Utah Open Source Foundation http://utos.org Helping Open Source Grow in Utah and the Mountain West Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:18:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Final week to submit papers for UTOSC 2010! http://blog.utos.org/2010/07/28/final-week-to-submit-papers-for-utosc-2010/ http://blog.utos.org/2010/07/28/final-week-to-submit-papers-for-utosc-2010/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:18:56 +0000 shalkie http://2.1192 This Monday marked the beginning of the final week to submit papers for the 2010 Utah Open Source Conference.

If you miss this final chance to submit a paper you may well miss out on your opportunity to present!

In addition to being a presenter there are several other opportunities to contribute to the Utah Open Source Conference, such as volunteering your time or conducting a BoF get together.

Check out http://blog.utos.org and http://2010.utosc.com for all the latest opportunities to help out this year!

]]> http://blog.utos.org/2010/07/28/final-week-to-submit-papers-for-utosc-2010/feed/ 0 UTOSC 2010 Call for papers extended through August 1st! http://blog.utos.org/2010/07/20/utosc-2010-call-for-papers-extended-through-august-1st/ http://blog.utos.org/2010/07/20/utosc-2010-call-for-papers-extended-through-august-1st/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:09:59 +0000 shalkie http://2.1179 Time goes by quickly, so quickly in fact that top priorities get set to the side and suddenly become missed opportunities. Fortunately submitting a proposal for a presentation at the 2010 Utah Open Source Conference doesn’t have to be one of them!

The deadline for paper submission has been extended until August 1st, 2010, just in time to sit down inside a nice cool coffee shop, sip some of the great local roast and think about what to share with the community.

Really it only takes a minute or two to place a submission and you might find it so easy and fun that you submit more then one.

Don’t worry about not having a full presentation prepared, all that needs to be submitted by the deadline is the proposal, a basic outline of what would be presented to the community at the conference. The next step is easy: sit back, relax and wait to hear if your proposal was selected by vote for the conference. Once selected the entire presentation(s) should be laid out and created.

Don’t have anything to talk about? That’s not what I’ve heard!

Topics can be as wide ranging as are the members of the Utah Open Source community at large (and that is pretty gosh darn diverse!) and should include a variety of experience levels. While one presenter may submit a presentation on Building a Better Community Through Statistics another (and an excellent presentation I attended in 2009,) might be Advanced GIMP: The Digital Diet.

So don’t be afraid to submit a proposal to talk about your favorite open source program(s) that just does silly things or maybe does nothing at all!

Has anyone ever submitted a presentation on an open source pet rock? No? Hhmm…

All ideas are welcome, but please remember to keep with the 2010 theme: its better when its free*.

Being free is so easy that my open source pet rock was free!

Interested? Want more details? Visit the Utah Open Source Conference website at http://2010.utosc.com and when your ready to submit your proposal simply create an account and visit http://2010.utosc.com/speaker/papers/ to submit your paper.

You could put it off again, but then you will have to pay to attend and where’s the fun in that?

]]> http://blog.utos.org/2010/07/20/utosc-2010-call-for-papers-extended-through-august-1st/feed/ 0 Last day to submit paper for UTOSC 2010 http://blog.utos.org/2010/07/15/last-day-to-submit-paper-for-utosc-2010/ http://blog.utos.org/2010/07/15/last-day-to-submit-paper-for-utosc-2010/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:32:16 +0000 mindjuju http://2.1167 Today is the last day to submit a paper for the Utah Open Source Conference 2010.
Delivering a paper is a GREAT way for you to give back to the community and also for you to network and get to meet new people.

You don’t have to have a doctorate to present, so post your idea today! More info below

mj/v

ps. submitting a proposal for a presentation doesn’t have to be a painful reminder of a college paper or a dissertation, write your ideas in english, spanish, chinese pinyin, or uuencode!
The Utah Open Source Foundation announced a call for papers for the
2010 conference scheduled Oct 7 – 9 in Salt Lake City, Utah. July 15th
is the last day to submit proposal for review is July 15th and we
look forward to hearing your suggestions for papers.

All papers related to open source and open standards technology are
welcome including presentations on software best practices, workshops,
panel discussions, etc. Topics can range in sophistication from
beginner level classes to advanced training. We also make space
available for local user groups to meet and find new members,
participate in Birds of a Feather sessions and educational
minicourses.

