Linux is one of the open systems which are dynamically evolving. UKUUG (UK’s Open Systems User Group) which is a group that cares and implements open IT standards and systems. This coming 7th to 9th of November 2008 the group would have their annual Linux conference and workshop at the Manchester Conference Centre, Weston Building, M1 3BB.

3 Day UKUUG Linux 2008 Conference and Workshop Program Summary:

Workshop - Friday 7th - full-day: ‘Pure Python Web workshop: Pyjamas + JSON-RPC + Django’

Conference - Saturday 8th and finishes on the 9th is composed of full-day presentation from different speakers.

• Marketing Open Source Software Sandro Groganz (Init Marketing, Germany)
• Cross-Platform Virtual Machines Paul Knowles (Transitive, UK)
• Run time power management – it’s not just suspend and resume Matthew Garrett (Red Hat, UK)
• Lead into Gold: Catalyst refactoring, optimisation and testing Matt S. Trout (Shadowcat Systems Ltd., UK)
• GridSolve: A nice tool for distributed computing Marcus Hardt (Karlsruhe Inst., Germany)
• Coding in Pyjamas: Apps for Desktop and the Web Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton (UK)
• A Whole Family of Penguins: Linux Ports Kyle McMartin (Red Hat, Canada)
• Organising sysadmin documentation Jon Dowland (Newcastle Univ, UK)
• Python and System Administration John Pinner (Linux Emporium, UK)
• iT4Communities John I Davies (iT4C, UK)
• Distributed evolutionary algorithms with the Geneva library Dr. Ruediger Berlich (Karlsruhe Inst.,Germany)
• Grid and Clouds in the LHC era Dr. Ruediger Berlich (Karlsruhe Inst.,Germany)
• Porting Linux to a new architecture – the right way Arnd Bergmann (IBM R & D, Germany)
• Infrastructure for PCIe endpoint devices Arnd Bergmann, (IBM R & D, Germany)
• Desktop Adapted for Dad Adam Trickett, (UK)
• Upstart Scott James Remnant (Canonical, UK)
• Linux Home Automation with Minerva Steven Goodwin (UK)
• Latest developments in GNOME Michael Meeks (Novell, UK) tbc Christoph Hellwig

Full conference and workshop details at: http://www.ukuug.org/events/linux2008/

UKUUG promotes education and understanding through its newsletter, regular briefings and conferences. It is independent of any industry groupings and not-for-profit.

The workshop and two day conference is for UKUUG members only, but if you are interested and live in the vicinity then check the UKUUG website (http://www.ukuug.org) for membership and further information.