http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://gmane.org/img/gmane-25t.png http://gmane.org http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/48 <pre>The Linux Expo of Southern California, parent organization of the popular Southern California Linux Expo, announced today that it will sponsor events during the observation of Software Freedom Day 2011, to be held Sept. 17, 2011. By doing so, the Linux Expo expands its efforts to popularize the use of Free and Open Source Software beyond the Southern California Linux Expo, which is held annually in February. The Linux Expo will accept proposals from Southern California groups for events observing Software Freedom Day, and will issue five grants of up to $500 each to support each event. The funding may be used for space rental, media duplication, printing costs or other expenses related to their event. Groups from San Luis Obispo County south to the California-Mexico border, and from the Pacific Ocean east to the California-Nevada border, are encouraged to apply. Interested groups can send their proposals to press-+lTk9Ns4B/5zigNL44B2PbhSVCA9We0C&lt; at &gt;public.gmane.org All proposals must be received by July 3</pre> Linux Expo of SoCal 2011-05-13T03:34:24 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/47 <pre>SCALE REPORT - 3 March 2011 SUMMARY: Successful SCALE 9X ends on a high note; higher attendance numbers translate into healthy forecast for Linux and Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) in 2011 LOS ANGELES -- The 9th annual Southern California Linux Expo wrapped up three days of sessions and speakers -- and two days of exhibits -- on Sunday afternoon with a new record for attendance. By the end of the three days, SCALE had printed over 1,800 badges, an increase over last year of approximately 20 percent. Some of the sessions were standing-room only while over 100 exhibitors got to meet the record-breaking crowd. “Because SCALE is the first large Linux and FOSS show in 2011, it serves as an indicator of how the year may go,” said Orv Beach, the SCALE 9X publicity co-chair. “From what we’ve seen this weekend at SCALE, the upcoming months look very bright for FOSS.” SCALE 9X links at a glance: - Speaker survey: www.socallinuxexpo.org/speaker_survey/ - SCALE 9X photos: http://bit.ly/gqHIHC - Compi</pre> SCALE Team 2011-03-04T04:08:53 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/46 <pre>SUMMARY: SCALE 9X lifts off on Saturday; Leigh Honeywell kicks off Day 2 as attendance numbers rise LOS ANGELES -- The 9th annual Southern California Linux Expo started its second day on Saturday with a keynote by Leigh Honeywell as the attendance numbers showed a significant increase over last year. Honeywell, who spoke on the topic “Hackerspaces and Free Software,” headlined a wide variety of sessions that included a standing-room only crowd for Owen De Long’s “IPv6 Basics for Linux Adminstrators” and various education-related talks in the Open Source Software in Education (OSSIE) track. Attendance figures for the show are up from last year, according to SCALE 9X staff. According to SCALE 9X chair Ilan Rabinovitch, last year’s show in 2010 had more than 1,300 registrants attend by Saturday. This year, SCALE 9X has had nearly 1,600 attendees get badges for the show, with 300 paid tickets still outstanding. The day wrapped up with a conference reception and the “The World’s Weakest Geek</pre> SCALE Team 2011-02-27T11:35:38 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/45 <pre>SUMMARY: SCALE 9X hits the ground running on Friday; hundreds kick off Friday sessions LOS ANGELES -- The 9th annual Southern California Linux Expo got off to a rousing start on Friday, with a significant number of registrants opting to come to the expo on Friday to participate in a variety of sessions appealing to a wide range of users at various levels. By 11 a.m. on Friday, nearly 600 attendees had registered for SCALE, with more registering throughout the afternoon. This is a significant rise in the number of Friday attendees, according to SCALE 9X staff, who are cautiously optimistic that the number of attendees could break a record. For those who attended talks on Friday, SCALE 9X would like to know what you thought of them. Please consider filling out the SCALE speaker survey at www.socallinuxexpo.org/speaker_survey/ Saturday’s SCALE 9X kicks off with Leigh Honeywell’s keynote on ‘Hackerspaces and Free Software’ at 10 a.m. in the La Jolla room, for those of you at the show. The keynote wil</pre> SCALE Team 2011-02-26T17:54:09 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/44 <pre>SCALE UPDATE - 24 February 2011 SUMMARY: In the starting blocks -- ready for SCALE 9X? LOS ANGELES -- The flights have been confirmed for some