With open source adoption showing brisk growth in the Mountain West,
UTOSC expects another record-breaking year of attendance, making this
conference a great place to discover, explore and learn new
technologies and software.

Please visit http://utosc.com/ for more details.

]]> http://blog.utos.org/2010/07/15/last-day-to-submit-paper-for-utosc-2010/feed/ 0 June 2010 Geek Lunch: Philadelphia, here we come! http://blog.utos.org/2010/06/29/june-2010-geek-lunch-philadelphia-here-we-come/ http://blog.utos.org/2010/06/29/june-2010-geek-lunch-philadelphia-here-we-come/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:20:49 +0000 admin http://2.1153 Hey folks, this Friday is Geek Lunch time!  The theme this month is ‘Philadelphia’. Philly steaks are the plan, but you can get many other great sandwiches or just come for the geek talk!

Here’s the Details

Meet at the nearest location to you at 12:30pm this Friday, July 2, 2010.  If you have never been, look for the group with this logo at their table.  Geek Lunch is organized by the Utah Open Source Foundation, but you must pay for your meal.  We look forward to seeing all of you there.

Date: Friday, July 2, 2010
Time: 12:30pm – 2:00pm

Salt Lake County

The Philadelphian
9860 South 700 East
Sandy, Utah 84070 (map)
(801) 532-7441

Weber / Davis / Utah County

There is currently no place planned for in Weber, Davis or Utah counties at the moment.  If you would like to help organize a Geek Lunch in Utah county, please add a comment here on this post.

See you all there!

Clint

]]> http://blog.utos.org/2010/06/29/june-2010-geek-lunch-philadelphia-here-we-come/feed/ 0 Call for papers for UTOSC 2010 closing July 15th http://blog.utos.org/2010/06/29/call-for-papers-for-utosc-2010-closing-july-15th/ http://blog.utos.org/2010/06/29/call-for-papers-for-utosc-2010-closing-july-15th/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:49:06 +0000 mindjuju http://2.1145 The Utah Open Source Foundation announced a call for papers for the 2010 conference scheduled Oct 7 – 9 in Salt Lake City, Utah. July 15th is the last day to submit a proposal for review is July 15th and we look forward to hearing your suggestions for papers.

All papers related to open source and open standards technology are welcome including presentations on software best practices, workshops, panel discussions, etc.  Topics can range in sophistication from beginner level classes to advanced training.  We also make space available for local user groups to meet and find new members, participate in Birds of a Feather sessions and educational minicourses.

With open source adoption showing brisk growth in the Mountain West, UTOSC expects another record-breaking year of attendance, making this conference a great place to discover, explore and learn new technologies and software.

Please visit http://utosc.com/ for more details.

]]> http://blog.utos.org/2010/06/29/call-for-papers-for-utosc-2010-closing-july-15th/feed/ 0 UTOSC 2010 call for papers has 30 days left! http://blog.utos.org/2010/06/15/utosc-2010-call-for-papers-has-30-days-left/ http://blog.utos.org/2010/06/15/utosc-2010-call-for-papers-has-30-days-left/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:19:19 +0000 shalkie http://2.1129 30 days are all that’s left!

Wow, can you believe there are only 30 days left to submit to the Utah Open Source Conference Call of Papers?

I know it seemed like it was so far off and then *smack* there it is! Right there in front of you, just staring you in the face.

The moments of putting it off having come to a conclusion and once again there you are shelling out your hard earned money to sit and listen to someone give a presentation on your topic!

Don’t let this happen to you in 2010! Start putting together your ideas now and get them submitted before father time catches up with you on July 15th.

But what to talk about?

There are lots of great things out there that need to be discussed. Sure you could talk about governmental politics, but we all know they end in scandal, divorce and people giving you odd looks on the freeway.

So instead lets keep it on something that is better when it is free!

Hey, that is even the theme for UTOSC 2010!

So i f you want to talk about something being better because it is free as in gratis or free as in libre, then we might just be able to give you a little soap box time.

How does 60 minutes sound?

60 minutes were you can discuss a single topic and help educate your fellow geek. Heck we might even toss in some sort of goodies for being involved (in the past there have been things like free t-shirts that were large and plentiful enough for everyone!) and getting others excited about the same topic as yourself.

What’s that URL again?

Go to http://2010.utosc.com and get yourself an account. Then you can submit as many presentation ideas as you wish!!

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