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OSCON 2009 is
"Open for Business"
Early Registration Now Open, Too!
Now more than ever, open source technology is the smart choice for navigating uncertain economic waters. In a competitive business environment, open source gives you the means to drive down costs while increasing system and staff efficiencies. OSCON 2009 is where you'll find the latest information and new ways to connect with the growing community that is open source.
OSCON 2009 offers sessions, tutorials, experts, and activities on:
- Administration
- Business
- Cloud Computing
- Databases
- Design & Usability
- Desktop Applications
- Emerging Topics
In five short days, OSCON packs in the richest, most diverse open source content around. A small sample of what you'll experience:
- Perl 6: Why? What? How?, Damian Conway, Thoughtstream
- Introduction to Google App Engine, Joe Gregorio Google
- How to Write Your Own Eclipse Plug-ins, Beth Tibbitts, IBM
- Django in the Real World, Jacob Kaplan-Moss, Django
- What You Need to Know About Rails3, Yehuda Katz, Engine Yard
- Linux Filesystem Performance for Databases, Selena Deckelmann, PostgreSQL Project
- Cloud Computing - Why IT Matters, Simon Wardley, Canonical Ltd
- Building a Business on the Cheap, Chris Wanstrath, GitHub
- The HTML 5 Experiments, Bruce Lawson, Opera Software ASA
- High Performance APC, Brian Shire, Facebook, Inc.
Location & Lodging
The 2009 edition of OSCON will take place in San Jose, California at the McEnery Convention Center. A limited number of rooms are available at reduced rates at the San Jose Hilton and San Jose Marriott, so reserve your stay now.
Register Today!
Join with nearly 3,000 other programmers, developers, engineers, admins, educators, and managers from around the world for a nowhere-but-OSCON learning and networking experience. Sign up now for OSCON — the early registration discount has been extended to June 23, 2009!
Sponsorship Opportunities
For information on exhibition and sponsorship opportunities at the conference, contact Sharon Cordesse at scordesse@oreilly.com
Download the OSCON Sponsor/Exhibitor Prospectus
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Press and Media
For media-related inquiries, contact Maureen Jennings at maureen@oreilly.com
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