Event #1261: LinuxFest Northwest 2004

Date: 2004-4-17 Country: USA Category: User Group Event URL: http://linuxnorthwest.org/ Event: LinuxFest Northwest 2004 Place: Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham Wash. Date: April 17, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM For information contact: Leland Anderson, (360) 733-6010 LEGENDARY LINUXFEST NORTHWEST GETS BETTER Every April computer buffs from all across the Pacific Northwest trek to Bellingham for Linuxfest Northwest. "Professional or not, they are either involved with or curious about Linux and other Open Source software," says Bill Wright, the lead event organizer. "We believe it's the quality of the show plus the prominence and prowess of the presenters that attract all those visitors," he adds. The elaborately planned event is scheduled for April 17 at the Bellingham Technical College campus. The College is also the generous host. It is organized by a consortium of LUG's (Linux User Groups) led by BLUG of Bellingham and includes groups from Seattle, Tacoma, Kitsap Peninsula, Vancouver, B.C. and Victoria, B.C. "There is an all-star list of presenters this year," says Leland Anderson. "We're proud to welcome Rasmus Lerdorf, creator of the PHP language, representatives from Sun, IBM, PNW Laboratory, Ximian, KDE, and a number of authors." Highlighted speakers include: Rasmus Lerdorf, creator of the PHP scripting language: The PHP scripting language. Tim Witham, Lab Directory for Open Source Development Labs (OSDL): OSDL and the Linux 2.6 Kernel. Charles Ditzel, Partner Area Technologist for Sun Microsystems: Linux at Sun: from Server to Desktop. Chuck Gray, IBM's Senior Linux Strategist, Linux IT architecture for the Western Region: Linux Solutions for Business. Tim Witteveen, Research Scientist at Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory at PNW National Laboratory: PNNL High Performance Linux Cluster. Jackson Harper, Ximian Mono Project: Developing Web Applications with Mono. Aaron Seigo, KDE team: What's New in KDE 3.2. There is a full list of presenters on the LinuxFest Northwest website. -- http://master.php.net/manage/event.php?id=1261&action=approve http://master.php.net/manage/event.php?id=1261&action=reject http://master.php.net/manage/event.php?id=1261