Author Archives: beckyb

Thanks for a great LPC!

Thanks to everyone for a great LPC! FYI, we’re constantly getting spammed by WordPress junk right now, so if you have a question or issue for the committee, please use contact@lists.linuxplumbersconf.org to contact us.  And see you in 2014!

LPC Closing Plenary and Party at Grand Isle Restaurant

Don’t miss our LPC closing events this PM! First, James Bottomley will host the closing plenary at 5:15 in Celestin F,G,& H (rooms will be combined), where each microconference lead will give a summary of the work that’s happened here this week. It’s a great way to catch up on any microconferences you missed. After [...]

LPC Announcements for Thursday & Friday

Just a reminder that, as requested, tonight is a free night at Linux Plumbers conference.  You will be on your own for dinner and entertainment, so get out and enjoy New Orleans! Breakfast will be served Friday, 9/20 starting at 8am – our apologies for leaving this off the schedule – the omission has been [...]

Pre-Conference Logistics/Announcements Email

(All LPC attendees should receive the following email from the LPC Registration system shortly. We are posting it here for everyone’s reference.) We look forward to welcoming you to Linux Plumbers Conference this week, September 18th-20th at the Hyatt New Orleans.  Below, please find all logistical details you may need for your arrival. CONFIRMATION ID [...]

Guest Ticket Registration Now Available

We are pleased to announce that we have added the Guest Ticket option to the registration system.  A Guest Ticket allows a registered attendee to purchase a companion ticket for a spouse, significant other, family member, or any other guest that grants admission to the Wednesday and Friday social events.  The cost for a Guest [...]

Regular Registration Rate Available through August 11

The regular registration rate of $400 is now available through August 11, after which the registration fee increases to $500.  The student registration rate of $100 remains in effect throughout the registration period.  Register now – space is limited and the conference is expected to sell out.  See our Attend page for details.

Microconference Discussion Topic & BoF Submissions Now Open

The online system for requesting BoF sessions and for submitting discussion topics for any of the approved microconferences is now open! FYI, due to technical difficulties, we are no longer using Summit.  Both microconference and BoF submission sites use OpenID to log in, so if you have previously created a Launchpad account, you will be [...]

CFP for Refereed Track Extended to June 20

The deadline for refereed track submissions for LPC has been extended to June 20, at 11:55PM CST. Please see our Participate page for details on submitting a talk.

Paper & Registration Deadlines, New Microconferences

The conference is drawing closer, and lots of things have been happening with the planning process: 1. The refereed track paper submission deadline of June 17 is rapidly approaching. If you are interested in submitting a paper, please refer to the refereed track information section of our Particpate page at http://www.linuxplumbersconf.org/2013/participate/#cfrt 2. The list of [...]

3 More Microconferences Added for 2013

The planning committee has just approved three more microconferences for this year’s conference: File Systems & Storage, ACPI/PM & PCI subsystems, and LLVM.  Details on these topics plus the previously approved microconferences (Android, Containers, Graphics/Display, and Secure Boot) are available on the Wiki, along with a list of the currently pending proposals.  We will continue approving microconferences [...]