time and they're now being boarded. Speakers are packing and heading to Los Angeles, ready to rehearse their presentations before they go on sometime between Friday and Sunday. Exhibitors prepare to set up their booths. Registrations for the expo continue to roll in. Are you ready for some Linux? The 9th annual Southern California Linux Expo is set to start tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 25, at the Hllton Los Angeles Airport hotel. SCALE 9X begins tomorrow with a wide range of presentations. Cloud.com presents an all-day session on building an open-source cloud. Fedora will host its Fedora Activity Day, in which it will offer attendees a path of study to help folks take the Red Hat Certified Engineer test. PostgreSQL will host a day-long sessions on uses for its database software. Ubuntu is hosting Ubucon, a gathering to cover what's going on in the community. Friday wi</pre> SCALE Team 2011-02-24T17:50:36 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/43 <pre>SCALE UPDATE - 23 February 2011 SUMMARY: Mobile for SCALE 9X? There's an app for that; Keynotes to be streamed Saturday and Sunday LOS ANGELES -- The 9th annual Southern California Linux Expo has gone mobile using The Conventionist. Those attendees with Android devices and other mobile technology like iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches can get an enhanced experience with the mobile guide to SCALE 9X. Plan your day with a personalized schedule and browse exhibitors, maps and general show info. To get the guide, download "The Conventionist" from the Android Marketplace or the Apple App Store, or you can download it by visiting http://conventionist.com/getit The SCALE 9X schedule and information will be under the "download guides" section of the application. Also, the keynote speakers will have their talks streamed live from the venue in the Hilton Los Angeles Airport hotel. Leigh Honeywell will be giving the keynote on Saturday at 10 a.m. Pacific time, speaking on "Hackerspaces and Free Software." On Sunday</pre> SCALE Team 2011-02-23T23:52:51 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/42 <pre>SCALE UPDATE SUMMARY: Special events at SCALE 9X abound; Keep track of SCALE through the magic of social media LOS ANGELES -- A wide variety of special events accent the usual fare of presentations and exhibits at the 9th annual Southern California Linux Expo. FOSS standards like Fedora, OpenSUSE, PostgreSQL and Ubuntu are holding day-long sessions on Friday, and SCALE U and DevOps Day will have a variety of sessions as well. But when the sessions are over, the fun begins. A happy hour, sponsored by Rackspace, runs from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, which leads up to the highlight of Friday evening: the UpSCALE talks, which begin at 8 p.m. in the La Jolla room. On Saturday evening after a day of sessions and booth-hopping, SCALE 9X attendees can visit the conference reception and raffle, as well as participate in "The Weakest Geek," a geek trivia game. After "The Weakest Geek," SCALE 9X will host a laser tag, video game and board game night in the Plaza Ballroom from 9 p.m. onward. Also on tap for SCALE 9X on</pre> SCALE Team 2011-02-23T04:53:23 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/41 <pre>SCALE UPDATE -- Feb. 20, 2011 SUMMARY: Looking for an IT job? SCALE will have industry reps on hand; SCALE sessions streamed; hotel registration at 100 percent, but there’s always room for more LOS ANGELES -- Get those resumes ready: IT industry representatives from a variety of technology companies will be present at the 9th annual Southern California Linux Expo seeking talent to hire. Companies that will be on hand at SCALE 9X include Facebook, Google, eHarmony, CityGrid Media, TicketMaster and others. A full listing can be found at http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/blog/it-recruting-scale-0 With the exception of the SCALE keynotes, the sessions at SCALE 9X will be streamed live by ConferenceByWire, a video-conferencing and video content distribution solution that brings live and on-demand conferences and conventions directly to one's computer. The streamed sessions will be available at http://swarm.conferencebywire.com/web/guest/conference-page?cnid=55810 The Saturday and Sunday keynotes will </pre> SCALE Team 2011-02-21T00:10:21 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/40 <pre>SCALE UPDATE: Going ‘uptown’ with UpSCALE, while Birds of a Feather flock together at SCALE 9X LOS ANGELES – You have something to say, but you’re only allotted several minutes and the presentation slides automatically change as you speak. Think you can do it? The 9th annual Southern California Linux Expo will hold its UpSCALE talks on