Re: Registration Open at Flourish Conference 2011, Apr 1st - 3rd

Please do register ..and early if possible.  I'm actually liking the
line up that they've put together this year.

It's a nice free conference in the Chicago area... and has been going
on for a few years now.

Please do send this out to any groups that you think might have an
interest in the event.

We even have a few meego speakers.  I'd be interested to see what they
have to say after
the current... move by Nokia.

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Samir Faci



On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Aisha Halim <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi LUNI,
>
> Flourish is continuing its fifth year with I guess, a lot more
> speakers. The schedule is pretty much finalized (a little more
> information is coming in), and there's a hackathon in the works. We'd
> love more organizations to get involved in the mini-expo, and sponsors
> are always a plus :)
>
> See information about the conference below.
>
> We can't wait to see some (or all >:-) ) there.
>
> -Aisha
>
> ---
> CELEBRATE INNOVATION WITH CHICAGO’S LINUX & OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE ENTHUSIASTS
> AT FLOURISH! 2011
>
> *From April 1 - 3, Free Technology Conference Brings Fifth Year of
> Insightful Talks and Hands-on Workshops about Open-source Software,
> Technology, and Culture*
>
> WHAT
>
> An annual gathering of, for, and by enthusiasts of open-source software,
> technology, and culture, taking place at the University of Illinois at
> Chicago.
>
> This year, you can also take your exams for certification by the Linux
> Professional Institute (LPI) and BSD Certification Group (BSDCG).
>
> FEATURED SPEAKERS and TOPICS
>
> Flourish! 2011's list of speakers include:
>
>  - Chris Palmer, Electronic Frontier Foundation
>  - Chris McAvoy, VP of Technology, Threadless
>  - Ryan "Icculus" Gordon, professional Linux 3D game developer
>  - Italo Vignoli, The Document Foundation, LibreOffice
>  - Mitch Altman, CEO of Cornfield Electronics, on forming communities
>  - Dru Lavigne, Community Manager of PC-BSD, on the PC-BSD desktop
>  - Vinod Kutty, CME Group, on migrating to Linux on x86
>  - Cathy Malmrose, CEO of ZaReason, on stress-testing Linux hardware
>  - Daliah Saper, Principal of SaperLaw, on the legal aspects of open
>  source
>  - Dean Wampler, principal of Aspect Research Associates, on Scala
>
> Complete list of speakers at http://www.flourishconf.com/2011/speakers
>
> WHEN
>
> April 1 - 3, 2011
>
> April 1, Evening Program
> Reception 4:00 - 4:30 p.m.
> Keynotes start at 4:30 p.m.
>
> April 2, Day-Long Program
> Morning Reception 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
> Main conference starts at 10:00 a.m.
>
> April 3, Mid-Day Program
> Morning Reception 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
> Day starts at 11:00 a.m
>
>
> Certification exams take place from 11am - 3pm. Go to the Flourish! website
> for more details: http://www.flourishconf.com/2011/exams
>
> Complete schedule will be available at
> http://www.flourishconf.com/2011/schedule
>
> WHERE
>
> UIC Student Center East
> 750 South Halsted Street
> Chicago, IL
>
> WHO
>
> Flourish! is organized by the Computer Science department of the University
> of Illinois at Chicago’s (UIC’s) School of Engineering, as well as the
> University's Linux user group and chapter of the Association of Computing
> Machinery (ACM). The conference is sponsored in part by GreenCanyon, Linux
> Journal, the Linux Professional Institute, Orbitz, O'Reilly, SourceForge,
> Times Two Technology, Threadless and Ubuntu.
>
> HOW
>
> Registration is free at http://www.flourishconf.com/2011/registration
>
> Join us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/flourishconf/
>
> Conference updates and conversation-starters on Twitter at
> http://twitter.com/flourishconf/.
> --
> Linux Users Of Northern Illinois (Chicago) - Technical Discussion
> http://luni.org/mailman/listinfo/luni
>



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