Re: [Fedora Women] SCALE To Host Women in Open Source Mini Conference

[Karlie Robinson]

I do hope some of the Fedora women will be able to go.  

I just won't be able to get there on such short notice.  Maybe next time around.

Karlie Robinson
On-Disk.com

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From: "Gareth J. Greenaway" <gareth(a)socallinuxexpo.org&gt;
To: fedora-women-list(a)redhat.com
Sent: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 11:57:24 -0800
Subject: [Fedora Women] SCALE To Host Women in Open Source Mini Conference

>  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>  Los Angeles, CA
>  January 2, 2007
>  
>  The Southern California Linux Expo announces plans to a 'Women In 
>  Open Source' Mini-conference. The goals of the conference are to 
>  encourage women to use technology and open source and free software, 
>  and to explore the obstacles that women face in breaking into the 
>  technology industry.  The audience will be those women who may have 
>  an interest in technology, but hesitate to get into it because they 
>  believe it's a male-only club.  The conference will be held in 
>  conjunction with the Fifth Annual So Cal Linux Expo, at the Westin 
>  LAX Hotel.  The 'Women in Open Source' mini-conference will be held 
>  February 9th.
>  
>  If you are interested in speaking, there are still speaker slots 
>  available.   Contact Gareth Greenaway (gareth(a)socallinuxexpo.com)
>   with your talk proposal.
>  
>  About the Southern California Linux Expo:
>  The Southern California Linux Expo is the premier grass roots Linux 
>  and Open Source Software conference in the United States. SCALE 5x,
>   their fifth annual event, will be held on February 10th and 11th, 
>  2007 at the Los Angeles Airport Westin hotel. SCALE will include 
>  seminars by leaders from the open source community, tutorials for 
>  beginners, and an exhibit hall with both vendor booths and non-
>  commercial booths.
>  
>  Linux Expo of Southern California, Inc. is a non-profit organization 
>  whose members are currently comprised of, but not limited to,
>   members of the SCLUG, USCLUG, and UCLALUGs. For more information 
>  see http://www.socallinuxexpo.org
>  
>  Call For Papers Submissions:
>  gareth(a)socallinuxexpo.org
>  
>  Media Inquiries:
>  Orv Beach
>  info(a)socallinuxexpo.org
>  1.877.831.2569 ext 120
>  
>  Attendance Information:
>  Gareth J. Greenaway
>  gareth(a)socallinuxexpo.org
>  1.877.831.2569 ext 130
>  
>  -- 
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>  Voice - 877-831-2569 x130
>  Southern California Linux Expo
>  http://www.socallinuxexpo.org
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