[Ambassadors] UTOSC 2009

Paul W. Frields stickster at gmail.com
Tue Sep 8 22:06:30 UTC 2009


On Thu, Sep 03, 2009 at 08:45:19PM -0600, Clint Savage wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have been meaning to make this announcement here on the Ambassadors
> list about UTOSC 2009 being held in Salt Lake City October 8-10.  It
> looks like it is shaping up to be a bang-up year with over 50
> presentations throughout the three-day event.  We're including Ian
> Weller and Fedora's Project Leader Paul Frields in our presentation
> schedule.  We're very excited to have them come out and talk to the
> eager crowds in Utah and the Mountain West.
> 
> If you happen to be in the area and want to enjoy a nice fall weekend
> in Utah, come on down. The leaves will be changing about then, the
> weather will be nice and cool, and the activities should be lots of
> fun.Here's some of the activities we have planned in addition to the
> presentations:
> 
> * Fedora Activity Day, Thursday, October 8 all day.
> * Ignite Salt Lake 3.5, Thursday, October 8 @ 7pm
> * Geek Dinner on Friday, October 9 at Spaghetti Mama's
> * Family Day on Saturday, October 10 Bring your family to the
> conference for family friendly presentations
> * Try-It Lab and Workshops throughout the conference
> 
> In addition, we're working on a presentation from the Open Document
> Format Alliance and a Day of Linux Training on Thursday from Guru
> Labs.
> 
> I hope many of you can make it if you are in the region. We have tons
> of information available at our website http://2009.utosc.com,
> including lodging, events and more.
> 
> Fedorans who volunteer their time at the booth can sign up on the
> Fedora wiki and will get in for free.  We have given a few free passes
> to Larry Cafiero (lcafiero in #fedora-ambassadors) for those of you
> willing to spend a little time talking about Fedora to a bunch of
> geeks in Salt Lake City and the Mountain West.
> 
> To sign up for the booth or the FAD, visit:
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/UTOSC_2009 or e-mail Larry at
> lcafiero-at-fedoraproject-dot-org
> 
> If you are just interested in coming to the conference, there is a
> discount for Fedora contributors which can be used to register for 50%
> off. Use the following code at http://attend.utosc.com: FDRA
> 
> I appreciate your friendship here at the Fedora Project and look
> forward to seeing as many of you as possible in October.

One of the things that really impressed me about UTOSC was not just
the level of organization and professionalism that the staff conveyed
(almost effortlessly), but also the family-friendly nature of the
event.  Clint, are you guys having a sort of Family Day at this UTOSC
again?

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