<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Early bird registration ends this Saturday!<br></span><br>Utah Open Source Conference 2007 is only two weeks away. We're getting really excited!
<p style="font-weight: bold;">Discounted registration is available now through Saturday, August 25, 2007.</p>
<p>Register today to get the discounted rate of $199 (or $40 if you contact your <a href="http://www.utosc.org/sponsors/special-interest-groups-sigs/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
SIG Leadership</a> today!)</p><p>Prices go up to $249 and $55 respectively after Saturday, August 25, 2007.<br></p><p><a href="https://register.utosc.org/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
https://register.utosc.org/</a></p>
<p>For more information visit:<br>
<a href="http://www.utosc.org/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"><br>
http://www.utosc.org</a><br></p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">
Matt Asay Keynote added to Thursday evening free keynote</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br></span></span><br>If you've never heard of Matt Asay, you are in for a treat. For those of you who signed up *just* for the free keynote, this one is now included for free as well. Come one come all and enjoy the opening night keynotes.
<br><br>Matt Asay will present on the following topic.<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">Open source at home: Making Utah a center for open-source innovation</span> <br><br>Date: Thursday, September 6, 2007<br>Time: 6:00PM - 6:45PM
<br><br>Utah has been trying for years to become a technology center that
could compete with Austin, Boston, and the Bay Area. We have failed.
Abysmally.
<p>In large part, we have failed because we opted for the hardest
route: convincing companies to move to Utah or set up significant
operations in the state. In so doing, the state has overlooked a wealth
of talent that already resides in Utah, but contributes to the software
ecosystem in open-source fashion, rather than channeling it through a
corporation.</p>Read more: <a href="http://www.utosc.org/speakers/matt-asay/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.utosc.org/speakers/matt-asay/</a><br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">
Open Source and the Smart Electric Grid</span><br><br>An exciting new BoF session (
<a href="http://www.utosc.org/bofs/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.utosc.org/bofs/</a>) has been added to the docket for the Utah Open Source Conference 2007. The session is called "Open Source and the Smart Electric Grid". I invite anyone who'd like to contribute to this amazing project to read on!
<br><br>The organizer of the session is not a programmer, but an economics professor at the University of Utah. He is involved as stakeholder in Governor Huntsman's Climate Change Initiative. He is planning to present the governor a proposal which not only leads to energy savings and pollution reduction but also turns Utah into a major player in an emerging technology. This proposal is only feasible if it has the buy-in of the open source community. The Utah Open Source conference is a good platform to get feedback from the Open Source community about these ideas.
<br><br>The point is that we can make a difference in Utah and this amazing idea is being discussed at the Utah Open Source Conference! Don't miss out on this opportunity to discuss open source techniques that may change the way we run our electricity!
<br><br>Read more: <a href="http://www.utosc.org/bofs/smart-electric-grid" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.utosc.org/bofs/smart-electric-grid</a><br>