Ubuntu Live Conference: Call for Proposals Open

For Immediate Release

For more information contact:
Dawn Applegate
dapplegate@oreilly.com
(707) 827-7111

Ubuntu Live Conference: Taking it Further in 2008
Call for participation is now open

Sebastopol, CA, December 18, 2007--The second Ubuntu Live conference,
co-presented by Canonical, Ltd and O'Reilly Media is slated to take place
July 21-22, 2008 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. This
two day event will gather IT professionals, government leaders, business
executives, and community leaders to share their Ubuntu based computing
experiences and knowledge. 

Ubuntu is a complete Debian-based Linux operating system, developed and
supported by a large community committed to the principles and spirit of open
source and free software.  Ubuntu Live is the official, trusted event for the
community, welcoming all the different segments within the
ecosystem--experts, long-time users, established companies, and newcomers
alike in a passionate, energizing environment.

Building on the success of the 2007 event, the 2008 event will feature longer
sessions and a track devoted to technical enthusiasts and developers.  The
program committee is now accepting proposals to lead sessions, panel
discussions, and demos at the 2008 edition of Ubuntu Live. Program chair Jane
Silber said, "We're looking for ways users are taking Ubuntu further, really
pushing the boundaries of what's possible with the open source environment.
The committee is particularly interested in hearing from the following:"

-Gurus using Ubuntu in unexpected ways 
-Entrepreneurs launching businesses based on Ubuntu 
-Educators or researchers helping their community thrive with Ubuntu 
-Programmers, trainers, and system administrators with best practices to
share

The conference, which will include keynotes, panel presentations, and general
sessions, will be organized around the following tracks: Community,
Education, Enterprise, Virtualization & Virtual appliances, Performance &
Optimization, and Ubuntu in Action. Here are some areas the program committee
is activity recruiting speakers for: 

-Ubuntu in small and medium businesses
-Deploying and managing large scale deployments
-Building appliances and products
-Performance optimization in Ubuntu
-Virtualization uses for server consolidation, maintenance simplification or
security
-Adding Ubuntu as a supported platform
-Ubuntu in the NGO/non-profit sector

Attendees will have a chance to network, exchange information, and make
connections at a variety of extra-curricular events at the conference. Birds
of a Feather (BoF) sessions, user driven, informal evening discussion groups,
will take place each evening. There will also be a comprehensive Exhibit Hall
featuring the leading companies offering Ubuntu related products. Last year's
sponsors and exhibitors included: Dell, Intel, OpenMoko, Savoir-faire Linux,
Sun Microsystems, and System76. 

Registration for media and attendees will open in April 2008. Meanwhile, the
call for participation will be open until February 4, 2008. To submit a
proposal visit:
http://en.oreilly.com/ubuntu2008/public/cfp/12

For more information on Ubuntu Live, visit:
www.ubuntulive.com

If you'd like to stay up to date on information relating to Ubuntu Live, sign
up for the conference newsletter:
http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/nl/home#conferences

Ubuntu Live is conveniently co-located with the O'Reilly Open Source
Convention (OSCON) event, thus making Portland, Oregon the place to be during
the week of July 21. There is a discount for attendees already registered for
Ubuntu Live. For more information on OSCON visit:
www.conferences.oreilly.com/oscon

To read the O'Reilly Radar, visit:
http://radar.oreilly.com/

If you have ideas about areas you'd like to see included at the conference,
send a note to: ubuntu-idea@oreilly.com

For information about exhibiting or sponsoring Ubuntu Live contact Sharon
Cordesse at (707) 827-7065 or scordesse@oreilly.com

If you would like to discuss forming a media or promotional partnership with
O'Reilly for an upcoming event, contact Avila Reese at (707) 827-7116 or
mediapartners@oreilly.com

About Canonical and Ubuntu
Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, is headquartered in Europe and
is committed to the development, distribution and support of open source
software products and communities. World-class 24x7 commercial support for
Ubuntu is available through Canonical's global support team and partners.
Ubuntu, which means "humanity to others" or "I am what I am because of who we
all are," emphasizes the interconnectedness of the work of many project
contributors from around the world and accessibility for all users regardless
of language or abilities.

Since its launch in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly
regarded Linux distributions with millions of users around the world. Ubuntu
will always be free to download, free to use and free to distribute to
others. With these goals in mind, Ubuntu aims to be the most widely used
Linux system, and is the center of a global open source software ecosystem.

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