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Letter from the Conference Chairman

Jon "maddog" Hall Chairman Enterprise Linux Forum & Executive Director Linux International

Welcome,

Jupitermedia and I have put together a comprehensive and unique conference for enterprise computing customers considering Linux, open source products and open services as solutions for some of their information technology needs.

When Jupitermedia contacted me to be the program chair, I decided to take a different approach to setting up the conference. Instead of creating a theme and then sending out "calls for presentations", which invariably creates an atmosphere for companies to come and "just sell products", I created an entire curriculum of sessions which are architected to give you a complete view of where Linux can be used effectively in the enterprise today. Then for each session I wrote an abstract of what needed to be covered, in order to make sure that all of the information was presented to you in an orderly fashion.

Only after this set of sessions and abstracts was complete did we start contacting companies, distributors and organizations to discuss the various speakers. I called upon people that I have known and trusted for years to come and tell "the straight story". This is why you are going to be hearing from some non-profit organizations as well as some of the largest computer companies in the world, from some vice presidents, as well as "people in the trenches". All of these people are highly qualified to discuss the sessions for which they were chosen. Most of them have been requested to speak world wide at various Free and Open Source events

First of all, we have a solid track of "Linux for the Executive", geared toward the non-technical elements of business plans, licensing and how Linux and Open Source can make and save money.

Next we have a track that is geared toward the more technical, but not so technical that a CTO would find it hard to navigate. This technical track is aimed at informing NON-LINUX programmers and systems administrators in unique and novel ways of adopting Linux to their already existing enterprise.

Finally, we have a series of case studies to be presented, telling how Linux has saved or made money for enterprises such as yours.

In the evening, we will have a series of focused presentations from vendors who will help you with specific problems that you may have.

Throughout the day a vendor exhibition will be presented, as well as demonstrations by invited Linux User Groups, who will be demonstrating various uses of Linux, and talking to you about their user groups and their experiences with Linux.

We feel that this is a "Linux conference for the rest of us." While Linux users are certainly welcome, the presentations, speakers, demonstrations and vendor floor are aimed at the non-Linux user who still has questions about whether they should start, and how to get started.

I think this will be an exciting conference for the business or senior technical person who is looking for "the straight scoop on Free and Open Software" to attend, and I look forward to meeting you at the event.

Sincerely,

Jon "maddog" Hall
Chairman, Enterprise Linux Forum Conference & Expo
President and Executive Director, Linux International

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