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 Welcome to the Florida Linux Show 2008
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA | Held on February 11th 2008 | University of North Florida, University Center
The Florida Linux Show 2008 sponsored by Red Hat had over 300 attendees (grand total of 400 plus) and some of the finest Linux Technology Speakers in the country. The Florida Linux Show board members would like to personally thank the following people for their participation in this year's show:
Speakers
Mr. Jon "maddog" Hall
Mr. Robin "RobLimo" Miller
Mr. Greg Schulz
Mr. Ed Hammersla
Mr. Matt Florell
Mr. Gavin Baker
Mr. Kevin Johnson
Mr. Jorge Arce
Mr. Joseph Guarino
Mr. Kristain Kielhofner
Mr. Gene Cronk
Mr. Pat Suarez
Mr. Steve Grubb
Mr. Kir Kolyshkin
Mr. Don Corbet
Volunteers
Mr. Robert Halloran
Mr. Bruce Nickerson
Mr. William Davies
Mr. Christopher Crisafulli
Mr. Howard Huckabee
Mr. Dan McDougall
Jacksonville Linux Users Group
Mr. Art Wilman
Mr. Chris Lee
Mr. Donald Cowart
Mr. Mark Price
Mr. Kyle Gonzales
Mr. Tim Holloway
Mr. Patrick Martin
Mr. Matt Young
Mr. Robert McKennon
Mr. Dan Trevino
Mr. William Thomson, Jr.
The Florida Linux Show 2008 sponsored by Red Hat would like to thank all of the show exhibitors and sponsors for their participation.
Sincerely,
Don Corbet, Chairman & Executive Public Relations Director, Florida Linux Show
Rod Sharp, Director, Florida Linux Show
Flo Wolfe, Director Operations Management, Florida Linux Show
JJ Pethel, Technical Administrator, Florida Linux Show
Michael Nebelsick, Technical Consultant, Florida Linux Show
News Flash - Florida Linux Show 2009 will begin Call for Exhibitors and Sponsors on May 22nd 2008.
News Flash - Florida Linux Show 2009 will begin call for Volunteers on May 18th 2008.
News Flash - Florida Linux Show 2009 will begin call for Papers on May 15th 2008.
News Flash - Don Corbet announced that results are in and 100% of the Certification Applicants for the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) passed their exams.
News Flash - The Florida Linux Show 2009 Planning Committee is currently being formed, click here and submit your interest in the 2009 show.
News Flash - The Florida Linux Show 2008 sponsored by Red Hat, click here for RobLimo article on Wiki presenting at the 2008 show.
Florida Linux Show 2008 sponsored by Red Hat Highlights
If you missed the Florida Linux Show 2008 Sponsored by Red Hat are photos and video highlights courtesy of Robin "RobLimo" Miller (Editor in Chief of SourceForge) and the Ubuntu Florida LoCo.
All of the video clips are posted on the front page of Linux.com.
Ubuntu Florida LoCo
"maddog Presentation" (Linux.com) at the Florida Linux Show 2008 Sponsored by Red Hat
Download maddog's presentation slides and follow along
"maddog Interview" (Linux.com) at the Florida Linux Show 2008 Sponsored by Red Hat
"Interview with Scott Rainey of LinuxFund.org" (Linux.com) at the Florida Linux Show 2008 Sponsored by Red Hat
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Reasons to Attend:
Jon "Maddog" Hall is Presenting!
If you've never seen Maddog live you are missing one of the best
Technology speakers in the business. In addition to his
outstanding accomplishments (bio) Maddog is also one of best
known advocates of Linux.
Robin "RobLimo" Miller is Presenting!
Robin Miller is Editor in Chief of Open Source Technology Group, the company
that owns Slashdot, SourceForge.net, freshmeat, Linux.com, NewsForge, and
ThinkGeek.
The Children's Miracle Network will Receive Donations
$1.00 for every $10.00 general admission paid will be donated to
the Children's Miracle Network. The Children's Miracle Network
will also provide donation cannisters at the show fro attendees
who wish to make an additional donation.
The Florida Linux Show 2008 sponsored by Red Hat was able to
donate a total of $800.00 to the Children's Miracle Network after
the show with the help of the following companies:
Linux Journal
10 East Corp
Red Hat
Fedora
Gentoo
Trusted Computer Solutions
eflo.net
AstLinux
Jacksonville Business Journal
CSX Technology AITC
Technically Speaking Training & Consulting
Ubuntu Linux Distribution
Jacksonville Linux User Group
Peak 10, Inc.
TheLinuxFund.org
As the Chairman of the Florida Linux Show 2008 sponsored by Red Hat
I am proud to be the chairman of a conference and trade that provided
a world class technology event to the Jacksonville Information Technology
Community, but also a community that has given back to those less fortunate
than themselves. Jacksonville is an extremely generous and engaged
community.
Thank you so much to our sponsors, exhibitors, attendees, and the Jacksonville
LUG for their generosity to the Jacksonville Children's Miracle Network.
Sincerely,
Don Corbet, Chairman & Executive Public Relations Director, Florida Linux Show
Flo Wolfe presents a check for $500.00 to Nicole Ortman for the Children's Miracle
Network on behalf of the Jacksonville Linux Users Group and the Florida Linux Show.
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Linux Certification |
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Linux Certification is yet another reason to attend the Florida Linux Show 2008. The Linux Professional Insitutue (LPI) will be performing Linux Certification on-site during the latter part of the show at a discounted rate of $85.00 per exam.
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A few folks took advantage of the LPI Certification and the LPI
Training. Results for the certification will not be known for a few
weeks.
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