Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] Flourish Conference 2011 - April 1st - 3rd

[eviljoel <evi...@li...>]

Greetings,

Only a couple days left until Flourish Conference 2011.   Again, this
is a FREE open source software conference.  Hope to see you all there.

http://www.flourishconf.com/

Thank you,
Joel Luellwitz


On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 9:35 AM, eviljoel <evi...@li...> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Many of you will probably be interested in this event.  Flourish is a
> FREE conference hosted by the University of Illinois at Chicago
> Association for Computing Machinery (UIC-ACM) and the University of
> Illinois at Chicago Linux User Group (UIC-LUG).  The goal of Flourish
> is to promote Free and Open Source Software and Open Culture.  We have
> a variety of talks, workshops and other activities for you throughout
> the conference.
>
> According to TechVenue.com, your group has a meeting tomorrow.  If
> someone can mention Flourish 2011 at your meeting, I would certainly
> appreciate it.
>
> Check out our website at http://www.flourishconf.com/.
>
>
> Dates and Venue:
>
> April 1st through 3rd at the University of Illinois at Chicago.  More
> information about the venue is available here:
> http://www.flourishconf.com/2011/directions .  Our schedule is posted
> here:  http://www.flourishconf.com/2011/schedule .
>
>
> Highlights from our Speaker Line-up:
>
> We have an exceptional lineup of speakers this year:
>
> Italo Vignoli - Founder & Steering Committee member of The Document
> Foundation (LibreOffice)
> Chris Palmer - From the Electronic Fronter Foundation
> Ryan "Icculus" Gordon - Will talk about Gaming on Linux (He MIGHT also
> run a game development workshop.)
> Chris McAvoy - VP of technology at Threadless and founder of the
> Chicago Python Users Group
> Gregory Miller - From Open Source Digital Voting
> Mitch Altman - A famous open source hardware hacker.
>
> More speakers are listed on our website here:
> http://www.flourishconf.com/2011/speakers .
>
>
> Panel Discussion:
>
> For our panel discussion this year, four of our top speakers will
> discuss the challenges for Open Source Software going forward.  Our
> panel discussion is typically one of our better events and is one you
> will not want to miss.
>
>
> Lightning Talks:
>
> Got something to say?  We'll give you five minutes to do it.  The
> Flourish Lightning Talks is an hour set aside for our attendees to
> tell us about whatever they want.  But you only have have 5 minutes to
> do it before we give the floor to someone else.
>
>
> BSDA and LPI Exams:
>
> You will have the opportunity to take the BSDA or the LPI exams at
> Flourish.  The LPI exam is being offered at a discounted rate.  More
> information is available at http://www.flourishconf.com/2011/exams .
>
>
> Flourish Mini-expo:
>
> Tables will be setup showcasing various open source related companies
> and non-profit organizations.  Non-profit organizations can get an
> expo table for free.  See our website for more information.
>
>
> After Party:
>
> There will be an after party on Saturday at Threadless.  More details
> will be posted soon on our website.
>
>
> Hack-a-thon:
>
> We are really trying hard to setup a hack-a-thon like we did during
> Flourish 2008.  We are currently trying to setup something in
> association with the Python Software Foundation.  E-mail me directly
> at jo...@fl... if you are interested in participating in the
> Flourish 2011 Hack-a-thon.
>
>
> Registration is Open:
>
> Our website is http://www.flourishconf.com/.  Registration is now
> open!  Registration and attendance is FREE!
>
>
> Flourish and Social Media:
>
> Flourish is on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/flourishconf) and
> Twitter (http://twitter.com/flourishconf).  If you are attending,
> please let other's know via the Facebook event page
> (http://tinyurl.com/45goqub).  (Stating intentions of attendance on
> Facebook is NOT a substitute for registering on our website.)
>
>
> Other:
>
> One thing we could still use is some sponsors.  If you know of anyone
> who might want to sponsor us, please contact me directly
> (jo...@fl...).  Thanks.
>
>
> Thank you,
> Joel Luellwitz
>