[Scottish] LPI Exam Lab Spaces Left

[Peter George]

I thought list members might be interested to know that there are a few =
exam slots left next Friday. LPI101, 102, 201 and SuSE Certified Linux =
Professional exams available at =A315.00 each.

LPI have just press released today (see below) so they may begin to fill =
up.

Exam registration details:
http://www.netresources.co.uk/training_courses/lpi_register.html

P

-----Original Message-----

Subject:	LPI Press Release

*NEWS RELEASE*


*LINUX PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE OFFERS EXAMS IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND *


*TORONTO, April 15, 2004 =96 *The Linux Professional Institute (LPI),=20
(_www.lpi.org_ <http://www.lpi.org/>), the premier professional=20
certification program for the Linux community worldwide, announced that=20
it will be offering its Linux certification exams at the LinuxUser &=20
Developer Expo 2004 in London, England and in Edinburgh, Scotland.


=93We are pleased to be amongst those special events at the UK's biggest =

and best open source convention=97the LinuxUser and Developer Expo and =
to=20
be offering our exams for the first time at an event in Scotland. This=20
is yet another example of the growth of the open source community=20
globally and, as well, the growing interest in our certification=20
program,=94 said Evan Leibovitch, President of Linux Professional=20
Institute (LPI).


The LPI Exam Lab will be offered April 20 and April 21, 2004 at 10:00=20
a.m. and 14:00 p.m. of the LinuxUser and Developer Expo at the=20
conference theatre of the .Org Village in the lower level , LPI Exam=20
Stand LG26 on Hammersmith Road, Olympia, in London. Candidates will be=20
able to take exams for LPI-101 (Level 1), LPI-201 (Level 2)=20
certification and the SUSE Linux SL-103 exam. Examinations are =A315 =
each=20
and candidates must obtain an LPI ID number at=20
www.lpi.org/en/register.html <http://www.lpi.org/en/register.html> prior =

to the scheduled exams. Candidates are requested to bring two pieces of=20
valid identification to the exam sessions.


LPI is proud to announce its first Scottish Exam Lab to be held in=20
Edinburgh, Scotland which is hosted by the training company Net=20
Resources throughout the day on Friday April 23^rd at the European in=20
Scotland Building, 39 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh. Candidates will be=20
able to take the LPI101, 102, and 201 exams as well as the SUSE Linux=20
SL-103 exam. Exams cost =A315.00 each and in addition to obtaining a LPI =

ID number (as noted above) prospective candidates are requested to=20
register at =
http://www.netresources.co.uk/training_courses/lpi_register.html

Again, two pieces of valid identification are required to sit for the=20
exams.


LPI=92s certification program is delivered worldwide in multiple =
languages=20
with the support of employers, vendors and trainers. It has delivered=20
over 50,000 Level One and Level Two certification exams globally since=20
the program=92s inception.


LPI supports affiliate networks on all five continents worldwide=20
including Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Germany, Jamaica,=20
Japan, and United States with an additional affiliate now being=20
developed in South Africa.


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*About Linux Professional Institute *

The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) develops professional=20
certification for the Linux operating system independent of software=20
vendors or training providers. Established as an international=20
non-profit organization in 1999 by the Linux community, LPI develops=20
accessible, internationally-recognized certification programs which have =

earned the respect of vendors, employers and administrators. LPI's=20
activities involve hundreds of volunteers and professionals throughout=20
the world in many different capacities, and the group encourages active=20
public involvement through mailing lists and its website at=20
_www.lpi.org_. LPI's multi-level program of exams is administered=20
globally through Pearson VUE and Prometric testing centers. LPI's major=20
financial sponsors are Platinum Sponsors IBM (NYSE:IBM), Linuxcare,=20
Maxspeed, SGI (NYSE:SGI), SuSE Linux AG and TurboLinux as well as Gold=20
Sponsors Linux Magazine, Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL), Hewlett-Packard=20
(NYSE:HWP) and Wave Technologies.


*Contact Information:*


*Linux Professional Institute:*

Scott Lamberton

Director of Communications

scottl at lpi.org <mailto:scottl at lpi.org>

+1-905-377-8247

or

+1-905-874-4822