LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Kicks off This Week in Boston

LinuxWorld Boston 2006

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WHAT: LinuxWorld Conference & Expo (www.linuxworldexpo.com)

WHERE: The Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC)

WHEN: Conferences: April 3-6, 2006
Expo: April 4-6, 2006 (10:00 am - 5:00 pm daily)

April 3rd is conferences only. Tuesday, April 4th is the
big day for media

Opening Keynote: Tuesday, April 4 at 9:00 a.m. -
Nicholas Negroponte, Chairman, The Media Laboratory, MIT.

First Press Conference: Tuesday, April 4 at 10:15 a.m. by
Xandros, followed by Oracle at 11:15 a.m.

The press conf. room is room 155.

WHO: Owned and produced by IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com)

HOW: Pre-registered media can pick their badges up at Media
Registration. Media who have not pre-registered for LinuxWorld
can register on-site at the Media Registration counter. Media
Registration hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. beginning on
Monday, April 3.

Media have access to all conference sessions except for the
Labs. You must pick up conference passes in the media center.
Click on this URL for the conference schedule:

http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/live/images/12/misc/LWBOSConBro.pdf.

Attendee registration is located in the main entrance of the
BCEC. The cost for an Exhibits Only pass is $50; conference
passes start at $295. Exhibit Hall passes include access to
all keynotes, the exhibit hall floor for all three days, and
10 hours of free Linux educational training on the Exhibit
Hall main stage.

SELECTED EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:

LinuxWorld Press Conference Schedule:

Tuesday, April 4
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Xandros
2:30 - 3:15 p.m. Message Solutions Inc.

Wednesday, April 5
10:15 - 11:00 a.m. Acronis
11:15 - 12:00 a.m. Addison-Wesley/Prentice Hall "Open Source State of
the Union"
2:30 - 3:15 p.m. Linux Professional Institute

LinuxWorld Keynote Schedule: (Room 210 A-C)

Tuesday, April 4
9:00 a.m. Nicholas Negroponte, Chairman, The Media Laboratory, MIT:
"The $100 Laptop"
1:15 p.m. Bob Gatewood, CTO, athenahealth: "Mission Critical Open
Source in a High growth Enterprise"

Wednesday, April 5
9:00 a.m. Kevin Kettler, PhD, CTO of Dell Inc.: "Virtualization and
Linux: Anything but Traditional" 1:15 p.m. Larry Augustin, Chairman,
VA Software will moderate a CEO panel titled, "The Death of the
Enterprise Software Business Model: How Startups are Leveraging Open
Source to Change the Model." Panelists include CEO's from SugarCRM,
MySQL, JBoss and Zend.

Thursday, April 6
9:00 a.m. Bill Hilf, Director of Platform Technology Strategy at
Microsoft Corporation, "Interoperability: Dealing with the Diversity
and Heterogeneity of Today's IT Marketplace"

Exhibitors: The exhibit hall floor will feature over 150 exhibitors showcasing new Linux and Open Source products. Exhibitors include: AMD, Apple, BakBone Software, Computer Associates, Intel, Novell, Oracle, Pogo Linux, Red Hat, Sybase, SugarCRM and many more. LinuxWorld also provides a forum for new companies entering this space.

Attendance: We are expecting 5,000 to 7,000 attendees.

Conference Program: More than 100 educational sessions. LinuxWorld provides a comprehensive educational experience for the entire spectrum of Open Source users and enthusiasts, including corporate and IT executives, directors, administrators and developers. Conf. Schedule: http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/live/images/12/misc/LWBOSConBro.pdf.

NEW! OpenSolutions World: A new conference at LinuxWorld focused on the broader range of open source technology. OpenSolutions World will allow LinuxWorld to better demonstrate the complete range of real-world solutions based on open source and Linux to forward-thinking technology buyers.

NEW! Mobile Linux Pavilion: New this year, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo has added a mobile Linux focus to both the conference, with the Mobile and Embedded Linux track, and to the exposition. Learn how top companies are implementing Linux in their mobile devices at this new pavilion, booth 912.

Government Day: This one-day event will take place on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 and exploits the dominant issues facing public sector decision makers in building and maintaining systems and staff in a world of rapidly evolving open source technology. Government representatives, leading open source technology vendors and community project leaders will come together for a five-session program that will review the progress being made in the adoption and advancements of open source and open standards.

Enterprise Grid Solution Showcase: A true show "hot spot," the Enterprise Grid Solution Showcase will feature demonstrations of real Grid and service-oriented solutions. Talk to experts about the key technologies and standards shaping the adoption of Grid worldwide, and the practical real world products, solutions and services being deployed today. Booth 824.

The Golden Penguin Bowl: The infamous geek trivia game returns with host Jeremy Allison. Expect an epic battle as the Oracle nerds take on the MySQL geeks. This irreverent geek trivia game will determine who takes home the coveted Golden Penguin. Tuesday, April 4, 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Room 210.

Birds-of-a-Feather Meetings: Participate in discussions about the latest issues and technologies with like-minded open source professionals during these informal meetings.

.org Pavilion(R): Revamped and enlarged in collaboration with SourceForge.net, this zone on the LinuxWorld exhibit floor features non-profit organizations keeping the spirit of open source alive around the world. Hang out with core contributors in the open source community and meet Commander Taco at the new Slashdot Lounge. Participating organizations include X.org, Fedora Project, Ubuntu Linux, openSUSE.org, Linux Test Project, Free Software Foundation, OSSI, OpenOffice.org and many more.

LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards: Come see the top Linux and open source product exhibitors receive recognition for product and service innovations. The awards cover a wide variety of open source solutions categories, and are voted on by a panel of independent judges and industry experts. Visit the Product Excellence Theater, booth 802, to see finalists demonstrate their products during show hours. Winners will be announced during a ceremony on the exhibit floor on Wednesday April 5, 2006 at 12:30 p.m., booth 222.