Friday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. in the La Jolla room at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport hotel. It is part of SCALE 9X, the first Linux expo of the year, which is held at the same venue from Feb. 25-27. UpSCALE talks, held in the style of the Ignite presentations made popular by various O'Reilly-sponsored events, allow the six scheduled participants five minutes to speak on a topic, accompanied by 20 automatically-advanced slides provided by each speaker. This makes UpSCALE a fast-paced, fun event for participants and audience. For a schedule of the talks, visit http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/special-events/upscale Also, SCALE 9X will continue the tradition of prov</pre> SCALE Team 2011-02-15T22:34:59 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/39 <pre>SCALE ANNOUNCEMENT Hotel rooms in demand at SCALE 9X venue – don’t miss out; Open Source Software in Education schedule affirmed LOS ANGELES – With a little over two weeks left before the first-of-the-year Linux expo, the ninth annual Southern California Linux Expo is shaping up to set the tone for an outstanding Linux year in 2011. If you haven’t taken advantage of SCALE’s hotel deal at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport hotel – the site of SCALE 9X on Feb. 25-27 – you’d be well advised to hurry. The $109 per night rate is available as long as allotted rooms last. SCALE attendees can take advantage of this deal by using the code at http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/hotel-info when registering either on-line or by phone. Also, the Open Source Software In Eduction (OSSIE) track at SCALE, providing an outstanding lineup of speakers connecting FOSS and its use in the scholastic realm, has been finalized. Unlike in years past when OSSIE was held on Friday, this year OSSIE will be held on Sa</pre> SCALE Team 2011-02-09T17:52:44 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/38 <pre>Most people in the tech industry know that the IPv4 address space will run dry over the next few months. The forced march to IPv6, with all of its potential downsides -- including network slowdowns and downright outages -- has only just begun. Has your organization started the move? If not, consider attending SCALE! We can help you come up to speed on how to get over the “address space” speed bump gracefully, with two presentations on IPv6: * Richard Jimmerson, Chief Information Officer of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), will speak on “Ready or Not, IPv6 is Here: Preparing Your Linux Networks for IPv6”. * Owen DeLong is an IPv6 Evangelist at Hurricane Electric and a member of the ARIN Advisory Council, and will present “IPv6 Basics for Linux Administrators” The 9th Annual Southern California Linux Expo is February 25-27, 2011. For more information, or to register, go to https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/ </pre> SCALE Team 2011-02-04T01:21:34 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/37 <pre>The 9th Annual Southern California Linux Expo is less than four weeks away. This Expo is shaping up to be the best SCALE ever, with five tracks of quality presenters, over 80 exhibitors, and more content than it’s ever had. The theme for SCALE 9X is “Open Source: Rising to New Heights”. Both the program and the SCALE 9x t-shirt promote this theme. You can check them both out at the SCALE 9x event page on Facebook. This year’s t-shirt will be a collector’s item! Traditionally, above and beyond the presentation tracks and expo floor SCALE provides space for Free and Open Source Software organizations to meet. It’s one way we give back to the FOSS community. This year there are more of these great activities at SCALE than ever. Here’s the current (but expected to grow) list: -Build an Open Source Cloud Day -DevOps Day Los Angeles -FOSS Mentoring -Fedora Activity Day -LPI Testing -Los Angeles PostgreSQL Day -Open Source Software In Education -PGP Keysigning Party -SCALE University -ope</pre> SCALE Team 2011-02-02T06:30:46 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/36 <pre>Keynote speakers finalized: Jane Silber joins Leigh Honeywell as the 2011 SCALE 9X keynoters LOS ANGELES -- Canonical Chief Executive Officer Jane Silber has been added as a keynote speaker, with Leigh Honeywell, for the Southern California Linux Expo SCALE 9X in February. Silber will give her keynote on "Cloud for Human Beings" during SCALE 9x, which runs from Feb. 25-27 in Los Angeles. "We're fortunate and honored to have a speaker of Jane Silber's caliber joining Leigh Honeywell as the keynote speakers for SCALE this year," said, Ilan Rabinovitch, the chairperson for SCALE 9X. "These two outstanding speakers lead an impressive