As posted to our mailing list:

In just 5 days Fosscon 2010 will take place at Rochester Institute ofTechnology in Rochester, NY.

I wanted to take the opportunity to invite you there as well, as I don’t believe the Buffalo area has gotten any attention with regards to the event.

There will be 14 talks and 4 workshops on various topics relevant to Free and Open Source software, including using it in business, in the home, and in education.

Some of the talks include:
The POSSE Panel: a group of educators sharing what they learned about teaching open source.
Making the Most of Communities: Bryan Ostergaard
Learning how to fish: A self-help guide to finding Linux help on the internet: Jorge O Castro
Linux in Business: Karlie Robinson
Resume Workshop (Brush up on your Job seeking skills): RIT
And lots more.

There is also space available for BOF sessions, and if wnylug is interested we can offer you a table in the exhibition hall as well.

For more info see http://fosscon.org. Speakers list is at http://fosscon.org/speakers, and you can register at http://fosscon.org/register/.

The event registration is $30 but I’m happy to pass on a discount code for the fine folks of New York state, “empirestate” to take a little bit off.

Thanks folks,

Jonathan D. Simpson
FOSSCON coordinator
484-928-0536
www.fosscon.org

Just wanted to remind everyone about the Debian Conference

Debian Conference is the annual Debian developers meeting, an event filled with coding parties, discussions and workshops – all of them highly technical in nature. It will be held in New York City, USA, August 1-7, 2010.

Previous Debian Conferences have featured speakers from around the world. They have also been extremely beneficial for developing key Debian software components, including the new Debian Installer, and for improving Debian’s internationalization.
Debian Camp

Development teams like debian-installer and debian-edu also have the possibility of meeting beforehand for undisturbed collaborative work. However, note that only the basic necessities like bed and network connection will be provided at that time. Interested teams should contact the organizers upfront to make special arrangements. DebCamp will take place immediately prior to the main conference, from July 25-31, 2010.
DebConf Open Day

Meanwhile, decision-makers interested in discovering the benefits of Free Software and Debian users are invited to attend DebConf Open Day. DebConf Open Day is an open house event with presentations of general interest.

WNYLUG will be holding it’s next installfest / workshop on March 6th 2010 from 9:00am to 3:00pm at The Buffalo Hacker Space, 701 Seneca St, Suite 440, Buffalo NY 14210 (In the Larkin Building)

This event is being held to assist with Linux issues and to review topics we discussed at previous meetings.

If you have issues with Linux bring in your laptop or desktop (monitors, keyboards and mice will be provided so you can leave yours at home) and we can take a look at it.

Installs can also be performed if you want to try Linux out. (We are offering installations of the latest Ubuntu and Fedora distros)

Break-out groups covering various topics of interest may be held by individuals wanting to share.

Donations being accepted from individuals wanting Pizza for Lunch.

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