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Inside Rogers@Home.  Richard Stallman.  Tim O'Reilly.  LinuxFest'99.
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         Richard Stallman, Tim O'Reilly to speak in Vancouver on 
         Linux and Open Source software development

  (part of a series of special Linux and Open Source events that 
   will be held in Vancouver between Mon, Sep 20 and Sat, Oct 2, 1999)

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Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation and author 
of the GNU General Public Licence, and Tim O'Reilly, president and 
founder of O'Reilly and Associates, a well-known publisher of 
computer books and a leading advocate of Open Source software 
development, are the featured speakers during a series of special 
Linux and Open Source events will be held in Vancouver between 
Monday, September 20 and Saturday, October 2, 1999.

These events are being hosted by the Vancouver Linux Users Group, the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - Vancouver
Section, the Centre for Integrated Computer Systems Research (CICSR) at
UBC, and the BC Technology Industries Association (BCTIA). They
highlight the increasingly important role that Linux and Open Source
software development are playing in the new economy.

On Monday, September 20, IEEE (Vancouver Section) and the Vancouver
Linux Users Group will host a presentation entitled "Inside Rogers@Home:
The Evolution of Hybrid Fibre Coax Networks" by Dean Patterson of Rogers
Cablesystems.  Time: 7:30 - 9:00 pm.  Place: BCIT, Bldg SE6 - BC Tel
Theatre.  Free Admission.

On Thursday, September 23, UBC/CICSR and the Vancouver Linux Users Group
will host a presentation entitled "Freedomware: The GNU/Linux System and
the Free Software Movement" by Richard Stallman of the Free Software
Foundation.  Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm.  Place: UBC, Woodward Instructional
Resources Centre (2194 Health Sciences Mall) - Lecture Hall 2.  This
event is part of the CICSR Distinguished Lecturer Series.  Free
Admission.

On Thursday, September 23, the BC Technology Industries Association will
hold their Annual General Meeting at the Renaissance Hotel Vancouver,
1133 West Hastings St. from 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm.  Tim O'Reilly, founder
and president of O'Reilly & Associates will speak on the Open Source
movement.  Dinner meeting: Admission: $49.22 for BCTIA members, $64.20 
for non-members (GST included).

On Friday, September 24, the Vancouver Linux Users Group and the IEEE
Student Branch at UBC will host a presentation entitled "Business Models
for Linux and Open Source" by Tim O'Reilly, founder and president of
O'Reilly & Associates.  Time: 8:00 - 9:00 am.  Place: UBC, Student Union
Building - SUB Auditorium.  Free Admission.  

On Saturday, October 2, 1999, the Vancouver Linux Users Group, the IEEE
Student Branch at UBC, and the UBC Bookstore will host LinuxFest '99.  
This event will include demonstrations and displays, door prizes, a 
Linux installfest, and presentations on a variety of Linux and Open 
Source topics by industry experts including Gene Barlow of Caldera
Systems, Joe Choi of Oracle Corp., and Gurusamy Sarathy of ActiveState 
Tool Corp. Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.  Place: UBC, Student Union Building
- Rooms 205, 207, 209, and 212A.  Free Admission.

For more information concerning these events, please visit
http://www.linux.bc.ca/ and follow the links in the Upcoming Events
section.

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Dave Michelson                                          /\\
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