Enjoy the newly minted printable schedule available for UTOSC 2009
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Miller Free Enterprise Center (MFEC)
Sandy, Utah
Miller Free Enterprise Center (MFEC)
Sandy, Utah
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Categories
| Category Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Affordability | Affordability doesn’t just mean cost, it also means value. Free and open source software (FOSS) provides this value. Not only in it’s low costs (aka free as in beer), but in it’s maintenance costs being only those of expertise. No contracts to sign, no company to ask for improvements, and value added because you can make the change yourself. In addition, because expertise is generally the only cost, companies that use free software won’t feel locked in when looking for support options. |
| Reliability | Reliability is among the most important components in free and open source software. The number of eyes looking at the code, and the community that helps make the software, provides a paradigm which sets FOSS apart. Being able to make changes and have a community willing to test the software makes it more reliable and solid. If you want reliability, you go with free and open source software, its community of developers, testers, and users. |
| Scalability | Scalability means many things to many people: flexibility of costs, software load management, ability to grow without complication, and many more. Scalability makes things better. Free and open source software provides solutions in every area from customer management to security, and simple applications to complex environments. Because code is so easy to view and change, FOSS has the most flexible, scalable solutions around. |
| Scripting | Similar to programming, scripting is built around the concept of quick easy languages that make managing a system or improving tasks simpler, faster and easier to accomplish. |
| Processes | Discussions around concepts which can improve the world of free and open source software. |
| Tools | Usually the presentations in the tools category focus on one particular software application, how to use it and any tips or tricks for using the tool. |
| System Administration | Focused on the use and implementation of tools for maintaining networked computer systems. |
| Programming | Centered around free and open source software programming. Generally, this involves talking about concepts around writing code, methodologies and best practices. |
| Birds of a Feather (BoF) | A BoF session, an informal meet-up at conferences, where the attendees group together based on a shared interest and carry out discussions without any pre-planned agenda. Feel free to suggest a few of these during or right before the conference starts and we'll have them up for everyone to see. |
| Panel | Panels usually involve a few members of a particular topic. These sessions usually consist of a session leader and others who talk about the topic. |
| Event | If you have something to promote, add it here. |
| Keynote | |
| Try-It Lab Workshop | The Try-It Lab will be available throughout the three days of the conference. In addition, there will be a few 2-3 hour workshops held in the Try-It lab. |
| Local User Group | In the Mountain West, Local User Groups generally meet once a month on a topic they describe. |