roster of people presenting at SCALE this year." Silber started her career as a software developer and has continued to rely on that foundation in her years of business development, strategy, operations and product development experience. She served as Canonical's Chief Operating Officer from its founding and became its CEO last year. Her work at Canonical has included leading </pre> SCALE Team 2011-01-19T22:41:04 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/35 <pre>[MEDIA: Press contact information appears at the end of this announcement.] Your end-of-the-year checklist should include SCALE reservations LOS ANGELES – If you're making a personal checklist as we approach the beginning of a new year, you may want to include the following: [X] Make New Year's resolutions [X] Buy that bottle of champagne to celebrate 2011 [ ] Don't forget to book your SCALE registration and hotel room Registration for the Southern California Linux Expo SCALE 9X, held at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport hotel, is now open and can be made by visiting https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/reg7/ Also, SCALE has negotiated a special conference room rate with the Hilton. Rooms are available at $109 her night plus tax if you use the link or the group code. Reservations can be made online at http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/LAXAHHH-SLE-20110221/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG To make hotel reservations by phone, call 310-410-4000 and use the reference group code "SLE." SCALE 9X will be held</pre> SCALE Team 2010-12-21T19:53:14 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/34 <pre>[MEDIA: Press contact information appears at the end of this announcement.] Leigh Honeywell tapped as first of two SCALE 9X keynote speakers LOS ANGELES -- The Southern California Linux Expo is happy to announce that Leigh Honeywell has been chosen as the first keynote speaker for SCALE 9X. Honeywell will be speaking on the topic of “Hackerspaces and Free Software,” and how the two communities are mutually beneficial to each other. Honeywell is co-founder and current president of HackLab.TO, a hackerspace in downtown Toronto. She currently serves on the board of advisors of the SECtor security conference, has served as a Google Summer of Code mentor, and is one of the Tres Chix leading the Ubuntu Women project. A second keynote speaker will be chosen, with keynotes to be delivered on Saturday and Sunday mornings at SCALE 9X. SCALE 9X will be held Feb. 25-27, 2011, at the Los Angeles Airport Hilton. For more information, vist http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/ ===== EXHIBITORS: For information</pre> SCALE Team 2010-12-15T21:38:20 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/33 <pre>[MEDIA: Press contact information appears at the end of this announcement.] SCALE UPDATE: Less than two weeks left for SCALE Call for Papers; Sponsors start lining up for event LOS ANGELES – As everyone's sights are set on the December holidays, the Southern California Linux Expo reminds those who plan to submit papers for SCALE 9X to get them in before the deadline, which is a little over a week away. The deadline for the SCALE 9x Call for Papers is Dec. 13, with notification of acceptance being sent to speakers by Dec. 27. For more information on the SCALE 9x Call for Papers and how to submit them, visit: http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/blog/scale-9x-call-papers Sponsors opportunities still abound for SCALE 9X, and sponsors are starting to line up for the first-of-the-year major Linux expo. SCALE supporters include silver sponsors Softlayer and Facebook, and reception sponsor iX Systems. Media sponsors include Linux Journal, Linux Pro Magazine, Ubuntu User, Backbone Magazine, ACM Queue, Toolb</pre> SCALE Team 2010-12-03T17:11:34 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/32 <pre>[MEDIA: Press contact information appears at the end of this announcement.] Sharpen those No. 2 pencils: One month remaining in the SCALE 9x Call for Papers LOS ANGELES (Nov. 4, 2010) – In an effort to continue our efforts to promote and educate the public on Free/Open Source Software projects, the Southern California Linux Expo SCALE 9x invites you to share your work with the rest of the FOSS community by submitting a talk for the first-of-the-year Linux expo. “As the first major Linux event of the year, SCALE 9x gives speakers an opportunity to set the tone for what’s ahead in the coming year,” said Shyam Kapadia, the chair of the SCALE 9x Speakers Committee. “For developers and those who advocate FOSS, it can serve as a springboard for further success as the year progresses.” The deadline for the SCALE 9x Call for Papers