2013 Linux Foundation Events, 100 Linux Tutorials

*Linux Foundation Announces 2013 Event and Co-Located Linux Training
Schedule***



*2013 lineup includes 15 Linux events worldwide and 13 co-located Linux
training opportunities, illustrating global demand for technical Linux
content, knowledge and collaboration*



SAN FRANCISCO, January 17, 2013 - The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit
organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced
its 2013 event and co-located Linux
training<http://training.linuxfoundation.org>schedule. The
organization is also opening the Call for Presentations
(CFPs) for its 2013 event lineup, which includes LinuxCon conferences in
North America, Japan and Europe.



LinuxCon North America and CloudOpen will take place this year in New
Orleans, La., where they will be co-located with the Linux Plumbers
Conference. LinuxCon Japan will take place in Tokyo in 2013 and will be
co-located with the Automotive Linux Summit Spring event. LinuxCon Europe
will be in Edinburgh, UK, along with Linux Kernel Summit, the Automotive
Linux Summit Fall event, and Embedded Linux Conference Europe.



The Linux Foundation this year will offer a combined 15 events worldwide.
These events will include 13 co-located Linux training opportunities, as
well as workshops and mini-summits presented by community groups such as
Gluster, oVirt, Yocto Project and more. These hands-on classroom training
and professional development opportunities allow attendees to add
educational events to their conference experience and to maximize travel
plans for the coming year.



The Linux training courses are designed to give professionals the hands-on
experience and advanced technical skills needed to thrive in their careers
today. With all indicators showing an increasing demand for Linux talent,
this program helps prepare new and veteran professionals for the best Linux
jobs.



To view the 2013 onsite Linux training schedule, please visit:
http://training.linuxfoundation.org/ways-to-train/linux-l...



*New 100 Linux Tutorials Video Campaign to Build Collective Knowledge Base*

In an effort to meet the increasing demand to learn Linux, The Linux
Foundation today is also announcing a yearlong campaign to build a
collective knowledge base for the operating system. The new 100 Linux
Tutorials campaign is being hosted on Linux.com at
http://video.linux.comand calls on both individuals and organizations
from the community to share
their knowledge in short Linux video tutorials. Linux.com is the primary
resource and online destination for Linux users, developers and enthusiasts
and hosts a variety of original content, including Linux tutorials, news
analysis, product reviews and videos.



This video campaign is aimed at increasing access to Linux knowledge,
removing barriers to learning Linux, and transferring expertise around the
globe. The Linux Foundation invites Linux enthusiasts, developers and
systems administrators to be part of this worldwide campaign to collect *100
Linux video tutorials** *on the Linux.com video forum<http://video.linux.com>,
which anyone can access and learn with the click of a mouse.



To learn more about the campaign and submit a Linux video tutorial, please
visit: https://video.linux.com/100-linux-tutorials



*Special Early Bird Discounts for 2013 Events and Training *

The Linux Foundation is offering a special promotion to those who want to
commit early and book their registration for this year’s events and/or
co-located training courses. These event and training offers will go
quickly, so people who are interested are encouraged to register now.



·      The *first 50 people to register for any LinuxCon* event will
receive a *35 percent discount *by using the code ‘*35FIRST50’ *when
registering online.

·      A *35 percent discount* is also available for co-located Linux
Foundation training classes and is limited to five people per class. The
code is ‘*35OFF2013*’ and is valid through *January 31, 2013.*



“Our growing event schedule, Linux training opportunities and effort to
build a collective knowledge base for Linux reflect the global demand for
Linux knowledge, skills and collaboration,” said Jim Zemlin, executive
director at The Linux Foundation. “As Linux moves from the server room to
your mobile phone and to your car and your home, we are building our events
and training programs to bring leaders from every area together to advance
the operating system so that everyone contributing to the platform gets the
most out of it.”

