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2008 Southern CAlifornia Linux Expo (SCALE)
Call For Papers

The So Cal Linux Expo is proud to announce the 6th Annual Southern CaliforniaLinux Expo scheduled for February 9-10, 2008 at the Westin Hotel near the Los Angeles International Airport. Wide spread acceptance and encouragement for the usercommunity has established SCALE as a premiere conference in the Southern California region.

Continuing our efforts to promote open source, we invite you to share your work on Free and Open Source projects with the rest of the community as well as exchangeideas with some leading experts in these fields. Details about previous editions of SCALE can be found at http://www.socallinuxexpo.orgTopics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Core Operating System Issues
    • Kernel Internals and Enhancements
    • Unix variants: Tools and Appliances
    • Operating Systems for Embedded Platforms
    • Virtualization
  • User Experience
    • Desktop Operating Systems
    • Tools for Multimedia and Gaming
    • Tools for Profiling and Performance Optimization
    • Security and Trouble Shooting
    • Linux/Unix/Windows Inter-operability
    • Open Source Deployments and Experiences
    • Mobile Linux
  • Miscellaneous Open Source Topics
    • Open Source Productivity Applications
    • Open Source and Web 2.0
    • Open Source Database Platforms
    • Samba
    • Voice over IP (VoIP)
    • System Administration: An Expert's View
    • Open Source Licensing
    • Government Policies with Open Source
    • Open Source Promotion and Adoption: Current State

The proposals should be submitted in the form of a 1-page extended abstract com-prising:

  1. Title for the talk
  2. Name, affiliation, bio, a passport size picture and contact email address of thepresenter (needed for publishing on the website and final program schedule)
  3. What will be covered? A list or a brief description of the main points to bepresented should be submitted. Please include enough detail that will enable the committee to evaluate the proposal.
  4. Please notify us if the presentation will require a special technical set-up. Thesetup provided will include:
    • microphone
    • overhead projector (resolution 1024 * 768)
    • a laptop running Linux with a pdf viewer as well as OpenOffice

Submission formats in txt and pdf will be accepted. Presentations will be allotted atime slot of about 45 minutes. As we are attempting to increase open source awareness it is highly desirable that presentations must be done in open non-proprietary format.All proposals are to be sent to kapadia@socallinuxexpo.org.

Important Dates:
23 July, 2007: CFP Opens
30 Nov, 2007: Deadline for abstracts/proposals submissions
20 Dec, 2007: Last date for notification of acceptance
9 Feb, 2008: Conference starts