LUGRadio Live 2007

LUGRadio Live 2007 Arrives This July

People of the world, prepare yourselves for LUGRadio Live 2007 on the
7th and 8th July 2007 in Wolverhampton, UK. In its third year, the
award-winning community-driven LUGRadio Live event brings together the
finest minds in Open Source and free software from all over the world
including:

   * Chris diBona (Google)
   * Alan Cox
   * Nat Friedman (Novell and the Linux Desktop)
   * Aaron Seigo (KDE4)
   * Ted Haeger (TBC)
   * Simon Willison (OpenID)
   * Scott James Remnant (Ten Really Cool Things)
   * Matthew Garrett (Linux Laptops)
   * Rob McQueen (Telepathy)
   * Thomas vander Stichele (Flumotion)
   * Karl Lattimer (Wine-doors)
   * Christian Schaller (Fluendo)
   * John Leach (ELER: Kill Your Tribal Elders)
   * Michael Sparks (BBC Research)
   * Des Burley (I Am a Lawyer)
   * John Alfred Knottenbelt (Making Linux games at Introversion)
   * Malcolm Yates (ISVs and Ubuntu)
   * Szilveszter Farkas and Jelmer Vernooij (bzr-gtk - Revision
Control Made Easy)
   * Laszlo Pandy (Inside Jokosher)
   * Daniel James (Free software rocks)
   * Ben Lamb (Konquering the Desktop with KDE4)
   * Kat Goodwin (Alternative Advocacy: Taking it to the schools)
   * Bruno Bord (The Great LUGRadio Quiz)
   * Becky Hogge (Open Rights Group)
   * Gervase Markham (How To Win Every Argument)
   * Joe Born (The Path to the $100 Embedded Linux Media Center)
   * Gareth Qually (OSS Graphic Design Tools)
   * Michael Sheldon (SabreGL - Easy 3D Game Creation)
   * Barbie (Selenium)
   * Andy Davidson (Scaling up for Champions)
   * Pablo Ruiz Múzquiz (Desktop migration in a Savings Bank)
   * Dave Neary (OpenWengo Communication and Community)
   * Michael Barker (Meldware and the Buni Dev. Community)
   * Philip Coombes (Open Source Video + Domestic Security)

In addition to this fine selection of speakers,a number of special
sessions are planned including:

   * Adam Sweet's Gong-a-Thong Lightbulb Talk Extravaganza - a number
of three-minute sessions will be presented, compered by the newest
member of the crew, Adam Sweet, in a "unique and very LUGRadio" way.
Not to be missed, and we are looking for people to be a part of this
hour - contact us at show AT lugradio DOT org if you want to get up
and speak about something that interests your for three minutes.
   * The Mass Debate - Once again we line up the great and good in
the free software and Open Source community to battle it out in the
legendary mass debate.
   * The Hour Of Power - A big hit last year, we again have The Hour
Of Power penned in this year in which a range of cool demos will wow
and entertain you. If you have something cool to demo mail us at show
AT lugradio DOT org and we can add you to this impressive hour. There
are limited slots, so get in quick!

There will also be a live recording of LUGRadio in front of a studio audience.

We also have a number of BOF sessions planned, and already confirmed
we have sessions on

   * lug.org.uk - Alan Pope
   * OpenSuSE - Erin Quill
   * Microsoft - Stephen Lamb
   * Jokosher - Laszlo Pandy / Jono Bacon
   * Ubuntu UK - Community
   * Perl Mongers - Barbie
   * Cheaper alternatives to Vista - James Hooker
   * Keysigning - Michael Erskine
   * XEN - Erin Quill
   * MythTV - Erin Quill

More BOF sessions are being confirmed as we get closer to the event.
More details at
http://www.lugradio.org/live/2007/index.php/BOF_Sessions

Finally, we are in the process of organising a large exhibition as
part of the event. If you would like to exhibit your project or
company, get in touch with us at show AT lugradio DOT org.

--> How to attend <--

Tickets for LUGRadio Live are kept deliberately low cost to make it
accessible for all (£3 concession / £5 door for the full weekend) and
international visitors, speakers, BOF leaders and exhibitors get in
for free.

The event takes place on the 7th / 8th July 2007 at The Lighthouse,
Fryer Street, Wolverhampton, UK. The venue is simple to get to - a 3
minute walk from Wolverhampton Train Station, and a 30 minute train
ride from Birmingham International Airport. There is plenty of parking
available in Wolverhampton if you prefer to drive there. Travel
details can be found at
http://www.lugradio.org/live/2007/index.php/Travel_Information.

There are a number of hotels available in Wolverhampton to suit all
budgets, but rooms are going quick so book early to avoid
disappointment. Details of accomodation are available at
http://www.lugradio.org/live/2007/index.php/Accommodation.

--> Updates On LUGRadio Live 2007 <--

To keep up to date with the most recent news about LUGRadio Live 2007,
see the LUGRadio Live blog at http://www.lugradio.org/live/blog/ (RSS
feed: http://www.lugradio.org/live/blog/wp-rss2.php)

The main LUGRadio Live website can be found at http://www.lugradio.org/live

--> Contacts <--

Jono Bacon
jono AT jonobacon DOT org
Speakers, BOFs, Press Enquiries

Stuart Langridge
sil AT kryogenix DOT org
Website, Event Facilities, Sponsors

Adam Sweet
drinky76 AT yahoo DOT com
Exhibition

www.lugradio.org/live