SCALE Adds Talks, Publishes Schedule

The schedule of weekend talks for SCALE 8X has been finalized
and are posted on the SCALE web site at
http://www.socallinuxexpo.org. The topics are interesting and
wide-ranging – check them out! The schedule for the Friday
specialty sessions (OSSIE, WIOS and the Try-It Lab) will be posted
in the next week.

Something new this year will be the “UpSCALE” talks Friday night
– SCALE’s version of the O’Reilly Media “Ignite” talks. Ignite is a
style of presentation in which participants are given five minutes
to speak on a subject, accompanied by 20 slides. Each slide is
displayed for 15 seconds, and slides are automatically advanced. If
you thrive on the pressure and excitement of a fast-paced
presentation and have an exciting idea that you can share with the
SCALE audience in 5 minutes or less then an UpSCALE talk may be
perfect for you! For those interested in one of the few UpSCALE
talking slots, please send an email with the subject of “UpSCALE
Talk” with a brief description of your talk idea to
gareth@socallinuxexpo.org. The deadline for submissions is February
1st, 2010 at midnight.

There’s still some room in LOPSA’s in-depth training classes to
be held at SCALE. It’s an great opportunity to get some training on
Friday, and enjoy SCALE on the weekend.

SCALE recently interviewed Jesse Trucks of The League of
Professional System Administrators. LOPSA will be conducting
classes at SCALE on Friday. Read the interview with Jesse at
http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/blog/interview-lopsas-jesse-trucks

SCALE will be on the air! Gareth Greenaway, SCALE Community
Chair, and Jason Riker, member of the SCALE Publicity team, will be
on Digital Village, hosted by Ric Allan and Doran Barons this
Saturday, January 30th. The show begins at 10 a.m. PST and consists
of two 30-minute segments. Typically the interviews are in the
second half of the show. If you’re in the Los Angeles area, you can
listen to Digital Village on KPFK, at 90.7 FM (or 98.7 FM in Santa
Barbara). If you’d rather listen online, you can listen to KPFK
streaming live at http://www.kpfk.org/

Exhibitors booths are going steadily; if your organization is
considering exhibiting at SCALE, don’t hesitate too much
longer.

Coming to SCALE?? Register now at
http://www.socallinuxexpo.org.

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