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The Free Software Expo is a live technology event on May 9th, 2009 in St. Louis Missouri.
It's located at the Sheraton at Westport in St. Louis (900 Westport Plaza, St. Louis MO)
Click here for Step-by-Step directions and a map to the location via Google
FREE ADMISSION!
Join us on May 9th, 2009, from 1pm - 7pm at the Sheraton Westport in St. Louis to enjoy the 1st Annual Free Software Expo. This event will provide you with a continually-growing listing of giveaways, surprises, vendor opportunities and more!
In addition to having some of the most innovative technology solutions and product available, everyone is encouraged to bring their families to enjoy the rich, diverse Westport Shopping Plaza featuring more than 30 different stores to fulfill every need!
What is Free Software?
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Free Software isn't about price -- it's about freedom. Free Software is any application, operating system, or other software that provides its users with four core freedoms:
- The freedom to run the software for any purpose.
- The freedom to study and modify the software.
- The freedom to copy and distribute the software.
- The freedom to improve the software, and in turn distribute those improvements.
What does this mean to you? Free Software keeps you in control of your computing, rather than at the mercy of someone who sold you your software.
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What you can expect from the Free Software Expo:
GNU/Linux Installed for FREE!
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Not ready to install GNU/Linux yourself, but want to learn what it's all about? Still stuck using dial-up internet, and can't download a copy yourself?
Bring in your computer system and have one of the available experts install a free, well-rounded, feature-filled operating system on your current desktop or laptop PC -- FREE!
When was the last time you walked into a big box store and they installed an operating system on your computer system - at absolutely no charge?
Soon you'll discover that there are alternative ways to compute, without being held in the clutches of proprietary software!
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Free Software for Microsoft Windows®
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Not ready to make the switch to GNU/Linux yet? Not problem. Bring in your Windows® PC and have a variety of Free Software installed at no charge!
Examples of the types software that will be available:
- A full Office Suite (Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Presentations and more!)
- Photo editing and manipulation
- Audio capture and editing
- Web browsers & e-mail clients
- Utilities
- ...and much, much more!
Replace your expensive and restrictive applications with ones that give you the freedom to work as you see fit.
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| Experts Take the Podium and Teach: |
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A growing number of people know about GNU/Linux and the available derivatives, and more people are coming aboard each day! Join the skilled, experienced experts from our local business realms and those that "used to know nothing just like you" to become a more enlightened user!
Whether its expert-level knowledge or just getting your (penguin) feet wet in the waters of GNU/Linux, there will be someone to get you the knowledge YOU need!
Along with a slew of experts available to provide help and advice, the Free Software Expo will have several detailed presentations in progress throughout the event.
Scheduled Topics:
Open Source in an Economic Downturn-- by Craig Buchek - 1:30pm
Inside Canonical & Ubuntu 9.04 -- by Rick Clark - 2:30pm
Ubuntu Linux: Past & Future -- by Scott Granneman - 3:30pm
Security for the Small & Mid-Size Company -- by Christine Wanta - 4:30 pm
Pearls of Wisdom -- by Shelly Scheider - 5:30 pm
Note: Times and details of topics presented are subject to change without notice.
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| Great Deals on Computer Equipment: |
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Visit a variety of vendors, offering you desktops, laptops, software, small parts, accessories and more!
With an economy in a still-downward spiral, finding great deals on computer equipment has never been more important for schools, businesses and - YOU - the person using computer equipments of all kinds either at work or in a growing number of home-based businesses.
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| Technology Vendors of All Kinds: |
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The vendors featured at the Free Software Expo are pioneers in the technology business, offering you a glimpse into the technology that is going to help our struggling economy rise out of the ashes and into a prosperous future.
From state of the art, computer-based interpreting systems, to GNU/Linux operating system installs, The Free Software Expo is here to provide you a quick look at what is to come, and what will help you and others build new avenues of business and productivity.
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Featured Vendors / Sponsors:
Twisted Lincoln, Inc. -- Sprint's RelayMo -- SLUUG -- CIL Technologies -- OmniTec -- EPC, Inc. -- Ability Interpreting -- St. Louis Bloggers Guild -- Community News -- 2GuysTalking Podcast Network
Our sponsors are each provided a booth at the event, so be sure to stop by and investigate their various products and services.
More information on our vendors / sponsors:
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| Twisted Lincoln, Inc.: |
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Twisted Lincoln, Inc. is the provider of GNU/Linux and various technology solutions that give you the same computing power your business and homes need, without the burden of needless cost and frustration.
Twisted Lincoln, Inc. is the primary sponsor of the Free Software Expo, and will be providing a variety of off-lease technology equipment for sale at the event.
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| Sprint's RelayMO: |
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Sprint's Relay Missouri is a service that provides full telephone accessibility to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, and speech disabled.
