[SGVLUG] SCALE 4X PR Announcement

[Jeff Carlson]

December 2, 2005
Los Angeles, California

The Southern California Linux Expo is pleased to announce that Google,
widely recognized as the world's largest search engine, has joined a
growing and impressive list of companies sponsoring the event as a
Silver sponsor.  SCALE 4x will be held on February 11-12, 2006 at the
Los Angeles Airport Westin.

In addition to Google, the following sponsors are participating in
SCALE 4x:

Commercial Sponsors - IBM, Scalix

Non-profit - NetBSD, Debian, KDE, Ubuntu, Fedora Core, Cinepaint,
Knoppmyth, CACert, Linux Astronomy, Open Source Exchange Replacement
Project, LTSP, X.Org, FlightGear, Wikimedia Foundation

Confirmed speakers include:
     * Chris Dibona - Google
     * John Terpstra - Samba
     * David Uhlmann - Uversa
     * Bernard Soriano - California Department of Motor Vehicles
     * David Mandelstam - Sangoma
     * Aaron Seigo - KDE
     * Matt Asay - Alfresco
     * Janinne Brunyee - RealNetworks
     * David Schachter - Sleepycat Software
     * Glen Martin - SpikeSource
     * Jono Bacon
     * Si Chen - OpenSource Strategies
     * Kevin McElligott - iTech Developers
     * Robin Rowe - Cinepaint
     * Jim Winstead - MySQL

SCALE 4x will offer expanded floor space, more exhibits and an
increased number of tutorial sessions for users at any skill level.
The SCALE 4x Call for Papers has been extended through December 3,
2005.  Interested parties are encouraged to submit abstracts now.
Join us February 11 & 12, 2006 to learn more about Linux, get the most
out of Open Source offerings and meet like-minded users and companies.
The Linux Expo of Southern California was established in 2001 with a
mission to act as an advocate on behalf of Open Source software to
businesses, academic institutions and the Linux community.  To learn
more about sponsoring SCALE, to submit a paper, or to get additional
information about our speakers and sponsors, see
http://socallinuxexpo.com, or email info at socallinuxexpo.com