is a little over a month away, on Dec. 13, with notification of acceptance being sent to speakers by Dec. 27. Considering the rapid rise in the adoption of open source in</pre> SCALE Team 2010-11-04T23:38:59 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/31 <pre>[Media: For media contact information, see bottom of this announcement.] SCALE ANNOUNCEMENT: Call for Papers for Southern California Linux Expo 9x opens September 1st LOS ANGELES – Organizers of the Southern California Linux Expo 9x have announced that the Call for Papers for SCALE 9x opens Wednesday, Sept. 1, with five speaker tracks. With the continued growth of Open Source software in business, SCALE will address the need for system management knowledge by adding a speaker track focused on system administration. Combined with the two specialized tracks -- Beginners and Developers -- and the two general interest tracks, SCALE 9x will have content for every attendee. “With a larger show and more opportunities for speakers, we’re looking for a cross-section of speakers that will coincide with the wide range of attendees expected for SCALE 9X,” said Shyam Kapadia, who chairs the SCALE speakers committee. Proposal abstracts are reviewed by a committee and are evaluated solely on merit. The closin</pre> SCALE Team 2010-09-02T20:31:23 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/30 <pre>SCALE UPDATE: SCALE moves to larger venue starting in 2011 LOS ANGELES – In order to accommodate its steady growth over the past few years, the Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE) will move to its new home, the Hilton Los Angeles Airport, starting with SCALE 9X in 2011. The new venue – larger than SCALE’s former home for the last four years at the Westin Los Angeles Airport – will allow SCALE to expand its offerings at SCALE 9X, slated for Feb. 18-20, 2011. “We are excited about our new home at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport hotel, and the opportunities it allows us to pursue,” said SCALE chairman Ilan Rabinovitch. “The larger venue will allow SCALE to provide more co-hosted community events and conference activities over the next few years.” In addition to the larger floor space for the expo, the Hilton has larger speaker rooms to allow more participants per specialty conference track. The Hilton also has more rooms than the Westin, so SCALE’s new home can more easily accommodate ou</pre> SCALE Team 2010-06-24T18:19:12 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/29 <pre>SCALE UPDATE: SCALE a huge success, and don’t forget to take the speaker survey A HUGE SUCCESS: With attendance up over 10 percent from last year, organizers of the Southern California Linux Expo SCALE 8X contend that the event this year was an unparalleled success. The spike in the number of attendees to the first-of-the-year Linux show caused most of the weekend’s sessions and talks to be full, and in some cases – as in the Saturday keynote – there was overflow into other rooms where the talks were simulcast. The expo floor was packed during the course of the event as well, with many vendors pleased – and in some cases overwhelmed – by the number of people attending SCALE 8X. Both the attendance and the number of new people drawn to the event serves as a testament to the robust health of Free/Open Source Software in today’s economy, and the forecast is bright for an increase in both the popularity and necessity of FOSS throughout our digital dealings on a personal and professional level.</pre> SCALE Team 2010-02-24T04:25:07 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce/28 <pre>SCALE UPDATE: SCALE Keynotes to be streamed Saturday and Sunday LOS ANGELES – The keynote addresses for the Southern California Linux Expo SCALE 8x will be streamed live for the benefit of those who may not be able to make the addresses. The keynotes will be available at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/scale-8x-keynotes and each of the keynotes on Saturday and Sunday starts at 10 a.m US Pacific Standard Time (1800 UTC). The Saturday keynote will be given by Karsten Wade, a 15 year IT industry veteran, a long time Fedora Project contributor, and general open source iconoclast. Wade will give the Saturday keynote on the topic “Being a Catalyst in Communities.” On Sunday, Taurus Balog gives a keynote address on the topic, "So, You Think You Want to Start an Open Source Business." Balog has more than 20 years of network management experience in the telecom and datacom industries and he is currently a maintainer of the OpenNMS open source network management project and CEO of The OpenNMS Group. [MEDIA: P</pre> SCALE Team 2010-02-20T17:15:00 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.user-groups.foss.scale.announce