Hi all,
Its that time of year. Time for a major figure in Open Source to come to visit us. Time for all of us to gather in a large room and listen to the musings of an Uber Geek, a major Open Source advocate and an all-around nerdy guy. This nerdy guy has some strong opinions on Open Source, and its sure to be an event.
Bruce Perens is the author of the Open Source Definition and has been speaking out for Open Source since the movement began. He's an excellent speaker, I've heard several of his podcasts and am very much looking forward to him coming to Provo to speak to all of us geeks in person.
Bruce has been on a crusade for Open Source and has started a new site: techp.org. Along with perens.com Bruce addresses the importance of Open Source and why he wants it to succeed. I've spent a good amount of time on his sites recently and am very impressed with his thoughts and ideas. Being the president of Utah Open Source and desiring to promote Open Source from within Utah, I am excited to see a force of good in Bruce. He's talking about how Open Source should be, how it can be used in businesses and homes alike and how people can benefit overall from the Open Source movement.
I am personally so excited to see the growth of Open Source in Utah. We have such a vibrant community here and I think we can be so much more. Bruce has the vision to lead a national or international explosion of Open Source in Business and Community. I think we all can benefit from hearing what he thinks about Utah and Open Source, about the economic benefits and limitations of Open Source in both the business and user group communities. And because of this, I think Bruce's presentation is very well timed.
So I invite you all to the Open Source Technology Center at Novell on September 6-8, 2007 for the Utah Open Source Conference 2007 - The Convergence...
Thursday night at 7pm will be Bruce Perens. Friday morning will start bright and early with some amazing presentations, including Voice over IP, Community building, Python and more. Saturday is shaping up to be just as amazing for the Open Source community, business and technology as well.
So I'd like to invite you to learn more about Open Source and its benefits to our community as well as to the world.
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How to Register for the Utah Open Source Conference
You can register for just the keynote at the Utah Open Source Conference website.
https://register.utosc.org
Choose "The Utah Open Source Conference, including the Bruce Perens keynote (Sep 6th-8th)". Follow the prompts and pay for your admission.*
You may also make a tax deductible donation to Utah Open Source when you register to help with the costs of putting on such an event.
Your admission will be confirmed and you'll only need to bring your receipt when you decide to attend.
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