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The third Florida Linux Show 2009 will be held in the entertainment capital of Florida in the great city of Orlando. A vacation hot spot because of Disney , UNIVERSAL , and Sea World , Orlando, like Jacksonville with its dedicated Linux users and city population deserves a world class Linux & Open Source Software conference and exhibit. The Florida Linux Show 2009 Orlando will be tapping into the Tampa, St Petersburg, Miami, Melborne, and Orlando LUGs for their Linux attendee base.
Florida Linux Show 2009 ORLANDO sponsored by Red Hat
Radisson Resort Orlando-Celebration
2900 Parkway Blvd
Kissimmee, Florida 34747
October 24, 2009
Saturday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker List:
Kirrily Robert Freebase
Ed Burns Sun Microsystems
Brian Leonard Sun Microsystems
Brent Marinaccio HotLinuxJob s.com
Brian Proffitt Linux.com
Liqaya Turmelle MySQL
John Pugh Canonical
Jim Clarke Sun Microsystems
Andrew Black Mer (Theme Developer)
Ethelbert Nwanegbo Powerhouse Anchor
Management Consulting
Gary Miller Full Sail University
Robin "RobLimo" Miller Internet Video Promotion
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Practical Technology
Editor-in-Chief
Joe Dwyer FreshTek Energy LLC
Charlie Schuman Florida Amateur Digital
Communications Assoc.
John Bork University of Central
Florida
Kristian Eric Hermansen Security & Open Source
Specialist
Ryan Leavengood Haiku OS
Kurt Von Finck Monty Program Ab and
Open Database Alliance
(ODBA)
Kyle Gonzales Red Hat Solutions Architect
Manager
James Labocki Red Hat Solutions Architect
Max Spevack Red Hat Manager,
Community Architecture
Mark Hinkle Zenoss
Phil Barnett Walt Disney World
Frank Fiedler SoftMethod.de
Kevin Johnson InGuardians
Frank DiMaggio Secureideas.net
Bryan Smith Technical Director
Florida Linux Show
Neil Diola GAHOOM
Please use the Paypal button above to donate to the Florida Linux Show. All donations go directly to enhance the show.
News Flash - The Florida Linux Show Is looking to have a director's cut of the events at the Florida Linux Show 2009 Orlando Conference sponsored by Red Hat next month. Location to be determined.
News Flash - The Florida Linux Show is also looking to create a Linux FLOAT for the Orange Bowl. Those wishing to volunteer, please email the Director, Rod Sharp.
News Flash - The Florida Linux Show along with our official t-shirt provider TShirtBordello.com, willing making Florida Linux Show 2009 Orlando sponsred by Red Hat t-shirt available for purchase on our website later enxt week.
News Flash - The Florida Linux Show is looking to toward 2010 for the next show. We welcome suggestions for making the show better and looking at new venue locations where the show can held. We are looking to do a show in Orlando and possibly another somewhere else in Florida. Please email suggestions for new location to 2010 Location.
News Flash - THE FLORIDA LINUX SHOW 2009 ORLANDO CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY RED HAT WAS A MAJOR SUCCESS AND IT WAS THE FIRST LINUX SHOW IN ORLANDO FOR 2004.
Conference Director Rod Sharp opened the show by introducing:
Don Corbet - Chairman
Chris Crisafulli - Community Relations Director
Bryan Smith - Technical Director
Dan Trevino - Director of Web Operations
Flo Sharp - Director of Operations
Tux Master - Vernon Singleton
Tux Master - Steve Litt
Tux Master - Clinton Collins, and
Tux Master - Tony Becker
After the ribbon cutting ceremony Chairman, Don Corbet opened up the Trade Show exhibit hall and the four concurrent sessions, to the over 500 attendees.
Many of the attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors enjoyed the 40 dozen free donuts Technical Director Bryan Smith made happen with his shrewd sense of breakfast etiquette.
Director of Web Operations Dan Trevino and Community Relations Director Chris Crisafulli worked the exhibit hall floor with Linux Installs of Ubuntu and dispensing technical advice on to attendees of the show.
Tux Masters, Vernon Singleton, Steve Litt, Tony Becker, and Clinton Collins made introductions for all of the speakers and assisted in moving equipment and solving speaker issues that cropped up as the day progresses.
Steve Litt jumped right into the frey and gave an impromptu presentation when a speaker was not able to attend. Vernon Single help move and rearrange the schedule without skipping a beat to keep the show moving. Clinton Collins can easily claim that all of his session started on time and end on time (his new nickname is "Father Time"). Tux Master Tony Becker not only kept his sessions moving but he also brought his who become an Honorary Tux Master as he help his Dad attended a number of the sessions.
In addition to being a highly successful show, the Florida Linux Show 2009 Orlando Conference sponsored by Red Hat was not just a technology event, it was family event, which brought family members together with the entire Linux and Open Source Community.
RobLimo was not only filming the event from a number of vantage points, but he also presented and did a number interviews throughout the show.
All of the Florida Linux Show 2009 Orlando Speakers Sponsored by Red Hat, had superb attendance and all sessisons were nearly filled to capacity with few exceptions.
Bryan Smith also has a new nick name (Master of Ceremonies of the Speed Drawing). Bryan gave away 62 books, 8 USB thumb drives, 2 us100s, one Sheevaplug, and two netbooks in what is described as the fastest drawing since 6 U.S. soldiers were fighting over fresh coffee the morning of the invasion at the Battle of the Bulge.
Don Corbet, MC'ed the Halloween costume contest and I'm happy to report that the two kids left standing at the show split the $50.00 prize. The noise from the crowd was too close to call for a single winner. Congratulations Breanna Crisafulli and Morgan Sharp!
The last preceding of the Florida Linux Show 2009 Orlando sponsored by Red Hat were the awards ceremonies. Red Hat was presented the two year sponsorship award and Peak 10 was given the two support award by Chairman, Don Corbet.
If you missed this year's show 2010 will be even better.
Director of Operations, Flo Sharp is already working on the next show budget!
Link to the 2008 show in Jacksonville:
Link to the 2009 show in Jacksonville:
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