Florida Linux Show 2009 Orlando, FL

[chriscri]

Team,

Rod S. the organizer listened to a lot of us in Jacksonville and has organized another show on October 26, 2009 in Orlando! Please post any comments, concerns, or ideas you may have in this Thred!

Thanks for all that you do!

Chris_c

[philbarnett]

Team,

Rod S. the organizer listened to a lot of us in Jacksonville and has organized another show on October 26, 2009 in Orlando! Please post any comments, concerns, or ideas you may have in this Thred!

Thanks for all that you do!

Chris_c

Good to hear about this. Let me know if there's anything that LEAP can do to help this along. I can create a mailman list if you want one dedicated to the Orlando 2009 event.

Phil Barnett
President
Linux Enthusiasts and Professionals, Inc.
http://www.leap-cf.org

[XubuRoxMySox]

That'll be my first ever "Linux show." What can a first-timer expect? Is there a web site for more info (when and where, host hotel, nearby campground - LOL, cheaper than a hotel room)?

Thanks,
Robin

[itnet7]

That'll be my first ever "Linux show." What can a first-timer expect? Is there a web site for more info (when and where, host hotel, nearby campground - LOL, cheaper than a hotel room)?

Thanks,
Robin

http://www.floridalinuxshow.com/ is the main link for the show, where you can find out more information such as who the speakers and exhibitors will be. Florida Team will have a booth where we can represent Ubuntu Project and LoCo's and let other attendee's know about the team and how they can get involved. I think the venue is still being negotiated by Rod Sharp the Director. I actually saw him over last weekend, but he didn't mention any updates to me.

There are usually about 20-25 exhibitor booths. Since this will be the first time in Orlando I am not sure how many speakers or presentations will be going on simultaneously. I can tell you that the T-shirt Bordello crew will be there, so if you want to get some nice gear they were offering some dynamite specials in Jacksonville.

There are usually goodie bags that include a couple of new issues of Linux Magazines. Other vendors have been known to give out t-shirts, Thumb Drives, and other cool swag. As I learn more I will try and give updates.

Hope this helps a bit,

Chris Crisafulli
itnet7

[XubuRoxMySox]

Yes, that link was very helpful, thanks! I didn't see a "register" button, so I guess you can just get a ticket at the door?

Also, I followed a link to the nearest Linux Users Group just to see what a LUG is, and I still don't really know. Is anyone here a LUG member and what do they do?

Just curious,
Robin

[Deamos]

I might be able to attend this. I have yet to have gone to a meet yet, however Orlando might be close enough :)

[itnet7]

I might be able to attend this. I have yet to have gone to a meet yet, however Orlando might be close enough :)

Last weekend we had a Jaunty Release Party held at the Panera off of Vineland in Orlando. On either June 6th or the 13th... Have to make my mind up soon, I will be hosting a Jaunty release/install party iin Rockledge.

There are two main places you can check to find out more info for the team and events: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FloridaTeam/GetInvolved & https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FloridaTeam/Projects.

Also, feel free to stop in the IRC channel @ #ubuntu-us-fl.

Hopefully we'll get to see you guys at some of the events!

Talk with you soon,

Chris C.

itnet7

[Michelle_Qimo]

We'll see you guys there!

[itnet7]

Team,

Rod S. the organizer listened to a lot of us in Jacksonville and has organized another show on October 26, 2009 in Orlando! Please post any comments, concerns, or ideas you may have in this Thred!

Thanks for all that you do!

Chris_c

Update, I have had some problems with my old forum account Chriscri, so I can't log to change the original post, but it's important to note that the Actual Date has been changed to October 24, 2009.

[XubuRoxMySox]

There are two main places you can check to find out more info for the team and events: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FloridaTeam/GetInvolved & https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FloridaTeam/Projects.

itnet7


Just a suggestion, but... when I first got Ubuntu and saw how awesome it is, I wanted to get involved but didn't really know how. I hung out in the Ubuntu forums and found my way to this one (Florida LoCo (http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=225)). I checked for new posts right here for a couple of weeks, to see if there were any signs of life before I would jump in, rather than "sign up" for something that was apparently going nowhere.

Right here is where stuff should be posted, even if it duplicates stuff in the Wiki and team site. Because this forum is kinda sorta the "gateway" from Ubuntu Forums to the team site and Wiki. If this forum is inactive, then it may appear to a newbie as though the Florida team is inactive.

Just an idea... the forum's right here, and folks who don't know about the other less accessible forums will look here first, coming from the Ubuntu forums.

Nice IRC meeting tonight by the way. Thanks!

