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Register now for the 7th Annual O'Reilly Open Source Convention<br>
August 1-5 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon<br>
<a href="http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon">http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon</a> <p>
Be sure to sign up before early registration ends on June 20:<br>
<a href="http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/register.html">http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/register.html</a> <p>
Competition in the Linux vendor industry is heating up. Fresh technologies like Ruby on Rails and AJAX have turned the world of web apps on its head. And Microsoft is open sourcing software! Something is definitely afoot in the world of open source. <p>
Join us at OSCON, the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, where the people and projects of open source come together. At OSCON, you'll:<br>
<li> Hear about open source trends that are impacting the work you do--now and down the road<br>
<li> Discover ingenious solutions to your programming problems<br>
<li> Learn to work smarter, faster, and more creatively <br>
<li> Build relationships with fellow users from the entire spectrum of the open source community <br>
<li> Learn about the newest features and versions from creators and experts<br>
<li> Get set for technical innovations coming your way<p>
2005 O'Reilly Open Source Convention highlights:<br>
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<li> **Open Source Business Review***<br>
<a href="http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/osbr.html">http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/osbr.html</a> <p>
New to OSCON this year is the Open Source Business Review (OSBR): two days of premium presentations designed for executives and IT managers. OSBR highlights how open source is changing IT in the enterprise, and demonstrates how it can deliver benefits now and in the future. Led by seasoned executives who have managed open source successfully within their organizations, OSBR sessions cover essential topics like evaluating open source and calculating ROI, governance models, managing risks, licensing, and many others important issues.<p>
In addition to exclusive sessions, OSBR participants can also attend OSCON keynote presentations, OSCON sessions, exhibit hall, evening events, and activities.<br>
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<li> **Key People on Key Technologies***<br>
<a href="http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/speakers.html">http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/speakers.html</a> <br>
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<li> Perl: Larry Wall, Damian Conway, Allison Randal, Rafael Garcia-Suarez<br>
<li> DBs: Monty Widenius, Arjen Lentz, A. Elein Mustain, D. Richard Hipp, Ann Harrison<br>
<li> Java: Jonathan Schwartz, Danese Cooper, Erik Hatcher, Rod Cope<br>
<li> Python: Guido van Rossum, Ted Leung, Sam Ruby, Jim Hugunin<br>
<li> PHP: Rasmus Lerdorf, Andi Gutmans, David Sklar, Luke Welling, Laura Thomson<br>
<li> Linux: Greg Kroah-Hartman, Theo Schlossnagle, Shane Caraveo, David Wheeler<br>
<li> Security: Christian Lahti, Randal Schwartz, Nitesh Dhanjani, Kees Cook<br>
<li> Apache: Rich Bowen, Ask Bj�rn Hansen, Geoffrey Young<br>
<li> Emerging Topics: Robert Lefkowitz, Karim R. Lakhani, Chris DiBona<br>
<li> Ruby: David Heinemeier Hansson, Yukihiro Matsumoto, Mike Clark<br>
<li> XML: Ben Hammersley, Jason Hunter, Evan Lenz, Odysseas Pentakalos<br>
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<li> **Events and Activities Galore!***<br>
<li> Tuesday Night Extravaganza: Damian Conway, Paul Graham, and Larry Wall share deep and entertaining thoughts with the assembled OSCON throng<br>
<li> Exhibit Hall Reception and Author Round-up: have a drink, see what exhibitors and sponsors have to offer, and say hello to a host of open source authors<br>
<li> Powell's Technical Book Store Open House: This venerable Portland institution throws opens its doors to OSCON participants<br>
<li> HP Photo Contest: Polish your lens and pack extra batteries, because HP is once again sponsoring a photo competition just for OSCON participants<br>
<li> Portland Bridges Tour: Calling all massive gearheads--get a behind-the-scenes look at how some of Portland's famous spans operate<br>
<li> Birds of a Feather sessions (BoFs): BoFs offer a place to gather with other open source fans on the topic of your choice<br>
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<li> **Sponsors and Exhibitors***<br>
<a href="http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/exhibitors.html">http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/exhibitors.html</a> <br>
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<li> Diamond: Computer Associates, Hewlett Packard, SpikeSource, Sun Microsystems<br>
<li> Platinum: Novell<br>
<li> Gold: ActiveGrid, IBM, Ticketmaster<br>
<li> Silver: Activegrid, Black Duck, Google, Intel, Microsoft, SourceLabs, Zend <p>
For information on exhibiting or becoming a sponsor at OSCON, contact Andrew Calvo at (707) 827-7176, or <a href="mailto:andrewc@oreilly.com">andrewc@oreilly.com</a> for more info.<p>
To become a media sponsor at O'Reilly conferences, contact Margi Levin at<br>
(707) 827-7184, or <a href="mailto:margi@oreilly.com">margi@oreilly.com</a><br>
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<li> **Important Deadlines***<br>
<li> June 20: Early registration pricing ends--as does your chance to save up to $300. (And, if you're eligible for a discount--alumni, government, non-profit, etc.--it can be used during the early registration period to save you even more. Check the registration page for details: <a href="http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/register.html">http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/register.html</a> )<br>
<li> July 7: Hotel group rate discount ends. For hotel and travel information, go to: <a href="http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/hotel.html">http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/hotel.html</a> <p>
Hope to see you there!<p>
The O'Reilly OSCON Team<br>
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