and some of its most successful software, such as the Apache webserver, and the OpenOffice.org office suite. It will also show Linux in a mixed computing environment with other operating systems. This will be a hands-on activity.

Keynote Speaker:

The afternoon brings the conference proper. Our special guest will be:

• Martin Fink, General Manager for Hewlett-Packard's Linux Systems Division, and author of "`The Business and Economics of Linux and Open Source", speaking on the practical use of open source software in business --- its introduction, integration, and value.

Do you need more help?

In addition to our free technical library, Pantek provides professional IT services to companies who utilize Open Source software: Learn more about Pantek's Technical Support offerings Place an order for 24/7/365 Technical Support here Learn more about Pantek, who we are, and what we do Chat with a Live Operator Related openbsd.org Links advocacy announce bugs ipv6 misc ports ports-changes security-announce smp source-changes tech Request more information about Pantek

Panel Discussion:

Then our speaker will join a panel comprising IT and business leaders from the Ottawa region and beyond:

• Jim Elliott, Linux Advocate for IBM Canada,
• Danese Cooper, Open Source Programs Office, Sun Microsystems,
• Eid Eid, President and CEO of OEone
• Joseph Potvin, Manager, Enterprise Architecture, GTIS, PWGSC
• Geoff Davidson, PostgreSQL, Inc.

Date: Sunday, 2003 Jan 26, 10:00 to 18:00 hours

Location:

    RA Centre
    2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H 7X7     (613) 733-5100

Detailed schedules, location maps, and other information about these events can be found on the Open Source Weekend website:

    http://www.osw.ca/

For more information about the Ottawa Canada Linux Users Group (OCLUG), please visit:

Can we help you?

In addition to our free technical library, Pantek provides professional IT services to companies who utilize Open Source software: Learn more about Pantek's Technical Support offerings Place an order for 24/7/365 Technical Support here Learn more about Pantek, who we are, and what we do Chat with a Live Operator Related openbsd.org Links advocacy announce bugs ipv6 misc ports ports-changes security-announce smp source-changes tech Request more information about Pantek

    http://oclug.on.ca/

-- 
Dan Langille : 
http://www.langille.org/