First-Ever Korea Linux Forum

*The Linux Foundation Announces Korea Linux Forum*



*New event will feature Linux creator Linus Torvalds and bring together
Korean businesses, developers and the Linux kernel community*


SEOUL and SAN FRANCISCO, August 7, 2012 – The Linux Foundation, the
nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today
announced the first-ever Korean Linux Forum, taking place Oct. 11-12, 2012
in Seoul, Korea at the JW Marriott.



The Linux Foundation is partnering with its newest platinum member Samsung
on this event to increase Linux development and collaboration from the
talent pool in Korea and other countries in the Asia region. These types of
events lay the groundwork for collaboration that can unlock thousands of
lines of code that exist in Korea and surrounding geographies at leading
companies.

The Korea Linux Forum will bring together a unique blend of top regional
and international talent, including core kernel developers to collaborate
with software developers in Korea and increase participation. It is
designed to facilitate in-person collaboration and to support future
interaction between Korea and other Asia-Pacific countries and the rest of
the global Linux community.

“Korea is a hotbed of new Linux development, especially in the mobile and
embedded areas,” said Jim Zemlin, executive director, The Linux Foundation.
“The Korea Linux Forum will help bridge the amazing work being done in the
country with the global Linux community, resulting in technical
advancements for Linux and that impact the entire ecosystem. We are pleased
to work with our member Samsung on this event and other activities to
hopefully tap into the developer talent pool in Korea.”

The Korea Linux Forum will feature keynotes from Samsung’s Head of Software
R&D Center *KiHo Kim*, Linux kernel maintainer *Greg Kroah-Hartman,*Google’s
*Tejun Heo, *Intel’s Chief Linux and Open Source Technologist *Dirk
Hohndel*and Linux creator
*Linus Torvalds*. It will also include sessions and workshops on the Linux
kernel, Android, Tizen, and embedded development. There will be an evening
reception sponsored by Intel on Oct. 11, 2012.



To submit a proposal to speak, please send an email with name, speaker
biography and an abstract to cfp@linuxfoundation.org by Aug. 24, 2012.
Also, to maximize the opportunities for attendees onsite, The Linux
Foundation will offer Linux and open source training courses available Oct.
9-10, 2012:



·      Understanding the Open Source Development
Model<http://training.linuxfoundation.org/courses/open-source-c...>

·      Advanced Linux Performance
Tuning<https://training.linuxfoundation.org/courses/linux-system...>

·      Open Source License
Compliance<https://training.linuxfoundation.org/courses/open-source-...>



For more information about Linux training courses, please visit:
http://training.linxfoundation.org.

The early bird registration fee is US$200 until Sept. 14, 2012 and US$300
thereafter. To register, please visit:
http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/korea-linux-forum


*About The Linux Foundation*
The Linux Foundation <http://www.linuxfoundation.org/> is a nonprofit
consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2000, the
organization sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and
promotes, protects and advances the Linux operating system by marshaling
the resources of its members and the open source development community. The
Linux Foundation provides a neutral forum for collaboration and education
by hosting Linux conferences, <http://events.linuxfoundation.org/> including
LinuxCon <http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon>, and
generating original Linux research<http://www.linuxfoundation.org/publications>
, Linux videos <http://videos.linux.com/> and content that advances the
understanding of the Linux platform. Its web properties, including
Linux.com, <http://www.linux.com/> reach approximately two million people
per month. The organization also provides extensive Linux
training<http://training.linuxfoundation.org/>opportunities that
feature the Linux kernel community’s leading experts as
instructors. Follow The Linux Foundation on
Twitter.<http://www.twitter.com/linuxfoundation>

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*Trademarks: The Linux Foundation, Linux Standard Base, MeeGo, Tizen and
the Yocto Project are trademarks of The Linux Foundation. Linux is a
trademark of Linus Torvalds.*