For 2009, SCALE will reprise the Women In Open Source ("WIOS"), and OpenSource Software In Education ("OSSIE") specialty tracks on the Friday prior to SCALE.
DOHCS, the Demonstrating Open Source Health Care Solutions conference, has spun off on its own but will be co-located with SCALE on the Friday prior to SCALE. See their web site at http://www.dohcs.org for info.
SCALE 7x, the premier Open Source Community conference in the southwestern United States, returns to the Westin LAX Hotel, site of the 6th Expo!
For 2009, the main weekend conference at SCALE 7x has been expanded. In addition to the three main tracks, a Beginner's track and a Developer's track have been added.
SCALE will be February 20th - 22nd, 2009. Mark your calendars!
SCALE needs YOU to speak at SCALE! Whether you are an experienced user of Open Source software, or have only been in using it for a few months, if you have a story to tell, we'd like to hear it!
We have a need for speakers across the experience spectrum, from the Developer's track to the Beginner's track. If you enjoy speaking, consider applying for a speaker position.
Registration for the 7th annual So Cal Linux Expo is open!
The speaker tracks are filled, the expo floor is filling nicely - it’s shaping up to be an outstanding show.
So don’t miss it! Register here!
Recently the hosts of the long-time radio show “PC Chat” heard on AM radio station KXAM in Phoenix changed focus and became the “Gutsy Geeks”.
We thought the story of their conversion from helpers of Windows users to promoters of Free and Open Source Software would be interesting. The three co-hosts, Michael Cady, Nick Coons, and Mr. MODEM, were kind enough to submit to the usual SCALE grilling. Here’s that interview:
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SCALE: Tell us a little bit about the hosts of the Gutsy Geeks show - including stuff you can’t find in the ‘about’ section of gutsygeeks.com!
Michael Cady & Amy
MICHAEL: We are all using Ubuntu and loving it, and unfortunately Ubuntu is not paying us to say that!
SCALE’s own Gareth Greenaway and Shyam Kapadia, Community and Speaker Chairs respectively, were recently on the FLOSS Weekly podcast. The hosts are Leo Laporte and Randal Schwartz.
In the broadcast, SCALE, and FLOSS shows in general, are discussed at length. It’s an excellent overview of how shows evolve and adapt to the changing landscape of the FLOSS community - recommended. You can listen to it here: http://twit.tv/floss46
