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[oc] Federal Linux Users Training Conference - Wash D.C. - 30 Oct - Nominations for Awards Will be Open till 15 Oct
Please pass this to your managers involved with server operating systems and
the LINUX operating environment !
First Annual Federal GNU and Linux Users' Conference
And Awards Presentation
"New Enterprise Solutions Through Linux"
October 30, 2000
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington D.C.
Atrium Ballroom
Corporate Sponsors:
3ware.com
Aronson, Fetridge, & Weigle
ATIPA
Caldera
CISGlobal
Compaq
DLT Solutions
Marlaw Systems Technologies
Verizon
VisionCreek Enterprises
Event Sponsors:
Washington Technology Newspaper
Government Computer News (GCN)
INPUT Government
DC Linux Users' Group
Enterprise Linux Magazine
To view summaries of our most recently received award nominations, go to
our web site at www.marketaccess.org
Purpose of Conference:
Twenty-six percent (26%) of federal installations have reported use of
the
Linux operating system in their organization, as reported by IDC. IDC
also estimates that "most of the government's sophisticated, back-office
computers will be running Linux by 2002." Just when agencies are turning
to enterprise-wide solutions and mainframe class applications, the Linux
operating system offers a new and exciting alternative.
This will be a one-day conference that will present agency plans and
strategies for deploying new and innovative Linux applications.
The conference will focus on those Linux applications that are in the
early or test bed stage AND will likely evolve into enterprise-level
deployments.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
Six (6) PDAs will be given away at the event. The way to enter is to
"bring a buddy". For every two people that pre-register together, two
tickets will be entered for them. Please identify your "buddy" when you
register/pay in advance of the event. "Buddy" registrations will close
24
hours prior to the event.
Points of Contact:
For technical support with this web site, please contact Mr. Parrish
Knight, 301/652-2018
For information on exhibitor arrangements, please contact Ms. Danielle
Ortiz, 301/652-8797
For general information about this event, please contact Ms. Colleen
Harbison, 301/652-0810
For information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Ms. Janelle
Boroday, 301/652-6158
Who Should Attend:
Government technical managers
Agency executives
Program managers
Agency e-commerce planners
Companies with Linux related products and services
Government executives responsible for enterprise applications
Linux users/developers
What Attendees Will Learn:
Where and how Linux is being used
New plans for enterprise applications
Innovative ideas and strategies
New opportunities for Linux products and services
Agency plans for new and innovative enterprise applications
Best practices and lessons learned
Clustering strategies
Recognizing Technical Achievement:
Also at this conference, awards will be presented to those government
organizations or government-contractor teams that have taken a technology
leadership role in developing innovative Linux Applications for federal
government applications. If you have a Linux project that you'd like to
submit for award consideration, you can review the submission guidelines
at our web site at www.marketaccess.org
FLASH! Due to many requests from government and industry teams who are
completing their nominations, the deadline for nominations has been
extended to October 15th.
Agenda:
Keynote speakers from Industry and Government
LTC Thomas D. Coffman, Product Manager, One Semi-Automated Forces (OneSAF)
Marc Torres, Vice President and CTO, ATIPA: "Linux in the Enterprise"
Stephen Gaudet & Graham Candler: "Linux Beowulf Computing"
Technical
Industry -- Future Directions
Government -- Case Studies (four)
Innovating Applications: Enterprise -- Industry & Government
Presentation of Awards
Future Requirements -- New Agency Program Initiatives. Presentation
by
agency executives on plans for future mission critical acquisitions
involving Linux.
Panel: Open Systems Software at DoD: Key Issues and Successful
Implementations
The panel will discuss the issues relating to open software in the
Department of Defense and share a successful Linux implementation which
demonstrates the value and cost savings of open systems. Panelists will
be from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Mitre, and the Army
CECOM. Panel Chair: Mr. Mark Norton Office of the Secretary of Defense
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3ISR&S)
...names of further speakers and their organizations to be announced.
Government training forms and credit cards accepted.
The registration fee for this important training conference is:
Government Credit Card or Check in Advance: $295.00
Government Training Forms/Invoice: $345.00
Industry and Federal Contractors, Payment in Advance: $595
Industry and Federal Contractors/Invoice: $645
Special Note: $50 discount to all DC Linux Users' Group members.
Conference Registration Options
[1] Phone: 301-652-0810 and speak with Ms. Colleen Harbison.
[2] Email: charbison@marketaccess.org
[3] Register online: Use our online booking form to register and pay by
credit card electronically.
[4] Fax: registration form to 301-652-0914.
[5] Mail: registration form to:
Market*Access International, Inc.
5454 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 810
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
Registration form requires Acrobat Reader.
For general information on this conference, call Colleen Harbison at
301-652-0810 or email at charbison@marketaccess.org. For information on
sponsorship opportunities, please see our sponsorship information page.
For information on submitting nominations for awards, please contact Don
Dickson either by email or by phone at 301-455-5633.
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