Here is a message from the Ubunt mailing list that may interest some of you.<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Alan Bell</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alan.bell@theopenlearningcentre.com">alan.bell@theopenlearningcentre.com</a>></span><br>
Date: 9 June 2010 10:10<br>Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu in Business - London, July 13th<br>To: British Ubuntu Talk <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a>><br><br><br>Hi all,<br>
<br>
One of the LoCo events that we have been talking about and planning for<br>
a while is a event with a more businesslike feel to it, something where<br>
I should be getting up in the morning and not wondering "should I wear a<br>
Tshirt from ThinkGeek or one from <a href="http://shop.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">shop.ubuntu.com</a>?", but "should I wear<br>
a tie?". We have a great venue provided by James "selinuxium" Thomas,<br>
Canonical have kindly offered to meet the cost of some nibbles and we<br>
have a really strong lineup of speakers and demos. Registration opens<br>
today at <a href="http://bit.ly/UbuntuBusiness" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/UbuntuBusiness</a> and as this is about introducing<br>
Ubuntu to new people please bring someone from work along with you,<br>
perhaps the boss, perhaps someone who works in IT and hasn't yet had an<br>
opportunity to use Ubuntu. Finally, please spread the word about this.<br>
<br>
Alan.<br>
<br>
The Ubuntu UK community and Canonical, the commercial sponsors of<br>
Ubuntu, would like to invite you to a very different type of IT event.<br>
The Ubuntu operating system for the desktop and server has made<br>
significant inroads into UK businesses over the last 5 years. Often it<br>
is driven there by the enthusiasm of individuals from the community who<br>
use Ubuntu for their personal computing and see the advantages it can<br>
bring to the workplace. This event gives those advocates an opportunity<br>
to introduce their colleagues to Ubuntu, Canonical, Partners, community<br>
experts and their fellow IT professionals. Attendees will learn how<br>
Ubuntu is being deployed in the UK and discover how they can introduce<br>
or extend this technology safely and effectively within their organisation.<br>
<br>
All are welcome, but if you already count yourself as an Ubuntu user,<br>
please drag along a colleague who has yet to see the light!<br>
<br>
*1pm - Welcome *<br>
<br>
An introduction to Ubuntu and our community.<br>
<br>
*1.20 - Ubuntu in action*<br>
<br>
A selection of case studies of companies using Ubuntu to enhance their<br>
business.<br>
*/Oxford Archaeology/*<br>
<br>
Chris Puttick, Chief Information Officer, will explain how one of the<br>
largest independent archaeology and heritage practices in Europe, with<br>
over 400 specialist staff, took the strategic decision to adopt an open<br>
source infrastructure with Ubuntu at the heart of it.<br>
<br>
*/Emphony Technologies/*<br>
<br>
A start-up software company producing engineering project management and<br>
workflow tools for decided to deploy Ubuntu as its infrastructure, find<br>
out how they got on and their plans for the future.<br>
<br>
*1.40 - Open Mic*<br>
<br>
Ubuntu partners and community members (perhaps including you!) tell us<br>
how they use Ubuntu in a business context. There will be 5 minute slots<br>
with strict timekeeping!<br>
<br>
*2.15 - Demonstrations, food and networking*<br>
<br>
Grab some nibbles and see a selection of demonstrations and hands on<br>
workshops featuring:<br>
<br>
* Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (Amazon EC2 compatible cloud computing<br>
wherever you want it)<br>
* Landscape Systems Management for Ubuntu<br>
* Ubuntu Server Edition<br>
* Social Media for the workplace with Wordpress and Ubuntu<br>
* Quick, cheap, easy, low-risk and fun ways to get started with Ubuntu<br>
* Ingres, an enterprise class open source database<br>
* Alfresco document and content management<br>
<br>
*4.00 - Ubuntu Advantage*<br>
<br>
The new services from Canonical designed to give your business an edge<br>
in its open source strategy.<br>
<br>
*4.15 - Panel Discussion*<br>
<br>
A panel with members drawn from Canonical, partners and the community<br>
chaired by author and journalist Glyn Moody<br>
<<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyn_Moody" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyn_Moody</a>> and loosely following the<br>
theme of "The Benefits and Pitfalls of an Open Source Strategy".<br>
<br>
*5.00 - Late*<br>
<br>
Attendees are encouraged to stay on, sample an Ubuntini<br>
<<a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntini?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=ubuntini_card_final.jpg" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ubuntini?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=ubuntini_card_final.jpg</a>><br>
at the bar, have a chat and enjoy the comedy night<br>
<<a href="http://www.thebrickhouse.co.uk/london/events/comedytuesdays.asp" target="_blank">http://www.thebrickhouse.co.uk/london/events/comedytuesdays.asp</a>>hosted<br>
by the venue itself.<br>
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