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LCA 2010 Open Day
LCA 2010 Open Day
On Saturday 23rd January we will open the doors to the public for LCA 2010 Open Day. Part of the week of linux.conf.au, the Open Day will be an opportunity for the general public to learn about free and open source software in a very hands on fashion. We have 30+ exhibitors from business, education and community groups demoing some of the software they have written, along with a number of other activities including
- Fun activities for kids
with the One Laptop per Child laptops in
the Little Blu
Kids Area
- Demonstrations from the Wellington
makerspace group
- 2 New Zealand Electric Cars run with
open source software
- 3 sessions about free and open
source software
"Open Source for Newbies" - Cat Allman
& Leslie Hawthorn (Google
Open Source Office)
"50
ways to love your project" - Josh Berkus & Selena
Deckelmann
"Geek my car" - Jon Oxer
- And much
more!
We have create a PDF poster for this event that can be downloaded at the following location - http://www.gnome.org/~gman/OpenDay-publicity-poster.pdf
Registration for linux.conf.au is still continuing and we expect 600 delegates for the main conference alone (with a split of 40% New Zealand, 40% Australia, and 20% from the Rest of the World). There's lots of opportunity to come down and interview a world wide lineup of our speakers who are at the fore front of free and open source software and development.
ENDS
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Reserve Bank: Consultation Opens On A Digital Currency For New Zealand
NIWA: Ship Anchors May Cause Extensive And Long-lasting Damage To The Seafloor, According To New Research
New Zealand Customs Service: A Step Forward For Simpler Trade Between New Zealand And Singapore
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