POSSCON 2012

The Palmetto Open Source Software Conference will once again bring a world-class lineup of speakers and content to the Southeast to discuss the latest open and open source issues for technologists, business and government IT leaders, and educators.

In 2011, approximately 500 people from 24 states, 30 colleges and universities and 100+ business and government organizations attended and participated. We’re working hard to make 2012 bigger and better.

The conference will continue to bring together all players in the open source space (technologists and managers) and will again provide affordable access to quality education. We’ve held these two goals dear from the beginning, and we’re very proud of it.

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• Get Registered Today

   

  POSSCON 2012

  March 27 - 29, 2012

  Register now for one of the premier IT conferences in the Southeast. Seating is limited.

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• What’s Happening

   

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    Twitter Open Source Manager to speak at POSSCON 20 ...   December 19, 2011 0 Comments

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    Scott McNealy to headline POSSCON 2012   December 6, 2011 0 Comments

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    POSSCON 2012 to focus on software, hardware and co ...   December 5, 2011 0 Comments

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    POSSCON 2012 seats to be limited   December 1, 2011 0 Comments

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    POSSCON 2012 to be held March 28 and March 29   November 12, 2010 0 Comments

• Speakers

   

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    Scott McNealy Co-FounderSun Microsystems

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    Chris Aniszczyk Open Source ManagerTwitter

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    W. Douglas Maughan, Ph.D. DirectorDepartment of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Division, Cyber Security Division

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    John 'maddog' Hall Executive DirectorLinux International

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• Sessions

   

  • Changing the Face of Open Identity in Ecommerce 
    • Jonathan Leblanc
  • Open Security: How DHS is deploying open source software to address national cyber security challenges 
    • W. Douglas Maughan, Ph.D.
  • Google Summer of Code and Google Code-in 
    • Carol Smith
  • How Open Source permeates every aspect of geospatial operations at Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, NC) 
    • Tobin Bradley
  • FreedomBox 
    • Bdale Garbee

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• Testimonials

   

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    Chris WanstrathCo-Founder, GitHub

    The speaker lineup at POSSCON is world-class.

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    Matt AsaySVP, Business Development

    POSSCON turned out to be a great event. Big thanks to Jeffrey Hammond, Lee Congdon, Mark Anzani and Deb Bryant for a great AM of panel discussion

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    Deborah BryantOregon State University Open Source Lab

    Thanks to Matt Asay for moderating our panel at POSSCON. Well worth the trip to South Carolina. Great regional event.

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    Bryant PattenExecutive Direcor, National Center for Open Source and Education

    The synergy between developers, business people, and teachers makes POSSCON pretty unique, I haven't really seen this anywhere else.

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    Jon 'maddog' HallExecutive Director, Linux International

    It was very nicely run and I think you did a bang-up job. You should all be proud of what you did.

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    Matt HudsonArt Director, Palmetto Computer Labs

    This is like nothing you've ever seen before.  You can look at the pictures, you can watch the videos... but just like a concert, you have to be there.

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