[Falkirk] Linux 2004 Conference & Tutorials, Leeds, 5-8 August

Tue Jul 27 00:30:16 BST 2004

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alasdair G Kergon" <agk at lug.org.uk>
To: "UK LUGS" <agk at lug.org.uk>
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 11:55 PM
Subject: [Falkirk] Linux 2004 Conference & Tutorials, Leeds, 5-8 August


> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Linux 2004 Conference & Tutorials, Leeds, Thur 5th - Sun 8th August
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> http://www.ukuug.org/events/linux2004/
>
> * Early-bird discount is available only until Tuesday 6th July    *
> * Some accommodation is still available at just GBP 19.97 a night *
>
> The event begins with 2 full-day tutorials on Thursday.
> Then the 2-track 3-day conference runs from Friday to Sunday.
> You're also be encouraged to take part in a GPG keysigning event
> (with explanations and assistance for people unfamiliar with GPG).
>
> Full-day tutorials on Thursday 5th August
> -----------------------------------------
>
> Security-enhanced linux - Stephen Tweedie (Red Hat)
>
>     SELinux is a major new security feature already available in
>     cutting-edge linux distributions based on 2.6 kernels including
>     Debian and Fedora.  All professional linux sysadmins will need to
>     understand it as it becomes mainstream over the next year or so.
>
> Troubleshooting Linux Networking - Niall Mansfield (UIT Cambridge)
>
>     A linux-based introduction to TCP/IP networks where the emphasis
>     is practical rather than theoretical, covering situations you're
>     likely to encounter.  We use everyday tools to show you what's
>     happening on your network.  This helps you understand TCP/IP
>     at a deeper level and is also great for troubleshooting.
>
>
> Provisional Conference Programme: Friday 6th August - Sunday 8th August
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Networking and Security
>   * Wardriving with Kismet and GPSdrive - Antony Stone - Rockstone Ltd
>   * Firewalls - Antony Stone - Rockstone Ltd
>   * Cryptonit - Mathias Brossard - IDEALX
>   * 100 things to do with a VPN server - Jim Jackson - University of Leeds
>
> Desktop and Applications
>   * Gnome 2.6: the Linux Desktop - Michael Meeks - Novell
>   * OpenOffice.org - Michael Meeks - Novell
>   * The Fonts Don't Work: A Practical Guide to Unicode on Unix - Aaron
Crane
>   * Giving Presentations Using Linux (and avoiding Powerpoint) - Simon
Myers
>   * Developing a Plug-In structure for your KDE application - Jesper
Pedersen
>   * An application for managing digital images - Jesper Pedersen
>   * Report Writing Workshop using OpenOffice.org - Clockwork Systems
>   * The FlightGear Flight Simulator - Alex Perry - Quantum Magnetics
>   * Power 'Vim' Usage: Tips & Tricks for Everyday Editing - Simon Myers
>   * High-performance 3D Graphics: How Linux will overtake Windows
>     - Andy Fenselau - Silicon Graphics, Inc
>
> Embedded Systems
>   * Porting Linux onto a Digital Camera - Shigeki Ouchi - RICOH Company
Ltd.
>   * Porting Linux to the XDA-2 PDA - Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
>   * Eddy-current Detection with Linux: Finding nails in your Walls
>     and Cracks in your Aircraft - Alex Perry - Quantum Magnetics
>   * Emdebian: Embedded development the Debian way - Philippe De Swert
>   * YAFFS - A filesystem designed for NAND flash - Wookey - Aleph One Ltd.
>   * The business case for Embedded Linux - Jon Masters
>
> Kernel, Clustering and Filesystems
>   * Linux Filesystems - Christoph Hellwig - LST e.V.
>   * Storage Area Network and Parallel File Systems:
>     High-throughput file access for your cluster - Jos van Wezel
>   * The GFS Cluster Filesystem - Steve Whitehouse - Chygwyn Ltd.
>   * WORKSHOP: Diagnosing System Hangs and Crashes using lkcd and dprobes
>     - Richard J Moore - IBM UK Ltd
>   * Grids for e-Science in Europe - Ruediger Berlich
>
> Project Management
>   * Debian: The Kernel-neutral OS - Matthew Garrett - University of
Cambridge
>   * Quality Issues in Free Software Projects - Martin Michlmayr - Debian
>   * Open Source Development Techniques - Jake Stride - University of
Warwick
>
> Systems Administration
>   * 1000s of Linux installations but only 1 administrator
>     - Owen LeBlanc - Manchester Computing, University of Manchester
>   * Knoppix workshop: Building your own Live CD - Ian Naylor
>   * UoSLinux: A Linux LiveCD distribution for use in Higher Education
>     - Robert L Warrender - University of Sunderland
>   * Tea, Earl Grey, Hot: Replication with WvSync - Dave Coombs
>   * WvStreams: An Easier Way to World Domination - Dave Coombs
>   * MailScanner - Julian Field - University of Southampton
>
> Case Studies
>   * Bringing Open Source to the West Midlands - Open Advantage
>   * An EMC Vehicle Testing System using Open Source - Clockwork Systems
>   * Commercial Wide Area Deployment of Linux - Clockwork Systems
>
> Miscellaneous
>   * PCI: Past, Present and Future - Matthew Wilcox - Hewlett Packard
>   * RPM Python and friends - Paul Nasrat - Red Hat
>   * The Foundation for Information Policy Research - Steve Coast
>   * Generating ideas for software integration and against non-inventive
>     patents - Siu-wai Leung and Dave Robertson - University of Edinburgh
>
>
> If you book on or before Tuesday 6th July you can take advantage of the
> Early Bird rates e.g. UKP 45 for the 3-day conference (50% discount)
> or just UKP 15 for students. (If you're not already a UKUUG member,
> you'll need to add the membership fee to this - details on website.)
>
> There are also still opportunities for sponsors and exhibitors:
> contact office at ukuug.org for details.
>
> Web: http://www.ukuug.org/events/linux2004/
> Email: office at ukuug.org
> Tel: +44 1763 273 475
>
>
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> This sounds fascinating and  I very much regret being unable to attend as
I shall be in the USA  until the 5th. However please keep me posted of
future events  especially those a little nearer home.

 Yours sincerely

Richard Gunn