moin, moin, a Linux conference nearby. Note local KDE developer Kurt Granroth is on the bill. Hi Kurt :). ciao, der.hans -- # der.hans@LuftHans.com home.pages.de/~lufthans/ www.YourCompanyHere.net ;-) # The only way for a woman to change a man # is if he's wearing Depends[TM] - der.hans ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 11:24:47 -0600 From: Michael J. Hammel To: info@asulug.eas.asu.edu Subject: CLIQ 2001 Registration Deadlines Colorado Linux Info Quest - CLIQ 2001 March 29-30, 2001 Denver Marriott Tech Center http://thecliq.org CLIQ 2001 Advanced Registration Deadlines Set For Both Attendees and Exhibitors Discounted advanced registration for attendees is set to close on March 23rd for mail-in registrations. Exhibitor mail-in registrations also to close on March 23rd. At-the-door pricing will be available after those dates. Denver, CO (March 7, 2001) -- Open registration for the Colorado Linux Info Quest (CLIQ) 2001 is going strong for both attendees and exhibitors. Advanced registration for attendees, which at $55 offers a $30 discount from the regular at-the-door price of $85, will remain open for mail-in registrants until March 23rd. After that date the registration fee will be $85. Advanced mail-in registration for exhibitors is also set to close on March 23rd. No discounts are offered for exhibitors who register early, but booth allocations are made on a first come, first served basis so early registration is recommended to get the best booth locations on the exhibit floor. PLEASE NOTE: advanced registrations for both attendees and exhibitors must arrive at the CLIQ office by March 23rd! Mail-in registrations can be made with a check or credit card (Mastercard or Visa) using the Attendee Registration form (http://thecliq.org/register-attendee.html) or the Exhibitor Registration form (http://thecliq.org/register-exhibit.html). Hotel discount deadline looms The Denver Marriott Tech Center has given us a March 15th deadline for attendees to get the $79/night discount for CLIQ 2001. If you plan on staying at the hotel you'll need to make your reservations before March 15th. Call the Marriott reservations center at 303-779-1100, tell them that you will be attending the Colorado Linux Info Quest and ask for the $79 discount rate. CLIQ 2001 is a don't miss event Our speaker lineup this year covers the the gamut of interests for both the IT professional and the Linux home hobbyist. Invited Talks include: Keynote - David Sifry, CTO of Linuxcare Linux Business - Scott Draeker, President/Co-Founder, Loki Entertainment Embedded Linux - Rick Lehrbaum, LinuxDevices.com ROI with Open Source - Patrick Lannigan, VP, NuSphere Linux Intro - John Lasser, Author, "Think Unix" Desktop Panel Discussion group - various speakers taking audience questions KDE and GNOME - Kurt Granroth, KDE/SuSE; Havoc Pennington, GNOME/Red Hat Porting Debian to IA64 - Bdale Garbee, Debian Open Source Content Mgmt. - Paul Everitt, CEO, Digital Creations/Zope Handhelds and Linux - Dave Desrosiers, Linuxcare Birds of a Feather Sessions: Linux Legislation BOF Linux LUG BOF: Kara Pritchard, LinuxUsersGroups.org Linux as an Enterprise Platform: Mission Critical Linux Linux Systems Administration: James Davis, Art Walker Zope BOF: Paul Everitt, CEO, Digital Creations (makers of Zope) Python: Sean Reifschneider, Co-Founder, tummy.com Open Source Development Laboratory: Tim Witham, OSDL Lab Director Debian: Bdale Garbee, Debian Developer GIMP: Michael J. Hammel, Senior Editor, LWN.net and author of GIMP for Web Professionals (coming from PTR) XFree86 and the Linux Desktop: Daryll Strauss, XFree86 team and VA Linux Systems Converting a business to Linux: John T. Taber, Ph.D., Tabermatics, Inc. High Availability: Alan Robertson, Linux High Availability Project PHP: Scott Marlow, IHS Jabber Instant Messaging: Brett Moses, Jabber.com About CLIQ Colorado Linux Info Quest, known as CLIQ to it's members, is a registered non-profit organization in the state of Colorado. It is comprised of volunteers from regional Linux user groups throughout the Colorado Front Range. The aim of CLIQ is to assist both individual hobbyists and businesses in the Rocky Mountain and Central US regions find answers to the question "What can I do with Linux?" CLIQ 2001 will be held at the Denver Marriott Tech Center on March 30th, with "at the door" registration open on March 29th and 30th. The Denver Marriott Tech Center is located just east of I-25 and Belleview Blvd. in the Denver Tech Center. More information can be found on our web site at http://thecliq.org Contact Information CLIQ Chairman: Michael J. Hammel mjhammel@thecliq.org mjhammel@graphics-muse.org CLIQ Vendor Contact: Kevin Cullis kcullis@thecliq.org The CLIQ Web Site: http://thecliq.org General Information and Questions: info@thecliq.org