[Sderby] Fwd: [lugmaster] FW: LinuxUser & Developer Expo 2003, Birmingham, 15-16 April

[Dominic Knight]

And for the visiting public here's the lowdown.

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Subject: [lugmaster] FW: LinuxUser & Developer Expo 2003, Birmingham,=20
15-16 April
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 17:21:34 +0000
From: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@lug.org.uk>
To: lugmaster@mailman.lug.org.uk

New major Linux show launched
- LinuxUser & Developer Expo 2003 comes to town

A brand new show has been launched by leading industry magazine
LinuxUser and Developer. The event, called the LinuxUser and
 Developer Expo, will take place on 15 and 16 April at the NEC in
 Birmingham. Benefiting from the magazine\'s reputation among users,
 and the skills and expertise of its editorial and marketing team,
 it promises to be the UK Linux show of the year. The event
 anticipates over 5,000 visitors and entry to the exhibition is free
 if you register beforehand at www.linuxuserexpo.com or call the
 ticket hotline on 01905 350444.  Over the two days, major players
 from across the Linux industry will bring together an extensive
 range of business and technical solutions for Linux and open source
 under one roof. With IT giant IBM as Platinum sponsor, the
 exhibition promises to be the UK\'s pre-eminent Linux event.
 Confirmed exhibitors to date include: SGI, Blue Fountain, ITs
 Linux, Internet Adventure, Consensys and DNUK.

Running alongside the exhibition, the LinuxUser & Developer
 Conference will feature business and technical tracks, with
 constructive insight, incisive viewpoints and keynote presentations
 from open source visionaries, Linux experts and industry
 heavyweights. Some top names will lead the Keynote sessions. These
 include: Jon \'Maddog\' Hall, Alan Cox and Liberal Democrat  party
 spokesperson on Education and Skills, Dr John Pugh, MP.

At the conference, sessions will cover a range of issues, such as
embedded systems, enterprise application development, Linux in
 education and migration to Linux. And speakers representing a
 breadth of sectors, such as government, finance and healthcare,
 will relate their experiences in implementing Linux and open source
 solutions into their organisations.

The exhibition will feature workshops, tutorials and free seminars,
focusing on issues such as security, clustering and total cost of
ownership. Real life case studies and technical overviews will show
 how Linux can be implemented in a wide variety of situations. Other
 features include a .org village (an area for Linux and open source
 community projects), a Linux centre for business and finance, a
 wireless and broadband area, Linux on the desktop arena, the
 LinuxUser Pavilion and a hacking room.

So whether you?re a business professional seeking first-hand
information on how Linux can improve the return on your technology
investment, or a Linux developer looking to network with other
 members of the open source community, this is the show for you.=20
 Media support and partners

The exhibition and conference will be promoted through an extensive
advertising, direct marketing and PR campaign. The campaign will
 target Linux managers, professionals, users and developers across
 industry and magazine databases and through the IT and mainstream
 press. - ends -

For further information

For visitor registration, call the ticket hotline on 01905 350444 or
visit the web site at www.linuxuserexpo.com for regular email
 updates on the exhibition, the conference and its speakers.

For prospective exhibitor and conference information call Maggie
 Meer on 020 8450 5577 or email maggie@linuxuser.co.uk

For press information, please call Melanie Corbett, Wildfire PR on
 020 8255 6603 or email linuxuserexpo@wildfirepr.co.uk



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