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Bradley Kuhn, John “maddog” Hall, and Max Spevack are just a few of the speakers that will be on-hand to talk about Linux, open source, and Free Software. We have a full day of exciting, community oriented presentations for everyone who’s interested in learning more about Linux and open source.

Of course, all work and no play makes for dull geeks. Drew Curtis, of FARK, and the Linux Link Tech Show will host a conference kick-off/FARK party on Friday, September 28th (6pm till whenever) at Barley’s Brewing Company, just across the street from the Convention Center. And, of course, after a long conference, we can unwind at the legendary linuxfest afterparty in the Hyatt Regency Union Room, sponsored by Google with entertainment by NOTACON. We’ll have food and drinks from 8 p.m. until midnight.

Please help us spread the word to as many people as possible. Let them know that the Ohio Linuxfest is taking place on Saturday, September 29th, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. The deadline for registration is September 21, so be sure to sign up for the LinuxFest today! Registration is free, and the sign-up on the web site takes just a few minutes!

See you in Columbus!

For those of you who are new to National Preparedness Month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sponsors NPM each September to encourage Americans to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses, and communities.

In addition, U.S. Senators Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins, and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson and Peter King, have agreed to serve as honorary Congressional Co-Chairs of National Preparedness Month 2007 and lead the effort on Capitol Hill to increase public awareness on the importance of emergency preparedness.

Citizen Corps and the Department’s Ready Campaign work closely together to promote NPM throughout the country, but we need your help! You can make this the best NPM yet by planning and supporting preparedness activities in your communities and organizations. Need ideas? NPM 2007 will focus on several different areas of emergency preparedness:

• September 1-8: Back-to-School
• September 9-15: Business Preparedness
• September 16-22: Multicultural Preparedness
• September 23-30: Home and Family Preparedness, including pets, older Americans, and individuals with disabilities and special needs

For more ideas, visit our website to read about NPM.

Thanks, Mark Brostoff, CERT Monroe County Citizen Corps

Hahahaha, hilarious!

Undercover reporter Michelle Madigan (Associate Producer of NBC Dateline) got a little more than she bargained for when she tried to sneak in to DEFCON 2007 with hidden cameras to get someone to confess to a felony. When DEFCON staff announced the “spot the undercover reporter” game and told the audience that an undercover reporter was taking video to catch someone confessing to a hacking crime, Madigan bolted from the conference premises followed by a pack of ~150 DEFCON attendees and reporters trying to photograph and video tape her.

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This year’s Ohio LinuxFest will be held in Columbus, Ohio, on September 30th. We went to this last year and had a pretty awesome time (photos here), even if I don’t remember large portions of it.

And don’t forget to register!

The Unix Systems Support Group of the University Information Technology Services of Indiana University (try saying that five times fast) is hosting their annual LinuxFest this Friday, April 14th. It will be held from 10am-4pm in Alumni Hall at the Indiana Memorial Union. This is a great event every year and I encourage everyone who can attend to do so.

Thanks to $boss who is letting me attend while on the company’s dime! =)