and the event is on November 29th to December 2nd, 2005, at the Bangalore Palace. Come and join us there!
]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2005 14:57:15 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 the schedules page and click on the talk whose slides you wish to download. The download link is at the bottom of each talk description's page.

Note that some talks do not yet have their slides available, and hence the download link will not appear. Such slides will be put up as soon as possible.

]]> Mon, 06 Dec 2004 19:55:43 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 Plans are already afoot for next year's event - if you want to be part of them, make sure that you are on the Discussion List.

Many people are interested in the slides of the 80+ talks that happened, and these will be available in a few days, after we have sorted things out. Till then - patience!

Many thanks to all the speakers and the audiences for making this a fantastic event.

Watch this space!

]]> Tue, 30 Nov 2004 14:46:59 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 Tomorrow morning, at 8:30am, the registration counters at the JN Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science will open.click here for instructions how to reach the place.

If you have registered online, be there to show your registration code, pay your Rs.500, and collect your delegate kit. If you had not registered online, you have to pay Rs.700.

You can register/pay on any of the three days, but please note that there are no discounts or "single day" passes.

Please do not lose your passes - if you do, you will have to re-register, and pay the amount again. Anyone sen on the premises without a pass will be immediately evicted.

Please do not bring any bags to the venue. If you are bringing a laptop, make sure that the security staff can examine it before you enter the premises.

More instructions will follow - watch this space.

]]> Mon, 29 Nov 2004 00:44:33 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 Lazy guys pay more. :)

]]> Mon, 29 Nov 2004 00:42:25 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 have a look. This is more or less frozen, other than dropouts. If no changes by end of the day on Monday, this will go for printing on Tuesday.

Also, by popular demand, you can now see the entire speaker list, where you can click on a speaker name, se the profile and which talks s/he is giving. International speakers are shown in italics.

]]> Mon, 29 Nov 2004 00:38:54 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 On day 1, at 6:30, we have a video recording of Eben Moglen, General Counsel of the FSF, giving his "Die Gedanken Sind Frei" talk at WOS3 in Berlin this June. OK, that's not strictly entertainment, but the man knows how to speak, and he has points that make you sit up and think. Don't miss this if you are into FOSS, or an advocate of free speech and free thoughts.

On day 2, at 6:30, we have Amateur Night - free for all musical performances by amateur musically inclined hackers and other people. Read the writeup for more details.

On day 3, at 5:30pm, the grand closing function happens, followed by the return of Phenom, Bangalore's favourite progressive and classical rock group. One hour of solid rock will leave you asking for more, and at the end of that, they have a special surprise for you.

]]> Thu, 25 Nov 2004 21:35:38 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 is now up.

Not that this does not yet contain all talks, and OpeCentre items and special items such as bofs and entertainment are still missing.

Also, talk-details will be available only in a day or so, after speakers finish fine-tuning their talk descriptions.

]]> Thu, 25 Nov 2004 18:16:38 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 Fire up your IRC client and head for irc.freenode.net, where the gang is hanging out discussing stuff ranging from Bangalore weather to the state of the net, and anything inbetween, and/or related to LB/2004.

]]> Mon, 22 Nov 2004 00:48:31 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 The following are the generous sponsors who are supporting the event:

PLATINUM SPONSOR: Hewlett Packard

There is no greater feeling of security than the one you get when you know that you can rely on someone blindly, and will never be let down.

For the fourth year in a row, HP has shown its support for the Free and Open Source community, by becoming the Platinum Sponsor of Linux Bangalore/2004.

Such consistency in support comes out of the fact that HP recognises, values and supports the Free & Open Source Software process of development, and HP actively shows this support by being involved in numerous Open Source projects as both a sponsor, as well as an active participant.

Here is what Subramanya S Mudigere, Director, HP (India Software Operations), has to say: "HP considers it a privilege to accept the role of being a Platinum Sponsor for LB/2004. Thanks for giving us the opportunity once again."

HP - we thank *you* for your unwavering support for India's most important Free & Open Source Software event!

GOLD SPONSOR: Infosys Technologies

For many people involved in Information Technology across the world, Infosys is probably the most prominent name to have risen out of the Indian subcontinent, becoming India's visible global organisation. While Free & Open Source technologies thrive at Infosys, this has so far not been very visible to the outside world.

So you could have knocked us over with a feather when we hesitantly approached Infosys this year for sponsorship for Linux Bangalore/2004, and received the following reply from Raghuveer B K, Senior manager, Product Engineering Group at Infosys: "Infosys Technologies Ltd. is happy to support the Free and Open Source community by becoming the Gold sponsor for Linux Bangalore/2004".