You can use Relay Missouri to make telephone calls to family, businesses, or anyone else who has a phone in the world.
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| St. Lous Unix Users Group (SLUUG): |
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The St. Louis UNIX Users Group (SLUUG) is a not for profit, vendor-independent organization dedicated to promoting Open Systems and the UNIX operating system. Its purpose is to provide a forum for exchanging information about open systems, products, services and architectures.
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| CIL Technologies: |
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CIL Technology is an information technology consulting firm serving the Mid-Missouri Area since 1992. They are a full service computer, network and systems integrator specializing in providing turn-key IT solutions, services and support to corporations and organizations of all sizes.
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| Omnitec: |
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Omnitec specializes in providing expertise in specific technologies that complement typical business network environments, most of which are related to networking and Internet connectivity.
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| EPC, Inc.: |
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EPC, Inc. delivers efficient and responsible on-site data destruction, as well as end of life handling of IT assets that requires the best expertise in the industry.
For years EPC has been providing that expertise with solutions that help customers maximize return and minimize both data security and environmental risks.
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| Ability Interpreting, LLC: |
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Ability Interpreting was created with the mission of connecting people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing with the people they interact with. They strive to level the playing field in all situations and for all parties concerned.
Their endeavor is to raise the level of interpreting excellence in the communities they serve by using only experienced, certified sign language interpreters and Deaf Professionals as well as incorporating great new technologies to continually raise the bar.
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| Saint Louis Blogger's Guild: |
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The St. Louis Bloggers’ Guild is an organization of bloggers who create Web content for a variety of websites, both personal and corporate.
Bloggers are unrepresented in most markets; bloggers are prevented from joining most traditional writers’ unions, like those governing newspaper journalists, and may be under-represented in others. The St. Louis Blogger's Guild exists to promote and protect the work and skills of such bloggers.
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| Community News: |
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In a time when newspapers are falling to the wayside in growing numbers, Community News is quickly embracing the new technologies made available and providing original, consistent and entertaining news selections that inform all.
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| 2guysTalking Podcast Network: |
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The 2GuysTalking Podcast Network is your first and last stop for ideas, solutions and more, whether it's great storytelling, engaging entertainment reviews, innovative audio solutions or one-of-a-kind website and graphic design.
Great storytellers and those that can tell you what they think about anything they see are truly rare, and the 2GuysTalking Podcast Network is here to bring them to you.
Visit their Website Now...
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| Allegra Print & Imaging: |
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If you need effective print or graphic communications, trust Allegra to design your best solution. They will offer proven expertise together with the speed and flexibility of advanced technologies, to optimize your project through a full range of digital, print, marketing, and consultative services – from concept, to cost control, to delivery.
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Featured Speakers:
| Rick Clark: |
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Rick Clark works for Canonical as an Engineering Manager. He is responsible for the Ubuntu Server Edition, security, virtualization and cloud computing.
Rick has been invovled with GNU/Linux as an administrator and developer since the 1990's. He only recently broke free from his previous life as a Security Architect/Engineer for large financial and pharmaceutical companies to take an active role in the Free Software and Open Source community.
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Scott Granneman: |
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Scott Granneman is an author, teacher, and entrepreneur.
As an adjunct professor at Washington University in St. Louis, Scott teaches a variety of popular courses about technology, security, and the Internet.
A former monthly columnist for both SecurityFocus and Linux Magazine, Scott has also authored five books:
- Don't Click on the Blue E!: Switching to Firefox
- Hacking Knoppix
- Linux Phrasebook
- Podcasting with Audacity
- Google Apps Deciphered: Compute in the Cloud to Streamline Your Desktop
As a Principal of WebSanity, he manages the firm's UNIX-based server environment and helps develop the company's Content Management System used nationally by educational, business, and non-profit clients.
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| Shelly Schneider: |
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Shelly Scheider is an award winning collumnist for Community News, a popular St. Louis publication that enjoys a widespread audience. Shelly is also a published author and host of her own online podcast show.
Visit her Website Now...
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| Christine Wanta: |
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Christine Wanta is a Senior Security Specialist with twenty-plus years of system and network administration, security and business experience.
Her skill set is derived from diverse environments and industries including military contracts, Fortune 500 and entrepreneural companies as well as her own.
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| Craig Buchek: |
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Craig Buchek is chair of the St. Louis GNU/Linux Users Group, and on the board of the St. Louis UNIX Users Group.
Craig has been using GNU/Linux since 1994, for both personal and business uses. He runs a web development company, BoochTek, building functional web applications using Ruby on Rails, PHP, and jQuery.
He is also a contractor with Strategic Staffing Solutions, providing
network security support at a major beer company.
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