<html> <head> <style></style></head> <body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Hi Folks...<div><br></div><div>Lots of new details about SCaLE 13x coming out today. They have a number of interesting new things coming up. If you want to help out with our Coders' Corner, would you let me know which days you might be able to help out? We should have 2-3 people in the booth at all times to answer general questions and to help people try their hand at doing some simple coding. </div><div><br></div><div>The exhibit hall will be open from 2-6 pm on Friday, 10am - 6pm on Saturday, and 10 am - 2 pm on Sunday. That's a lot of hours so we really need lots of volunteers to make this happen. So far, we know we will have some XOs running Sugar that can be used for Scratch and Python. Hopefully, we will also get some loans of some laptops that can access the Google Hour of Code materials via the web.</div><div><br></div><div>Sometime before SCaLE, the XOs will need to be checked out and the software updated to the latest stable version of Sugar. I also have a cute little lavender and cream Asus Eee PC 900 running an old version of Windows ;( that we might be able to use. If someone wants to help me install a compatible version of Linux with an easy to use browser, we could use it too. If you have any similar older hardware that we could get running, let me know!</div><div><br></div><div>Caryl</div><div><br></div><div>P.S. Please forward to folks I may have missed<br><br><div>> To: cbigenho@hotmail.com<br>> Subject: [SCALE 13x] Weighing In On SCALE<br>> Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 13:08:29 -0800<br>> From: info@socallinuxexpo.org<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Here is your start-of-the-week week update for the Southern California<br>> Linux Expo SCALE 13x:<br>> <br>> THE FOUR DAYS OF SCALE 13x: As many of you may have noticed, we have<br>> added an additional day this year. SCALE 13x begins on Thursday, Feb.<br>> 19, and runs through Sunday, Feb. 22, making this year's edition a<br>> four-day show with extended exhibit hall hours. Thursday will be<br>> dedicated to specialty session tracks, which traditionally populated<br>> the Friday schedule. Due to the increasing attendance at SCALE on<br>> Friday, we will be opening the exhibit hall on Friday, Feb. 20, at<br>> 2pm. Saturday exhibit hall hours will remain the same, beginning at 10<br>> am and closing at 6 pm. Because Sunday has traditionally been a<br>> quieter day in general we have decided to reduce the hours for the<br>> exhibit halls, which will now open at 10 am and close down at 2 pm.<br>> <br>> The session schedule is being finalized and will be up shortly.<br>> <br>> WANT TO JOIN US? SCALE is a completely volunteer-driven event, and in<br>> the last decade it has grown into the largest volunteer-run Linux/FOSS<br>> event in North America (and in size, SCALE runs second overall in<br>> North America to the O'Reilly-run OSCON) . We are looking for people<br>> that can help in all areas -- registration, room management, AV, expo<br>> floor management and runners. Some of our current chairs are graduates<br>> of this program, and they worked their way up to eventually running<br>> full events at SCALE. So, if you think this is up your alley, send a<br>> note to bala@socallinuxexpo.org <mailto:bala@socallinuxexpo.org><br>> expressing your interest and where you might be best suited. Welcome<br>> aboard!<br>> <br>> FLOCKING TOGETHER: Birds of a Feather, well, you know . . . This year,<br>> SCALE 13x will be hosting Birds of a Feather sessions on Friday and<br>> Saturday nights. While traditionally they have been organized around<br>> software, hardware or technical issues, we're expanding the scope.<br>> Want to do a Maker BoF? Do it. A Board Games BoF? What's stopping you?<br>> Open Government, Cloud . . . the possibilities are endless. For more<br>> information and to sign up, visit<br>> https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/blog/bof-registration-open-scale-13x<br>> <br>> SPECIAL HOTEL DEAL: As we do every year, SCALE has negotiated a<br>> special room rate with the Hilton for SCALE 13x. The three magic<br>> letters to remember are “SCL” -- the reference group code for the<br>> discounted room rate. Rooms are available at $115.00/night plus tax if<br>> you or use the group code. To make a reservation, visit<br>> https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/13x/venue-0<br>> for more information and links and phone number (if you'd rather be<br>> old school and call) to make a reservation. Remember, “SCL” is the<br>> group code for the discount.<br>> <br>> UpSCALE TALKS: While the session schedules are being finalized, there<br>> is still a chance for you to submit an UpSCALE talk. Patterned after<br>> the Lightning Talks popularized at O'Reilly events, UpSCALE Talks give<br>> participants five minutes to speak on a topic accompanied by 20<br>> automatically-advanced slides. It's a fast-paced, fun event for both<br>> the participants and the audience. To submit, send an email to<br>> info@socallinuxexpo.org <mailto:info@socallinuxexpo.org><br>> for more information.<br>> <br>> The Southern California Linux Expo SCALE 13x will be held from Feb.<br>> 19-22, 2015, at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport hotel. Registration is<br>> now open at https://reg.socallinuxexpo.org/reg6/<br>> and for more information on the show, visit<br>> http://www.socallinuxexpo.org <http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> --<br>> If you do not want to receive any more newsletters, <br>> https://lists.linuxfests.org/lists/?p=unsubscribe&uid=6b0f9f6a9b6d6d42e75f20c1690a220a<br>> <br>> To update your preferences and to unsubscribe visit<br>> https://lists.linuxfests.org/lists/?p=preferences&uid=6b0f9f6a9b6d6d42e75f20c1690a220a<br>> Forward a Message to Someone<br>> https://lists.linuxfests.org/lists/?p=forward&uid=6b0f9f6a9b6d6d42e75f20c1690a220a&mid=109<br>> <br>> <br>> --<br>> powered by phpList, www.phplist.com --<br>> <br>> <br></div></div> </div></body> </html>