Having Infosys as a sponsor is matter of pride for us - not only because it is such a prominent name, but also because Infosys is an Indian organisation!

We thank Infosys for its support of the event.

SILVER SPONSOR: Encore Software

When one of India's most important innovations, the Simputer, hit the radar of the world, it was a moment of pride for both the Indian nation as well as for the Free & Open Source community - because the Simputer ran on Linux.

Encore Software, the people behind the design and creation of the Simputer, have been supporters of the Free & Open Source development methodology, and when we approached them for sponsorship, this is what Mark Mathias, President of Encore Software, had to say: "Encore Software is happy to support the Open Source community by supporting Linux Bangalore/2004 as Silver Sponsor. This is Encore's small way of saying thank you to the Free & Open Source world that has done so much to make the Encore Simputer possible."

Thank you, Encore!

There are several other supporting sponsors whom we will announce in a separate post later today.

The final speaker list will be put up later today as well, and the talks schedule will be up in the next day or so. Some surprises await you. :)

]]> Tue, 09 Nov 2004 15:59:15 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 published..

Yes, it was a real tough decision making process, and it is far from over. What you need to do now is to send in your slides by 1730 hrs (GMT+0530), 16 November, 2004, by mailing them to slides2004 (at) linux-bangalore dot org.

Following receipt of the slides, the talks will again be screened based on the content in the slides and then a final list of talks will be published. Note that we intend to have
a few talks in reserve to accomodate any last minute
non-availabilities.

If your name appears in the final list, let us make you aware that we expect you to be here, at any cost!

Hmmm ... more rigorous hours coming up for the team ...

]]> Sun, 07 Nov 2004 16:44:27 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 Live CDRS Stats are now online!

Check out the numbers and the statistics - these are updated 4 times an hour, and when our publicity campaign starts, you are going to see some amazing figures here! As we post this notice, we already have more than 400 registrations in place!

Haven't registered yet? Click Here NOW!

p.s. Don't worry, our Privacy Policy continues to hold - no personal details at all here, just statistics!

]]> Sat, 30 Oct 2004 17:00:36 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 delegate/participant registrations for Linux Bangalore/2004.

If you want to be part of the thousands of people attending the event, then it is time to register!

Carefully read the instructions, make sure you put in accurate information - the demographics (never your personal info - please read our privacy policy !) will help a lot in showing sponsors what kind of response to expect at the event.

In a couple of days from now, we will also start publishing hourly status reports on the site, like we did last year.

Please note that this registration is for the Main Conference on December 1/2/3 (i.e. the technical conference) - we have a sub-event aimed at corporates as part of the event that happens on 29/30 November, which will be registered and marketed separately. More details about this soon.

Also note - people who do not register online and show up at the venue for the event WILL PAY MORE!

So save time and money - REGISTER NOW!

]]> Fri, 29 Oct 2004 00:06:49 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 We decided to OK that, but this is really the last chance for people to get their talks in before we start shortlisting.

So if you are planning to give a talk at LB/2004, register now!

Speakers will be intimated middle of next week, and the first shortlist will appear at the same time. After that, it will basically be fine-tuning, before the final freeze a week later.

]]> Tue, 26 Oct 2004 02:48:59 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 To get more information and to download the document, please check out the Sponsors Info Page.

But hurry! Our publicity campaign begins soon, so if you want to see your organisation's name in the ads, on the website, in press releases and elsewhere, you will need to move NOW.

]]> Tue, 26 Oct 2004 02:43:05 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 Last year, all exhibitors were delighted by the focussed and targetted response they received.

For more information about the expo, check out the info page, and then go register.

There are limited stalls available, and they are strictly first come-first serve.

]]> Tue, 26 Oct 2004 02:09:12 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 If you wish to help, go hit the Volunteers Registration now!

And our thanks be with you!

]]> Tue, 05 Oct 2004 17:48:17 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 To register as a speaker for LB/2004, and to propose your talks, please go here, register as a speaker, then fill in your talks.

Make sure that you read the Call for Papers first!

]]> Tue, 05 Oct 2004 17:02:12 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 LB/2004 discussion list is so heavy, we have made available an Announcement Only list for those of you who wish to only receive formal announcements about the event, and not the associated discussions.

To subscribe to this low-volume list, simply enter your email address in the field under the site's navigation menu, and click the subscribe button.

]]> Tue, 05 Oct 2004 00:44:11 +0530 http://linux-bangalore.org/2004 Call for Papers for LB/2004 is now available.

Speaker registration will begin tomorrow.

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