Robin speaking at Desktop Linux Summit

FYI, I'm scheduled to speak right after Rob Glaser on Thursday, Feb 10th, 
2005, at the Desktop Linux Summit. More info below.

Robin
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>         ----- Original Message ----- 
>         From: Kendall Dawson
>         Subject: Desktop Summit - February 9th - 11th, 2005 - Del Mar
>
>         Hi,
>
>         My name is Kendall Dawson. I am the Community Liaison for
>         Linspire, Inc. (formerly Lindows.com). I wanted to write to
>         let you know about a great opportunity coming up to find out
>         about the current trends in desktop Linux and open source! The
>         Desktop Summit will be taking place from February 9th - 11th,
>         2005 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego. OpenOffice.org
>         is holding a half-day event called OOoRegiCon (OpenOffice.org
>         Regional Conference North America):
>         http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/regicon/.
>         OpenOffice.org is looking for donations and for people to
>         assist in the organisation of OOo RegiCon. There will also be
>         a half-day devoted to Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird
>         and their respective roadmaps, with presentations from
>         Mitchell Baker of the Mozilla Foundation, and members of
>         MozDev, the premier development group focused on Mozilla
>         technologies.
>
>         On Wednesday, Rob Glaser (the CEO of RealNetworks) will be
>         talking about their open source project called Helix.  Michael
>         Robertson will be speaking about desktop Linux. Mitch Kapor is
>         another speaker who will be talking about the politics as well
>         as the Open Source Applications Foundation, which is
>         developing Chandler, a new personal information manager. Also
>         in attendance will be Doc Searls, the Senior Editor of Linux
>         Journal. Doc's speeches and presentations are always
>         informative and fun! There will be panels discussing all
>         aspects of desktop Linux including: gaming, enterprise
>         deployment, international expansion, open source, and more!
>         Friday's events will be sponsored by the Mozilla
>         Foundation. Companies like AMD and VIA will be showing off the
>         latest hardware for Linux. We will have a video arcade and
>         tournament sponsored by GarageGames. Another bonus is that LPI
>         (the Linux Professional Institute) will be there again this
>         year offering extremely low prices on Linux certification
>         testing (last year it was only $25!) These 3 days will be
>         packed full of vendors, speakers, developers and open source
>         supporters just like you.
>
>         I'd really like to see you and your members there -- please
>         pass this information along at your next meeting. If you do
>         plan to come, now is the time to register! After January 7th,
>         the price goes up to $175. There are also affordable options
>         for places to stay close to the conference  - this year we
>         have negotiated some special discount rates at nearby hotels
>         for conference attendees (see below). Book early ? special
>         rates expire January 9 and normal rates are much higher. When
>         booking rooms, please ask for the Desktop Summit rate. If you
>         have questions about a published rate, please call the hotel
>         for information. Some hotels charge extra for more than 2
>         people; please ask when booking.
>
>         For more information and to register please visit the Desktop
>         Summit web site: http://www.desktopsummit.com
>
>         I hope to meet you there this year!
>
>         Best regards,
>
>         Kendall Dawson
>         Community Liaison
>         Linspire, Inc.
>
>
>         Hotels with Desktop Summit Rates:
>         ----------------------------------------------------------
>         Del Mar Motel on the Beach - www.delmarmotelonthebeach.com
>
>         Located within walking distance of downtown Del Mar, directly
>         on the beach,
>         five minute drive to the Fairgrounds.
>
>         Rates: $59.00/night
>
>         1702 Coast Blvd.
>         Del Mar, CA 92014
>         800.223.8449  (Ask for Carrie)
>         ----------------------------------------------------------
>         Del Mar Inn - www.delmarinn.com
>
>         This hotel is located in downtown Del Mar within walking
>         distance to the beach
>         and restaurants and a 5 minute drive from the Summit.
>
>         Rates:
>         $79.00/night for first-floor
>         $89.00/night for garden view
>         $99.00/night for ocean view
>
>         720 Camino Del Mar
>         Del Mar, CA 92014
>         800.451.4515
>         ----------------------------------------------------------
>         Best Western Stratford Inn - www.bestwestern.com/prop_05573
>
>         Located in downtown Del Mar with water views, within walking
>         distance to
>         restaurants, shops, and beach. five minute drive to Summit.
>
>         Rates:
>         $85/night for 1 Queen
>         $95/night for 2-bed queen
>         $109/night for suite (with patio and kitchenette)
>         ***rate includes continental breakfast
>
>         710 Camino Del Mar
>         Del Mar, CA 92014
>         858.755.1501
>         ----------------------------------------------------------
>         Solana Beach Holiday Inn Express -
>         http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hd/solca
>
>         Located about a ½ mile from the Fairgrounds (Summit), a few
>         blocks to the
>         beach and within walking distance of restaurants in downtown
>         Solana Beach and
>         Coaster/Amtrak train station.
>
>         Rates:
>         $89.99/night for 1 King or 2 Double
>         $115.99/night for Suite
>         ***rate includes continental breakfast
>
>         621 S. Hwy 101
>         Solana Beach, CA 92075
>         858.350.0111
>         ----------------------------------------------------------
>         Courtyard by Marriott Solana Beach -
>         http://marriott.com/property/propertyPage/SANSB
>
>         Located 2 blocks from the beach, ½ mile from the Fairgrounds,
>         within walking
>         distance of restaurants and Solana Beach train station.
>
>         Rates:
>         $109.00/night
>         ***rate includes continental breakfast
>
>         721 S. Hwy 101
>         Solana Beach, CA 92075
>         858.792.8200
>         ------------------------------------------------------------  



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