[Philadelphia-pm] Fwd: Re: Fosscon 2012 in Philadelphia, in one month.

Jonathan Simpson jonathand at fossevents.org
Thu Aug 9 11:17:37 PDT 2012



Hey guys.  Just a reminder, this is in 2 days, this
Saturday.  There are still some slots left if you would like
to register and attend, and it is free to attend.

https://www.wepay.com/events/fosscon-2012

Jonathan Simpson
Fosscon Event Coordinator
484-928-0536

On 7/11/2012 4:26 PM, Walt Mankowski wrote:
> Jon tried posting this to the list himself, but it disappeared
> somewhere midstream.  While we try to debug it, I thought I'd just
> forward it myself.  (Just replace "PLUG" with "phl.pm" as appropriate
> as you read it.)  My apologies for the double- or triple-posting if it
> eventually arrives.
>
> Chris Nehren and I will both be giving talks at Fosscon this year.
> Chris's talk will be on ZFS, and I'll be doing a workshop on
> Octopress.  You should come too!
>
> Walt
>
> ----- Forwarded message from Jonathan Simpson <jsimpson at jdsnetwork.com> -----
>
> Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:04:06 -0400
> From: Jonathan Simpson <jsimpson at jdsnetwork.com>
> To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List <plug at lists.phillylinux.org>
> Subject: [PLUG] Fosscon 2012 in Philadelphia, in one month.
>
> Hi plug. Just a reminder this is coming up in just a month. Fosscon is
> held in Philadelphia, and is well attended by PLUG members and other
> local techies.
>
> Fosscon 2012 will be held Saturday, August 11th, at the Venturef0rth
> facility in Central Philadelphia.  This new location provides easy
> access from Market East station, has both elevator access, and cool
> air conditioning.
>
> This year's keynote will be provided by Bradley M. Kuhn, Executive
> Director of the Software Freedom Conservancy, who will be speaking on
> "Promoting Software Freedom Development via Non-Profits."
>
> Fosscon 2012 is a free and open source software conference, and will
> include six general-interest talks, and workshops on topics including
> development, community building, hackerspace activities, and more.
> Learn about 3D printing, security, and protecting your privacy.
> Network with the local tech community and discover new technologies.
>
> The Ubuntu PA group will be hosting an Ubuntu Village, with experts
> ready to help you dive into an Ubuntu install and troubleshoot issues.
>
> Hive76 will be offering several workshops, including soldering
> workshop, build your own flat panel speaker workshop,  and an intro to
> arduino workshop.
>
> Fosscon is also searching for speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors for
> this year's event. If you are interested in speaking, please note that
> only workshop slots are still available.  These slots are suitable for
> in depth courses on how to complete a specific task or just showing
> how you've done, built, or scripted something interesting.
>
> For information on speaking, visit http://fosscon.org/speakers.
>
> For information on sponsoring, visit http://fosscon.org/sponsors.
>
> For information on exhibiting, visit http://fosscon.org/exhibits.
>
> To register for fosscon, visit
> https://www.wepay.com/events/fosscon-2012. Basic admission is free.
> Paid adminssion of $25 helps keep fosscon available to those who are
> unable to support us in this way, and will also receive a special
> gift.
>
> Thanks for reading. We hope to see you there!
> The fosscon 2012 team.
>
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