OT: SCALE 4x -- Call For Papers

[Peter Arremann]

Ilan,

I have been debating responding to this email for a few days now and I 
unfortunately need some advice before I can submit my proposal. 

I work at a fortune 14 company (at least on the 2005 ratings) in a development 
shop. We've got about 600 developers in the US and India, most of them 
developing on Linux workstations. We develop systems that eventually get 
deployed on Solaris, HP-UX or AIX servers... big irons... I would like to 
talk about the challenges you face when running a large environment like 
that... 

Unfortunately - and that's usually a big issue - I can't mention what company 
I work for. I can show proof of where I work to the people who organize 
things so you know what I'm saying isn't just BS but I can't officially stand 
there as a representative of the company I work for. Mid August 2002 got me 
and my boss into enough trouble when Cnet missinterpreted some of the things 
we talked about... 

Please let me know if you are interested in the topic and if I can get away 
without mentioning who I work for,

Peter.



On Thursday 01 September 2005 18:52, Ilan Rabinovitch wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The call for papers for SCALE 4x, the 2006 Southern California Linux
> Expo, is now open.  This event will be our fourth annual show.  It
> will be held on Feb 11-12, 2006 at the Los Angeles Airport Westin. We
> are expecting 1,300+ in attendance this year.  We are non-profit,
> community run Linux, open-source and free software conference.
>
> If you are working on something you believe the community
> would be interested in, please consider submitting a presentation to
> our call for papers.  I am including details bellow.
>
> Past presentations are available online (including slides audio in most
> cases): 2005 - http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/past/2005/hours.php
> 2003 - http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/past/2003/presentations.php
> 2002 - http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/past/2002/presentations.php
>
> If you have any questions please feel free to call the Call For Papers
> team at cfp @  socallinuxexp.org
>
> CFP Link: http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/pr/pr_20050620.php
> CFP PDF:  http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/pr/cfp4x.pdf
>
> Best regards,
> Ilan Rabinovitch
> Conference Chair
> Southern California Linux Expo
> http://www.socallinuxexpo.org
>
>
>
> 2006 Southern CAlifornia Linux Expo
>
> The USC, Simi/Conejo, and UCLA Linux User Groups are proud to announce
> the 4th annual Southern California Linux Expo scheduled for February
> 11-12, 2006 at the Westin Hotel near the Los Angeles International
> Airport. Building on the tremendous success of last three years' SCALE,
> we will continue to promote Linux and the Open Source Software
> community.
>
> We invite you to share your work on Linux and Open Source projects with
> the rest of the community as well as exchange ideas with some of the
> leading experts in these field. Details about SCALE 4X as well as
> archives for the last three years can be found at
> http://www.socallinuxexpo.com.
>
> Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
>
> * Linux kernel
> * Linux Networking
> * Linux for embedded systems
> * Linux for Desktops
> * LAMP
> * Multimedia in Linux
> * Security in Linux
> * VoIP
> * Wireless tools in Linux
> * Linux Games
> * GIMP & other graphics software
> * Administration techniques for specific distributions
> * Custom Configurations
> * Linux Deployments and experiences: Case studies
> * Open source Licensing
> * Government policies with Open Source
> * Other open source projects
>
> The proposals should comprise a 1-page (maximum) description containing
> the following:
>
> 1] Title for the talk.
> 2] Name, Affiliation, Bio, a passport size picture (optional) and
> contact email address of the Presenter.
> 3] What will be covered? A bulleted list of the main points of the
> presentation will be ideal. Please include enough detail as will be
> necessary.
> 4] Any specific requirements needed for the presentation other than an
> overhead projector and a microphone.
>
> Presentations are alloted a time slot of about 45 minutes. All proposals
> are to be sent to kapadia=at=socallinuxexpo.com.
>
> Important Dates:
>
> 20 Jun, 2005: CFP Opens
> 20 Nov, 2005: Last date for abstracts/proposals
> 20 Dec, 2005: Last date for notification of acceptance
> 11 Feb, 2006: Conference starts