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*The Linux Foundation’s 2013 Schedule of Events *

Android Builders Summit
<https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/android-builder...>

February 18-19, 2013, Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, Calif.

A technical summit for OEMs, their device manufacturers, integrators,
custom builders, and the growing Android and Linux Kernel developer
communities.



Embedded Linux Conference
<https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/embedded-linux-...>

February 20-22, 2013, Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, Calif.

The premier vendor-neutral technical conference for companies and
developers using Linux in embedded products.



Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit
<https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/collaboration-s...>

April 15-17, 2013, Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, Calif.

An exclusive, invitation-only summit that brings together core kernel
developers, distribution maintainers, ISVs, end users, system vendors and
other community organizations for plenary sessions and workgroup meetings
that help solve the most pressing issues facing Linux today.



Linux Storage, Filesystems and MM Summit
<https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/lsfmm-summit>

April 18-19, 2013, Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, Calif.

Invitation-only event that brings together developers and researchers who
work with the Linux storage and file system stack.



Linux Foundation Enterprise End User Summit
<https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/enterprise-end-...>

May 14-15, 2013, New York Stock Exchange, New York, New York

An invitation-only event that brings together high-performance end users
with the highest-level Linux community developers.



Automotive Linux Summit
(Spring)<http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/automotive-linux...>

May 27-28, 2013, Chinzan-so Hotel & Conference Center, Tokyo, Japan

This event brings together the most innovative minds in the automotive
industry with open-source excellence, including automotive systems
engineers, Linux experts, R&D managers, business executives, open-source
licensing and compliance specialists and community developers.



LinuxCon Japan <https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon-japan>

May 29-31, 2013, Pacifico Yokohama, China-so Hotel & Conference Center,
Tokyo, Japan

The premier Linux conference in Asia that brings together a unique blend of
core developers, administrators, users, community managers and industry
experts.



LinuxCon North America <http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon>

September 16-18, 2013, Hyatt New Orleans, New Orleans, La.

LinuxCon is the leading annual technical conference in North America,
providing a needed collaboration and education space for the Linux
community.



CloudOpen <http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/cloudopen>

September 16-18, 2013, Hyatt New Orleans, New Orleans, La.

CloudOpen brings together the open source projects, products and companies
that are driving the cloud and big data ecosystems today to share best
practices from the world of traditional open source.



Linux Plumber’s Conference <http://www.linuxplumbersconf.org/2013/>

September 18-20, 2013, Hyatt New Orleans, New Orleans, La.

LPC brings together the top developers working on the “plumbing” of Linux —
kernel subsystems, core libraries, windowing systems, etc. — and gives them
three days to work together on core design problems.



LinuxCon Europe <https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon-europe>

October 21-23, 2013, Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh,
UK

LinuxCon Europe brings together the European Linux community to collaborate
and advance Linux for the region. Previous locations have included Prague
and Barcelona.



Linux Kernel Summit<http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linux-kernel-summit>and
Embedded
Linux Conference
Europe<http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/embedded-linux-c...>

October 23-25, 2013, Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh,
UK

Linux Kernel Summit brings together the world's leading core kernel
developers to discuss the state of the existing kernel and plan the next
development cycle. ELC Europe has the largest collection of sessions
dedicated exclusively to embedded Linux and embedded Linux developers.



Automotive Linux Summit
(Fall)<http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/automotive-linux...>

October 24-25, 2013, Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh,
UK

This event brings together the most innovative minds in the automotive
industry with open-source excellence, including automotive systems
engineers, Linux experts, R&D managers, business executives, open-source
licensing and compliance specialists and community developers.



Korea Linux Forum<http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/korea-linux-forum>

November 2013, JW Marriott Seoul, Seoul, South Korea

Designed to foster a stronger relationship between South Korea and the
global Linux development community.



For more information on any of these events, including registration and CFP
details, please visit the Linux Foundation events page at:
http://events.linuxfoundation.org.



*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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