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Jun. 21, 2009

Previously known as Linux World, the OpenSource World conference is approaching rapidly and will be held in San Francisco August 12 and 13.

It will feature everything about Linux, Open Source and more. On Thursday, conference organizers drew back the curtain on one of the conference's main attractions, its keynote speakers, and the lineup promises to be an interesting venue.

This year's event marks the 10th anniversary of the Linux conference, which was re-branded by conference organizers after 2008's expo in order to include and highlight the important role of the greater Open Source community in the event.

The open source conference is co-located with the Next Generation Data Center and Cloud-World events, and promises tracks on Open Source in Business, Internet Security, Desktops & Netbooks, Deployment & Management, Mobile Open Source, Web Hosting and Systems Troubleshooting.

Included among the presenters is Linux Journal's own Kyle Hack and Rankin, author of Knoppix Hacks and Knoppix Pocket Reference, who will present "System Rescue with Knoppix."

Mary Dolaher, IDG World Expo CEO said "we are pleased to announce these two keynote sessions that will give attendees a comprehensive look into the important technology trends that are changing the way organizations develop, deploy and manage their computing resources and business applications."

Keynote speakers are always a highlight of any conference, and OpenSource World is no exception. The expo's main speaker will be California Secretary of State Debra Bowen, who is known to the Open Source community for understanding and advocating Open Source software.

Also, there will be a keynote panel, "Assessing the Real Market Opportunities and Obstacles for Making Cloud Computing Mainstream," lead by CloudWorld conference chairman Jeffrey Kaplan and including discussion and debate by panelists Joe Weinman of AT&T Business Solutions, Sam Charrington of Appistry, and James Urquhart of Cisco.

The conference will also include a wide variety of exhibitors, and will host a "Community Day" the day before the conference convenes (August 11), offering system administrators, IT managers, and Open Source developers the opportunity to attend both FOSS (free and open source software) DevCamp, and Linux/Microsoft Interoperability Day.

Like its predecessor, the OpenSource World conference does not offer general admission — interested parties must register to attend and answer an attendee questionnaire, after which registrations are vetted by conference organizers against a set of qualifying criteria.

Although not all registrations are accepted, there is no admission charge to those who do qualify for the Conference.

Source: OS Review.

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