UKUUG Linux 2005 Conference

UKUUG Linux 2005 Conference
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The annual Linux Conference organised by the UK Unix User's Group (UKUUG)
is being held in Swansea on 4th to 7th August 2005. The event is aimed at
anybody with an interest in Linux and Open Source Software in
general. There will be a number of high profile speakers from global
Linux companies IBM, Red Hat and SuSE/Novell providing interest for
those new to Linux right through to the latest technical developments
which will be presented in depth.

Further information including press contacts can be found on the conference
web site here:

http://www.ukuug.org/events/linux2005/

If you would like further information about the conference, please
either reply to me directly or to one of the contacts below.

Media Sponsorship
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To become a media sponsor of the UKUUG Linux conference, you need to do the
following:
  a) Give the event some coverage before it happens (e.g. add it to your
list of forthcoming events and/or some editorial coverage relating to the
conference and/or related topics) in your publication.
  b) Send one of your journalists to the event (one free conference
registration is included as part of the deal)
  c) Write up the event afterwards

In return you get:
  1) A listing as a media sponsor on the conference web site
  2) One free conference place for a journalist, including entry to
     the Friday night conference dinner.

To arrange media sponsorship, or for further information about the event,
please email Jane Morrison <office@ukuug.org>.

Our current media sponsors include:

IT Wales, Linux Magazine, Linux User & Developer, Ping Wales,
NTK and The Register.

Some web adverts for the conference are provided in various formats
here: http://www.paul.sladen.org/ukuug-swansea/banners/overview...
Additional formats can be made available on request.

Event Sponsorship
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There are many opportunities for event sponsorship including the various
meals during the course of the conference and/or the evening event
on the Friday. A sponsor would be prominently listed on the UKUUG web site
as well as the event literature and publicity material.

Any sponsor who contributes at least 1000 GBP (plus VAT) will be
entitled to a stand (table top format) at the conference and entry
to the Friday night conference dinner. Some sponsorship is set at a
standard price (e.g. the conference meals) whereas others can be negotiated
to suit your budget. For further information, please contact
Jane Morrision <office@ukuug.org>.

Our current event sponsors include:

It Wales, Red Hat Inc and Astaro Internet Security

About UKUUG
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UKUUG - the UK's Unix and Open Systems User Group - is a non-profit
organisation and technical forum for the advocacy of open systems,
particularly Unix and Unix-like operating systems, the promotion of free
and open-source software, and the advancement of open programming standards
and networking protocols.

The UKUUG uniquely caters for the needs of people in the industry. Formed in
1976 it is totally funded by membership subscriptions and is completely
independent of specific hardware and software vendors. All profits are used
to further the activities of the organisation.

Membership is composed of those who want to keep abreast of everything that
happens in the world of Open Systems and is drawn from the information
technology, commercial, and research/academic sectors in fairly even
proportions. It is representative of workers in a variety of fields including
software engineering, computer manufacturing, end users, software houses,
universities, and research centres.

The group is run by the Council and supported by the UKUUG Secretariat. There
are also working groups that deal with specific activities.

For further information: http://www.ukuug.org/   <office@ukuug.org>

About Linux and Open Source software
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Linux is a computer operating system developed by Linus Torvalds and
a large number of volunteers. Linus released the software under
a licence known as the GNU General Public Licence (GPL) so that it would be
freely available. Today Linux is used by millions of people around
the world. See http://www.linux.org.uk/ for further information.

Open Source Sofware is a term defined by the Open Source Initiative
on their web site: http://www.opensource.org/ whose definition covers
a variety of different software licences including the GPL.