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Open Source Opportunities in April

April 5th, 2012 | Posted by Whitney Williams in Education | Grow IT | IT-oLogy Defined | Teach IT - (0 Comments)

While the Palmetto Open Source Software Conference (POSSCON) may be over for the year, the opportunities surrounding open source are just beginning! The Open IT Lab, located at IT-oLogy @ Innovista, is a great resource for anyone interested in learning more about open source technologies. Todd Lewis, of Palmetto Computer Labs, and his crew are delivering a number of free workshops and learning opportunities during the month of April.

Every Wednesday in April, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., the Open IT Lab is available for tours. Students, educators and IT professionals are invited to tour the lab and use various open/open source software and hardware technology. There are also a few upcoming workshops for anyone interested in open source.

Ubuntu 101: Installation & Overview
Saturday, April 14
9:30 a.m. – Noon

Command Line 101
Wednesday, April 18
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Drupal 101: Hello Drupal!
Saturday, May 5
9:30 a.m. – Noon

Are you interested in any of the workshops listed above? Need more details? Check out the events page on our website! To register, contact Todd Lewis at todd@palmettocomputerlabs.com or 803.240.1213.

Did you miss POSSCON this year? Don’t worry – we have some resources for you anyway! We had the cool opportunity to interview speakers during the two-day event. Check out the interviews on the IT-oLogy YouTube channel!

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POSSCON 2012 Brings IT Legend Scott McNealy to Columbia, SC

March 1st, 2012 | Posted by Whitney Williams in Education | Grow IT | IT-oLogy Defined - (0 Comments)

The Palmetto Open Source Software Conference (POSSCON), presented by IT-oLogy, will bring together the biggest names and companies in the information technology (IT) industry to discuss the latest issues for developers, executives, government leaders and educators. World-class speakers like Scott McNealy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and one of the most influential people in the history of technology, will be featured along with many others. 

Top companies like Twitter, Red Hat, IBM, Oracle, HP, Google, Homeland Security, Apache, Rackspace, EMC and FireHost will also attend and participate.

POSSCON will be held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center March 28-29, and will feature track sessions, hands-on training and social and networking events. Tracks will include Education, Technical, Big Picture and Demo/Training.

Other speakers include Dr. Douglas Maughan, Director, Department of Homeland Security, Cyber Security Division; Jim Jagielski, Co-Founder and President, Apache Software Foundation; Chris Aniszcyck, Open Source Manager, Twitter, Inc.; and many others.

Started in 2008, POSSCON is an annual gathering of industry experts, thought leaders, IT decision makers, software programmers and educators around the topic of open source.  The conference has steadily grown since it began, and in 2011 approximately 500 people from 24 states attended, 30 colleges and universities and more than 100 private and government organizations were represented.  Open source is a philosophy and methodology based on making source code available and redistributable. 

Major sponsors include IBM, IT-oLogy, OpenStack, Verizon Wireless, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and the City of Columbia. Others include Canonical, Chipco Computer Distributors, Inc., FireHost, GitHub, Google, Health Sciences South Carolina, Hewlett Packard Company, Linode, OpenSource.com, Oracle, Percona, Inc., Rackspace Hosting, Red Hat, SkySQL, SPARC, SUSE and TM Floyd & Company.

Developers, executives, government leaders and educators will all benefit from attending POSSCON. Registration is available at www.posscon.org.

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POSSCON 2012 Early, Early Bird Registration Now Open! Limited Time Only

January 10th, 2012 | Posted by ToddLewis in IT-oLogy Defined - (0 Comments)

Early, Early Bird registration for POSSCON 2012 is now open at the discounted rate of $99. This rate is only good through the month of January and will end January 31.

POSSCON 2012, which is scheduled for March 28 and 29 at the Columbia Convention Center, has become one of the largest open source conferences in the Southeast. It will again feature keynotes, track sessions and training opportunities for technologists, IT decision makers, and education professionals of all types.

Scott McNealy, Co-Founder of Sun Microsystems, a Silicon Valley legend and one of the most influential leaders in the history of IT, is the keynote speaker for this year’s event. Other speakers include Dr. Douglas Maughan, Director, Department of Homeland Security, Cyber Security Division; Jim Jagielski, Co-Founder and President, Apache Software Foundation; Chris Aniszcyck, Open Source Manager, Twitter, Inc.; and many others.

In 2011, more than 500 people from 24 states, 30 colleges and universities and approximately 100 business and government organizations attended.

Registration is available at www.posscon.org. Questions can be directed to Todd Lewis, POSSCON Chair, at todd@posscon.org.

The Palmetto Open Source Software Conference is an annual gathering of technologists, IT decision makers and education professionals to discuss the topic of open source. Started in 2008, POSSCON has now become one of the largest open source conferences in the Southeast. In 2011 more than 500 attended from 24 states, including representatives from 30 colleges and universities and approximately 100 business and government organizations.

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