[chuug] Linux topics at UVa's Spring Technical Conference

[Rich Gregory]

Dear Chuug'ers

Sean McCord from ITC, Howard Powell from Astronomy and I are putting 
together a series of Linux topics at the May 24 LSP Conference.   LSP 
stands for Local Support Partners - which means the technical folk who 
provide continuity and support throughout UVa.

We will have a whole room dedicated to just Linux and Unix discussions and 
presentations. Here are the topics that we are considering:

1) Content Management System (CMS) automated tools for web management
2) General purpose Open Source tools: Security and Anti-virus
3) Survey self-paced learning and support sites, including UVA support
    options
4) Revivifying old equipment with Linux
5) Linux applications, including MS Office alternatives and UVA-licensed
    software, and virtualization options.

As you can see, most of these topics are geared toward the uninitiated.
Many of the LSPs will have just endured two days of Windows Vista
training, so we see this as an excellent opportunity to introduce them
to alternatives. If you are interested in being a part of the
conference, either as a presenter or simply to spend some time in the
Linux room and answer questions, please contact me.

We are encouraging *nix professionals from outside UVa to participate. 
The conference will be at the Darden School and there is a *free* lunch for 
participants.  If you agree to help in any way, you will be registered as a 
guest of the organizing committee (Me and Howard and Sean).

What other topics would be good for a general audience of techies? We have 
a Summer Skills Session where a whole afternoon is devoted to techical 
topics that require hands-on lab work and/or a longer introduction.  These 
sessions happen every 2 to 4 weeks during the summer.  We are saving a 
"General Introduction to *nix" and a "Samba Fast Start" and "Survey of *nix 
Distros" for the summer.

I also welcome comments and suggestions at the *beta* LSP blog:

http://lsp.itc.virginia.edu/blog/notes-from-the-linux-topic-task-force

cheers,

rich

Questions to

Rich 989-8857 or

Sean Michael McCord
LSP Coordinator
Departmental Computing Support
ITC, 2015 Ivy Road
Charlottesville, VA  22903
434-924-6021 or <mailto:semi at virginia.edu>