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Accepted Speakers Announcement and Early Bird Registration Reminder
Linux Plumbers Conference
17-19 September 2008
Portland, Oregon USA
http://linuxplumbersconf.org/

Speakers Announcement and Early Bird Registration Reminder

The list of accepted talks for Linux Plumbers Conf is now available:

http://linuxplumbersconf.org/program/speakers/

Speakers and topics include “The Btrfs Filesystem: Design, Status and
Goals” by Chris Mason, “From Naught to Sixty in 5 Seconds (Making Boot
Fast)” by Arjan van de Ven and Auke Kok, and “Graphics Drivers in the
Kernel: 20 years late” by Dave Airlie and Jesse Barnes. Talks will be
followed by round-table discussion about the direction of future
development in the project. This is an excellent opportunity for
vendors, distributions, hardware manufacturers, and Linux developers
to influence the technical direction of these subsystems. See the
LPC speakers page for a complete list of topics.

New Microconference on Early Boot and Init

Dave Jones, the Fedora kernel maintainer, will be running a new
microconference on early boot and init. Topics include standardizing
early boot across distributions and improving boot time.
Representatives from various distros can discuss existing features,
difficult problems, and solutions relating to early boot and init.

Early Bird Registration Closes August 18th

The conference registration fee increases from $250 to $300 on August
18th. Register here:

http://www.linuxplumbersconf.org/register/

The student registration fee is $50. Students are encouraged to
register by August 18th.

About the conference

The Linux Plumbers Conference is a developer conference for the open
source community. LPC brings together the top developers working on
the “plumbing” of Linux - kernel subsystems, core libraries, windowing
system, etc. - and gives them three days to work together on core
design problems. LPC is co-located with and held directly following
the 2008 Kernel Summit, in Portland, Oregon.

Major sponsors of the Linux Plumbers Conference include Intel, IBM,
and NetApp. The LPC is underwritten by the Linux Foundation. LPC is
a revenue-neutral event.

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Linux Plumbers Conference
17-19 September 2008
Portland, Oregon USA
http://linuxplumbersconf.org/

Linux World has come to an end and it was a busy time last week for us over here at The Linux Foundation.  In addition to attending conference sessions, manning our booth in the dot org pavilion and our internal board of directors meeting, we had the opportunity to take a break Wednesday night and hang out with some of our members, Linux World speakers and other various movers and shakers in Linux including Dan Frye and John Beauvais of IBM, Doug Fisher of Intel,  Alan Clark and Jeff Jaffe at Novell, Larry Augustin, Chris DiBona and Leslie Hawthorne from Google, Bdale Garbee at HP, Dan Kegel, Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Don Marti, the folks from Untangle, whurley from BMC and kernel developers Val Henson, Ted Ts’o and James Bottomley.

The VIP reception was held in SOMA at the Harlot Lounge, aptly named for the famous Barbary Coast ladies and paying homage to San Francisco’s colorful past.  In addition to a flowing bar, tasty hors d’oeuvres and some delightful music, we had a visit from Tux the Penguin who delighted the crowd with photo ops after a day on the trade show floor.

Take a look at pictures from the event.

Thank you to all of our guests for attending!

Featured Speakers, Early Bird Registration Deadline, and Conference Wiki
Linux Plumbers Conference
17-19 September 2008
Portland, Oregon USA
http://linuxplumbersconf.org/

Featured Speakers at Linux Plumbers Conference

The Linux Plumbers Conference is pleased to announce two featured speakers for the upcoming conference. Greg Kroah-Hartman will give the conference keynote, speaking about the Linux ecosystem and why it matters. Jonathan Corbet will give a featured talk entitled “The Kernel Report,” which will include results from the Kernel Summit, held just prior to LPC.

Greg Kroah-Hartman is a Novell Fellow in the SuSE Labs division and maintains many crucial subsystems in the Linux kernel. Greg founded and runs the Linux Driver Project, which writes and maintains drivers for hardware vendors at no cost. Greg is an experienced speaker whose hard-hitting talks often drive the technical and political direction of Linux. Greg’s speaking credits include the keynote speech for Ottawa Linux Symposium 2006, “3 Myths, 2 Lies, and 5 Truths about Linux Kernel Development,” and “State of the Linux Kernel” at OSCON 2004-2007. Greg will also be running the “User and Kernel Interfaces” microconference at LPC.

Jonathan Corbet is the editor-in-chief of Linux Weekly News, a Linux kernel developer, and chronicler of many past Kernel Summits. Jonathan will give the Kernel Report, presenting the key results of the 2008 Kernel Summit and his thoughts on the current state of Linux development and where it may be heading in the near future.

Early Bird Registration Deadline

The registration fee for Linux Plumbers Conference is $250 until August 18th, when it will increase to $300. Speakers get free registration and speakers who register before accepted talks are announced will have their registration fee refunded in full. Register here: http://www.linuxplumbersconf.org/register/

Conference Wiki Open

The wiki for Linux Plumbers Conference is now open: http://wiki.linuxplumbersconf.org/

The wiki is for conference members to organize meetings, ad-hoc technical sessions, and meet-ups in “unconference” style. It can also be used to organize social events, bicycle rides, and excursions to the wide variety of Portland dining and drinking establishments.

