[IAEP] Fwd: LinuxWorld Expands To OpenSource World Conference & Expo

[Edward Cherlin]

We should get some speakers to talk about where the future of Open
Source lies, not just what everybody has been doing lately. IDG is
planning to "offer a strong focus on supporting and enlarging not only
the Linux market, but the overarching open source technology
umbrella."

I intend to offer a presentation on The Next Billion Open Source
Users, somewhat like what I recorded recently that I know some of you
have seen. There is a link to it on my page,
http://www.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Mokurai

I would like to have a discussion here about who might attend to say
what. Perhaps we can coordinate several presentations.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: LinuxWorld <info at linuxworldexpo.com>
Date: Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 1:59 PM
Subject: LinuxWorld Expands To OpenSource World Conference & Expo
To: Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com>

As a valued member of our LinuxWorld conference speaker community, we
wanted you to be among the first to hear of the launch of OpenSource
World Conference & Expo, a new event that will focus on open source
software and all things Linux. Appended below is a press release that
will cross the wire tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. announcing this transition;
until that time we request that you do not disseminate this
information.

OpenSource World will include the key features of LinuxWorld, but will
offer a strong focus on supporting and enlarging not only the Linux
market, but the overarching open source technology umbrella.
OpenSource World is scheduled to take place August 10-13, 2009, at San
Francisco's Moscone Center.

Those of you who have spoken at and attended LinuxWorld in the past
know that it has been a long time since our show was exclusively a
Linux Conference. With the great strides open source is making
penetrating into IT departments, this year we want to make sure that
those who have never been to a LinuxWorld knows where to go to get all
the open source information they need.

The conference program will continue to feature technical sessions
covering everything IT professionals need to know to implement open
source solutions, including Linux.  We'll take the key themes in
enterprise IT, including applications, security, power efficiency,
virtualization, cloud computing, systems management and automation,
legal and licensing issues, and apply them to specifically Linux and
open source solutions.



Our call for papers will go live on December 19, 2008 and we look
forward to all your submissions. It is the continued efforts of our
speaker community that allow us to put together world class conference
content, there is no year where this will be more true than this year
as we expand our conference program to include all the eclectic
efforts of open source communities.



For more information, visit the OpenSource World website at
www.opensourceworld.com. If you have questions regarding the speaking
opportunities available at OpenSource World please contact Adam
DeMattia at adam_demattia at idg.com.



We thank you and look forward to your continued great contributions.



Melinda Kendall

GM, OpenSource World



____________________________________________________________________________________

LinuxWorld Expands To OpenSource World Conference & Expo

New event includes LinuxWorld and will support and enlarge the vibrant
open source market

Framingham, MA­­ October 07, 2008 IDG World Expo, the leading producer
of world-class tradeshows and events, today announced the launch of
OpenSource World™ Conference & Expo, a new event that will focus
exclusively on open source software and all things Linux, bringing
together industry leaders who are shaping the future of new enterprise
technology.  OpenSource World will include the key features of
LinuxWorld(R), but will offer a strong focus on supporting and
enlarging not only the Linux market, but the overarching open source
technology umbrella.  OpenSource World is scheduled to take place
August 10-13, 2009, at San Francisco's Moscone Center.

OpenSource World is targeted towards IT decision makers in midsize to
large enterprises including IT Architects, IT management, and IT
staff, as well as corporate developers, ISVs, and resellers seeking
real practical business advantage.  The event will include a full
conference program with content provided by industry experts, and will
feature an exhibit floor featuring over 150 companies representing a
range of products and services around open source and Linux solutions
including applications, hardware, services, management tools,
operating systems, security, and storage.

"In the past ten years the open source market has evolved
tremendously.  In 1999, it made perfect sense to create the LinuxWorld
event, an exclusively Linux show. But, over the years, the event
expanded beyond just Linux," said Melinda Kendall, vice president and
general manager, OpenSource World.  "While Linux is the most prominent
of hundreds of increasingly successful open source projects, the time
is right for us to provide the industry with an event that encompasses
not just Linux, but everything under the open source umbrella."

The conference program will feature technical sessions covering the
key themes in enterprise IT, including applications, security, power
efficiency, virtualization, cloud computing, systems management and
automation, and legal and licensing issues.  Keynotes will feature
CIOs from major companies discussing the innovative solutions they are
deploying now, and in the future, in their enterprises.

IT professionals will have an extra incentive to attend OpenSource
World because it will be co-located with IDG World Expo's 3rd annual
Next Generation Data Center (NGDC) event. The two events will feature
separate conference programs but will share the exhibit floor, which
attendees from either conference can visit.  Both events, including
the conference programs, show floor, and keynotes and feature
presentations, will be held in Moscone West.

What industry leaders are saying about OpenSource World:

Inna Kuznetsova, Director of Linux at IBM

"For a decade LinuxWorld provided a much needed forum for technical
and business debates to help establish Linux as a powerful choice.  We
have been proud to support LinuxWorld as part of IBM's overall
commitment to Linux. Now that Linux has been firmly established in the
mainstream and gained broad acceptance in datacenters, it is time for
different and expanded discussions. We welcome IDG World Expo's
decision to celebrate the evolution and success of Linux by recreating
the conference to focus on a wide spectrum of open source issues,
including Linux."

Doug Small, Director, Solutions Marketing and Global Alliances, HP

"HP continues to extend its worldwide commitment to Linux and open
source software to help customers lower data center costs and
accelerate growth.  We believe the evolution of this conference into a
broader event that fully embraces the vibrant open source community
will increase adoption of Linux and open source as key technologies."

Jim Zemlin, President, Linux Foundation

"For the past 10 years, IDG World Expo's LinuxWorld has participated
in the rapid rise of Linux from hobby to ubiquity throughout the
enterprise and all areas of computing. We look forward to
participating in the new Open Source World and its focus on Linux and
other emerging open source technologies that are following the lead of
Linux."

For more information or to register for the event please visit
www.opensourceworld.com

About OpenSource World

OpenSource World Conference & Expo will be the most comprehensive
event focusing exclusively on open source software and all things
Linux, bringing together industry leaders shaping the future of new
enterprise technology in the largest single gathering of business and
technical leaders deploying Linux and open source solutions.  For more
information or to register for the event, visit the OpenSource World
website at www.opensourceworld.com or call (800) 657-1474.  For
exhibiting opportunities, please contact Amy Bonner at (508) 424-4892
or amy_bonner at idg.com or Giovanni Stein at (508) 424-4864 or
Giovanni_stein at idg.com.

About IDG World Expo

IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com) is a leading producer of
tradeshows and events for professionals and consumers seeking
world-class education, peer-to-peer networking and one-stop comparison
shopping.  IDG World Expo's portfolio of conferences and events
includes Entertainment For All(R) (E For All(R)), E3 Media & Business
Summit, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo(R), Macworld Conference &
Expo(R), OpenSource World ™ Conference & Expo, Next Generation Data
Center™ (NGDC™) and REVEAL Los Angeles…The Fashion & Design Event™.
IDG World Expo is a business unit of IDG, the world's leading
technology media, research and event company.

Press Contact

Charlotte McCormack

IDG World Expo

508.424.4837

charlotte_mccormack at idg.com



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