[Nelug] FWD: EURO OSCON Registration -- Now Open

[Craig Bates]

Thanks for that Richard,

Those prices are not what you'd call friendly are
they?

Perhaps the biggest shock for me is the sponsors of
Open Source Convention are CA and Microsoft... I'm
lost for words...

Craig.

--- Richard Patterson <richard at rp2k.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Message received from O'Reilly...
> 
> Might be a bit too costly for us, but I've forwarded
> it on none the less.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Richard
> 
> -----------
> 
> Registration has just opened for the first
> O'Reilly European Open Source Convention  
> 17-20 October 2005 at the NH Grand Hotel
> Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam
> http://conferences.oreilly.com/eurooscon
> 
> Save 400 euros if you sign up before early
> registration pricing ends on 29 August:
>
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/41/register.html
> 
> At long last, OSCON is coming to Europe. It's a new
> adventure for O'Reilly Media, and we hope you'll
> join us in making O'Reilly European Open Source
> Convention, aka EuroOSCON, one of the most
> informative and inspiring "gathering of the tribes"
> on the Continent.
> 
> What can you expect from EuroOSCON? As our fearless
> program chair Nat Torkington puts it, "We have a
> whole track for business, covering developing
> nations, business models, and the future of open
> source in Europe. Java, Linux, and Emerging Topics
> are huge.  We'll have an Asterisk tutorial and a
> strong Python track. From web technology like AJAX,
> Ruby on Rails, and Plone  to server technology like
> MySQL and Apache, we've sought out the most
> essential open source technology. We're celebrating
> the best speakers and unique needs of Europe as well
> as bringing over top American open source experts."
> 
> We're still fine-tuning the progrom, but some of the
> current EuroOSCON speakers and topics highlights
> include:
> 
> - Keynote presentations: David Heinemeier-Hansson,
> Cory Doctorow, Tim O'Reilly, Nathan Torkington, Rael
> Dornfest, Marc Hedlund
> - Business: Doug Levin, Donald Rosenberg, Danese
> Cooper
> - Linux: Alan Cox, Luis Casas Luengo, Greg Stein,
> Frederic Descamp, Erwin Tenhumberg
> - Java: Brian Sam-Bodden, Erik Hatcher
> - PHP: Rasmus Lerdorf, Sebastian Bergmann, Daniel
> Guermeur
> - Python: Alex Martelli, Joel Burton, Martijn
> Faassen
> - Perl: Larry Wall, Damian Conway, Abigail, Leon
> Brocard, Autrijus Tang
> - Databases: David Axmark, Theo Schlossnagle, Jutta
> Horstmann
> - Security: Ben Laurie, Marty Pauley, John Viega
> - Emerging Topics (Ruby on Rails, AJAX, Subversion):
> Kathy Sierra, Paul Everitt, Martin King-Turner
> 
> We invite you to gather with leaders, programmers,
> innovators, and users of every open source
> persuasion at the premiere of EuroOSCON. EuroOSCON
> is a place where you can hone your skills, learn
> about the newest features and versions, hear about
> open source trends and innovations from creators and
> experts, make new professional and personal
> connections--and best of all, have fun doing it.  
> ***Important Deadlines***
> 
> - 29 August: Early registration pricing ends--as
> does your chance to save up to 400 euros. (And, if
> you're eligible for a discount--user group, alumni,
> government, non-profit, etc.--it can be used during
> the early registration period to save you even
> more.) Check the registration page for details: 
>
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/41/register.html
> 
> - 16 September: Hotel group rate discount ends. For
> hotel and travel information, go to: 
>
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/41/hotel.html
> 
> For information on exhibiting or becoming a sponsor
> at EuroOSCON, contact Andrew Calvo at (country code
> 01) (707) 827-7176, or andrewc at oreilly.com for more
> info.
> 
> To become a media sponsor at O'Reilly conferences,
> contact Margi Levin at
> (country code 01) (707) 827-7184, or
> margi at oreilly.comMargi Levin 
> Marketing Manager, Conferences
> O'Reilly Media, Inc.
> 1005 Gravenstein Highway North   Sebastopol, CA 
> 95472
> margi at oreilly.com  (707) 827-7184 
> http://conferences.oreilly.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
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