About the Conference

The Linux Plumbers Conference is a developer conference for the open source community. LPC brings together the top developers working on the “plumbing” of Linux - kernel subsystems, core libraries, windowing system, etc. - and gives them three days to work together on core design problems. LPC is co-located with and held directly following the 2008 Kernel Summit, in Portland, Oregon.

Major sponsors of the Linux Plumbers Conference include Intel, IBM, and NetApp. The LPC is underwritten by the Linux Foundation. LPC is a revenue-neutral event.

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Linux Plumbers Conference
17-19 September 2008
Portland, Oregon USA
http://linuxplumbersconf.org/

Linux Plumbers Conference
17-19 September 2008
Portland, Oregon USA
http://linuxplumbersconf.org/

The deadline for Linux Plumbers Conference speaker proposals has been extended to July 31st. We are looking for proposals from knowledgeable speakers on timely technical topics related to core Linux software - kernel, utilities, graphics, libraries, etc. The ideal proposal will address a specific technical problem or opportunity and suggest solutions.

Proposals targeting issues which cross sub-system boundaries - such as power management and suspend/resume - are especially encouraged. Talks will be 25 minutes or less and serve as a starting point for round-table discussion.

LPC is an opportunity to work on technical problems face-to-face with other developers, especially between developers who seldom attend the same conference or summit. The conference is organized into small working groups - microconferences - focusing on specific topics, such
as storage, power management, and graphics. One conference track is reserved for talks not part of microconferences and new microconferences, created as needed by popular demand.

Submissions are encouraged for all Linux “plumbing” related topics, not just the topics of the microconferences. Example topics:

* Networking architecture
* Wireless utilities and infrastructure
* Tools for optimizing embedded Linux applications
* Integration of system libraries, window managers, and the kernel
* Network file systems and utilities
* Support for upcoming hardware features
* Real-time/low latency

Current microconference topics include:

* The future of Linux storage
* Video input infrastructure and V4L2
* Power management and tools for efficient resource usage
* Future displays and input devices
* Dbus for desktop integration
* Linux server management
* XCB and graphics
* Audio
* Kernel/userspace interfaces
* Debugging, tuning, tracing, and profiling

If in doubt about the appropriateness of your topic for LPC, please submit anyway.

Speakers will receive free registration to the conference, which includes access to all technical sessions, the joint Kernel Summit and LPC party on Tuesday night, and an evening reception sponsored by Intel.

For details on submission format, see our call for speakers:
http://linuxplumbersconf.org/cfp/

Sponsors

Major sponsors of the Linux Plumbers Conference include Intel, IBM and NetApp. The LPC is underwritten by the Linux Foundation. LPC is a revenue-neutral event.

The Linux Foundation End User Collaboration Summit gathers the leaders of the Linux development and vendor communities to collaborate with CTOs, architects and senior IT representatives from the largest and most dynamic end users in the world to accelerate problem solving and advance the Linux platform.Linux is a cornerstone operating system that has been growing in prominence and importance for the last two decades. This is the first event of its kind to bring together high performance end users with the highest level Linux community developers. The two day conference will be a unique opportunity for education and interaction between these two groups.

While attendance to this event is limited, all are welcome to apply to attend.

Click Here to Apply to Attend

Anthony Williams, the co-author of Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything will be the opening keynote on October 13th at the Linux Foundation End User Summit in New York City.

Anthony is Vice President and Executive Editor at New Paradigm. An avid researcher and writer, Anthony has pursued his interests in the wide-ranging impacts of new technologies on social and economic life for over a decade. His work has been featured in publications such as Business 2.0 and Optimize Magazine, and has been widely circulated in proprietary syndicated research programs. Anthony was previously Research Director with Digital 4Sight and has consulted to Fortune 500 firms and international institutions, including the World Bank. He holds a Masters in Research from the London School of Economics and is a Ph.D. candidate there in the Department of Government.

The Linux Foundation End User Collaboration Summit gathers the leaders of the Linux development and vendor communities to collaborate with CTOs, architects and senior IT representatives from the largest and most dynamic end users in the world to accelerate problem solving and advance the Linux platform.

More Information on the End User Summit

The first ever Linux Foundation End User Summit will take place at the recently opened Desmond Tutu Center in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City on October 13 & 14, 2008.

The Desmond Tutu Center is a unique new address for business in New York City. This innovative Center combines charming 19th-century Gothic architecture with sophisticated 21st-century comforts. The conference center features more than 8,000 square feet of multifunctional meeting space, including the spectacular Refectory Conference Room, plus high-tech capabilities and a support staff dedicated to your success. The result is an unsurpassed meeting place in Manhattan.

Beautifully restored historic guest accommodations and a park-like setting create a refreshing retreat in the heart of the city’s vibrant Chelsea neighborhood. The Desmond Tutu Center is a ” Green” Center with Geo Thermal Heating and Air conditioning throughout the facility. The need for roof-level cooling towers and window air conditioners has been permanently eliminated, helping to preserve the architectural integrity of the center and adjacent campus, an entire city block of historic buildings with a serene and open interior space of lawns and towering trees.

The Center is named in honor of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a tireless activist for peace and social justice, who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism, the Magubela Prize for Liberty and the Gandhi Peace Prize.