[PLUG] Fosscon 2012 in Philadelphia, in one month.

[Jonathan Simpson <jsimpson@jdsnetwork.com>]

Hi plug. Just a reminder this is coming up in just a month. 
Fosscon is held in Philadelphia, and is well attended by 
PLUG members and other local techies.

Fosscon 2012 will be held Saturday, August 11th, at the 
Venturef0rth facility in Central Philadelphia.  This new 
location provides easy access from Market East station, has 
both elevator access, and cool air conditioning.

This year's keynote will be provided by Bradley M. Kuhn, 
Executive Director of the Software Freedom Conservancy, who 
will be speaking on "Promoting Software Freedom Development 
via Non-Profits."

Fosscon 2012 is a free and open source software conference, 
and will include six general-interest talks, and workshops 
on topics including development, community building, 
hackerspace activities, and more.  Learn about 3D printing, 
security, and protecting your privacy. Network with the 
local tech community and discover new technologies.

The Ubuntu PA group will be hosting an Ubuntu Village, with 
experts ready to help you dive into an Ubuntu install and 
troubleshoot issues.

Hive76 will be offering several workshops, including 
soldering workshop, build your own flat panel speaker 
workshop,  and an intro to arduino workshop.

Fosscon is also searching for speakers, sponsors, and 
exhibitors for this year's event. If you are interested in 
speaking, please note that only workshop slots are still 
available.  These slots are suitable for in depth courses on 
how to complete a specific task or just showing how you've 
done, built, or scripted something interesting.

For information on speaking, visit http://fosscon.org/speakers.

For information on sponsoring, visit 
http://fosscon.org/sponsors.

For information on exhibiting, visit 
http://fosscon.org/exhibits.

To register for fosscon, visit 
https://www.wepay.com/events/fosscon-2012. Basic admission 
is free.  Paid adminssion of $25 helps keep fosscon 
available to those who are unable to support us in this way, 
and will also receive a special gift.

Thanks for reading. We hope to see you there!
The fosscon 2012 team.

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