-Robin

[Michelle_Qimo]

Update, I have had some problems with my old forum account Chriscri, so I can't log to change the original post, but it's important to note that the Actual Date has been changed to October 24, 2009.


Awesome, glad I saw the update. Saturday should prove a better turnout.

[Deamos]

Just a suggestion, but... when I first got Ubuntu and saw how awesome it is, I wanted to get involved but didn't really know how. I hung out in the Ubuntu forums and found my way to this one (Florida LoCo (http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=225)). I checked for new posts right here for a couple of weeks, to see if there were any signs of life before I would jump in, rather than "sign up" for something that was apparently going nowhere.

Right here is where stuff should be posted, even if it duplicates stuff in the Wiki and team site. Because this forum is kinda sorta the "gateway" from Ubuntu Forums to the team site and Wiki. If this forum is inactive, then it may appear to a newbie as though the Florida team is inactive.

Just an idea... the forum's right here, and folks who don't know about the other less accessible forums will look here first, coming from the Ubuntu forums.

Nice IRC meeting tonight by the way. Thanks!

-Robin

I agree, FL LoCo seemed inactive when i first checked it a couple months ago. Might be better to keep it active just for active's sake...

[itnet7]

Just a suggestion, but... when I first got Ubuntu and saw how awesome it is, I wanted to get involved but didn't really know how. I hung out in the Ubuntu forums and found my way to this one (Florida LoCo (http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=225)). I checked for new posts right here for a couple of weeks, to see if there were any signs of life before I would jump in, rather than "sign up" for something that was apparently going nowhere.

I agree with you that this is and can be a valuable resource. I don't feel though, that this should be the primary area that everyone should spend most of their time.

I love using forums for troubleshooting, but I prefer IRC, and I am pretty confident that I'm not the only one that feels that way. I enjoy going through forum posts though and replying when people are looking for info. I would recommend to anyone that is really interested in utilizing the forums to Subscribe to the Florida Team - US forum, so that you can be made aware of all of the new posts and updates. I also would encourage anyone that reads this to chime in and help to continue to help and make people feel welcome upon receiving replies.

[itnet7]

I agree, FL LoCo seemed inactive when i first checked it a couple months ago. Might be better to keep it active just for active's sake...

Deamos,

We have been a lot more active in other areas, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FloridaTeam/Projects/Completed shows some of the things that we have participated in. That is not a comprehensive list as many of us are active in events that have not made it to the projects page. I have had several issues with my ID for both the forums and launchpad and have finally gotten it straight so you will be seeing me pay better attention to the forums now that I am once again able to have one login for everything :-) .

If you would like to see even more activity swing by the IRC, sometimes there are lulls but that is far and in between. Hope to talk with you soon! We are always on freenode #ubuntu-us-fl primarily, and a lot of us are in other channels as well.

Chris C.
ITnet7

[lazyart]

Hey, this looks like fun. I think I wanna be there. It appears a location has not yet been determined?

[itnet7]

Hey, this looks like fun. I think I wanna be there. It appears a location has not yet been determined?

There are 3 venues that are being decided upon, please keep checking back and as soon as I find out I will post here too!

[XubuRoxMySox]

From the web site:

Radisson Resort Orlando-Celebration
2900 Parkway Blvd
Kissimmee, Florida 34747

October 24, 2009
Saturday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Speaker List:

Kirrily Robert Freebase

Ed Burns Sun Microsystems

Brian Leonard Sun Microsystems

Brent Marinaccio HotLinuxJob s.com

Brian Proffitt Linux.com

Liqaya Turmelle MySQL

John Pugh Canonical

Pat Suarez GSAProposal.com

Jim Clarke Sun Microsystems

Andrew Black Mer (Theme Developer)

Ethelbert Nwanegbo Powerhouse Anchor
Management Consulting

Gary Miller Full Sail University

Robin "RobLimo" Miller Internet Video Promotion

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Practical Technology
Editor-in-Chief

Joe Dwyer FreshTek Energy LLC

Charlie Schuman Florida Amateur Digital
Communications Assoc.

John Bork Independent Developer

Kristian Eric Hermansen Security & Open Source
Specialist

[itnet7]

I have some very reliable sources that say that Quinnco will be presenting as well :-). Thanks dixiedancer for giving the update on the location!!!

Chris C.

[kc4zvw]

Yes, that link was very helpful, thanks! I didn't see a "register" button, so I guess you can just get a ticket at the door?

Also, I followed a link to the nearest Linux Users Group just to see what a LUG is, and I still don't really know. Is anyone here a LUG member and what do they do?

Just curious,
Robin

Here are links to the two Linux users groups of Orlando:

http://leap-cf.org/

http://www.golug.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

regards,

David