[ale] 1999 Atlanta Linux Showcase Discount Deadline One Week Away

[Greg Hankins]

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Atlanta Linux Showcase
P.O. Box 675161
Marietta, GA 30006
www.linuxshowcase.org

Contact: Chris Farris, Vice President
Email: chrisf at linuxshowcase.org
Phone: 678-777-3943

For Release 9 a.m. EST, September 7, 1999

             Pre-registration Discount Deadline One Week Away
				for
                     1999 Atlanta Linux Showcase

The Atlanta Linux Showcase announces the upcoming pre-registration deadline
of September 15, 1999 for the 3rd Annual Atlanta Linux Showcase. This premier
technical and Linux community event will be held October 12 - 16, 1999 at the
Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia.

Featuring Linux tutorials presented by the USENIX association and three full
days of over 40 technical, advocacy and business conference sessions, the
1999 Atlanta Linux Showcase will be an event computer professionals and Linux
end users cannot afford to miss.

Over 70 leading Linux companies will be exhibiting on the show floor featuring
product demonstrations and new product announcements. VARs, IT professionals,
and Linux users alike can find everything they need to make wise decisions
for building Linux solutions within their businesses or home.

Also featured at this year's Showcase will be:
    * Keynote addresses by Jeremy Allison and Norm Schryer.
    * Community Pavilion, featuring Linux community booths.
    * Linux in Action, featuring interactive demonstrations and 
      hands-on configuration help.
    * Nightly Birds-of-a-Feather sessions.
    * Terminal room.
    * Fund-raiser dinner.

Atlanta Linux Showcase registration is open now through October 4 1999
and may be accessed on-line, at http://www.linuxshowcase.org/. Attendees may
also register onsite October 12 through October 16. Those who pre-register
are eligible to purchase a conference package for $100/day ($80/day for
USENIX members, $75/day for students and seniors). Conference packages
purchased after September 15, 1998 are $125/day ($105/day for USENIX members,
$100/day for students and seniors). Exhibition hall admission and events are
free of charge. A discount is available for a 3 day conference registration.

Additional Information on the show can be found on the Atlanta Linux Showcase
web site at http://www.linuxshowcase.org/.

Linux
Linux is a UNIX-like operating system, an alternative to MacOS and Microsoft
Windows. Created by Linus Torvalds in 1991, its popularity has greatly
increased in the past two years. Estimates state that there are 7 million
Linux systems world wide, making it one of the most popular UNIX like
operating systems on the market. Linux, developed in cooperation with the
Free Software Foundation, is released under the GNU General public license,
making it and the source code comprising it freely available to everyone.
More information on Linux can be found at: www.linux.com.

Atlanta Linux Showcase
The Atlanta Linux Showcase is the community's premier technical and community
show organized and run by a group of computer professionals wishing to help
promote Linux. ALS was founded in 1997 and is run entirely by volunteers.
Last years show was the largest Linux event in 1998 drawing its attendees
from 23 countries. The Atlanta Linux Showcase, Inc. is a not-for-profit
corporation.

Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
The Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts (ALE) is the Atlanta Linux Users Group. ALE is
dedicated to advocating the use of Linux and providing an educational
resource to the local Linux Community. Meetings are free and open to the
public. Upcoming topics, directions, and general information may be obtained
at the web site at http://www.ale.org/.

Linux International
Linux International is a non-profit association of groups, corporations and
others that work towards the promotion of and helping direct the growth of
the Linux operating system and the Linux community. More information can be
found on the Linux International web site at http://www.li.org/.

USENIX
The USENIX Association is a not-for-profit society of scientists, engineers,
and systems administrators from around the world. Since 1975 USENIX
conferences have been reporting cutting-edge developments in software and
systems, bridging research and the practical in an atmosphere of peer review
and open exchange of technical ideas. Please learn more about us at
http://www.usenix.org/.

Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds, USENIX is a trademark of the USENIX
Association, Microsoft Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp., MacOS is a
trademark of Apple Computers, and UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open
Group.
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Greg Hankins <gregh at cc.gatech.edu>             | 1999 Atlanta Linux Showcase
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/staff/h/Greg.Hankins/ | Conference and Exhibition
                                               | October 12 - 16, 1999
                                               | http://www.linuxshowcase.org/