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> Subject: February/March LPI Newsletter
> Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 01:42:00 -0400
> February/March LPI Newsletter
> 
> 1. Essen Exam Development Workshop
> 2. LPI's Largest Exam Lab in South Africa
> 3. LPI at Desktop Summit in San Diego and LinuxWorld Boston
> 4. Association of Test Publishers Conference
> 5. LPI in the Middle East
> 6. LPI at CeBIT, Hannover, Germany
> 7. March Media Tour
> 8. LPI in the Caribbean
> 9. New LATM in France and Switzerland
> 10. LPI in the News
> 11. More LPI News
> 12. Upcoming LPI Events
> 13. New LPI Staff
> 14. A Testimonial of Thanks
> 
> 
> 1. Essen Exam Development Workshop
> 
> LPI hosted an Exam Development Workshop in Essen, Germany, February 16th 
> through 19th, with attendees from Europe and South America. The workshop 
> was organized by LPI's Level Two (LPIC-2) Lead, Dimitrios Bogiatzoules 
> (Taki).
> 
> The purpose of the German workshop was to populate the level two exams 
> with new items or questions, and to ensure that these questions are 
> written for the Linux community by the community. The workshop involved 
> Linux specialists from Brazil, the United Kingdom and Germany remotely 
> and on site.
> 
> The workshop took place at the Linux Hotel in Essen, Germany 
> (www.linuxhotel.de) which provided a secure and well equipped 
> environment. The Linux Hotel not only offers trainings but it also 
> supports Open Source Software and Linux and hosts the FSF-Europe office.
> 
> The results of the workshop were very valuable with over 220 new items 
> being created and reviewed and which will be used to publish updated 
> level two (LPIC-2) exam forms later this year. Other workshop time 
> focused on other aspects of LPI certifications development.
> 
> Some impressions of the hotel, the work and the social event can be seen 
> at http://www.lpi-german.de/album/2005_02_Essen/index.html .
> 
> LPI likes to thank the item writers Ralph Dehner (DE), Timo Dotzauer 
> (DE), Vagner Farias (BR), Bruno Gomes (BR), Peter Hess (DE) and Simon 
> Williams (EN) for their contributions and, of course, Taki.
> 
> 
> 
> 2. LPI's Largest Exam Lab in South Africa
> 
> On February 26, 2005 the marathon exam lab in Johannesburg, South Africa 
> delivered 280 exams to 165 individuals--the largest exam lab for LPI to 
> date (a picture is available at 
> https://group.lpi.org/publicwiki/pub/Operations/Resources/Feb25JobergExamLab.JPG).
> 
> Congratulations to the hard work of Allan MacKinnon of AfricaBiz, 
> Colette Malherbe of SmartSource, Obsidian Systems, Shuttleworth 
> Foundation and all the volunteers from local training groups, LUGS and 
> Novell. A special thank you to NetCB for providing the food during the day.
> 
> During the day three LPI proctors were trained from Namibia so that it 
> will possible to offer exam labs in that country as well
> (a picture of the proctors trained in South Africa is at 
> https://group.lpi.org/publicwiki/pub/Operations/Resources/SouthAfricanProctors.JPG)
> 
> The event earned substantial media coverage in South Africa including 
> front page news in the weekly Computing SA (see: 
> http://www.ictworld.co.za/EditorialEdit.asp?Archive=1&EditorialID=21534). 
> LPI's affiliate in South Africa, The Shuttleworth Foundation, and 
> AfricaBiz have established a large network of volunteers and committed 
> pool of item writers to help create questions and items for Level one 
> exams at the upcoming LinuxWorld in Johannesburg, May 17-20, 2005.
> 
> Hats off to the Republic of South Africa. A job well done!
> 
> For more information see:
> http://www.netcb.com/article.php?ID=11
> http://www.afribiz.co.za/lpiframe.html
> http://www.lpi.org/en/news_item/101
> http://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/index2.php?option=content&do_pdf=1&id=405
> 
> 
> 3. LPI at Desktop Summit in San Diego and LinuxWorld Boston
> 
> Level One (LPIC-1) Lead, Mark Miller, and Director of Business 
> Development, Glenn McKnight attended the Desktop Summit in San Diego in 
> February. In addition to hosting exam labs and an exhibit booth the two 
> LPI staff met with representatives of LinSpire who are interested in 
> developing a desktop certification for Venezuela. The Venezuelan 
> government has recently passed legislation which will see full adoption 
> of open source software in government departments within two years. IT 
> representatives in that country who serve on the government subcommittee 
> for LATINUX (a Linux distro for Brazil, Ecuador, Columbia, Argentina and 
> Venezuela) who also met with LPI staff at the San Diego summit estimated 
> desktop certification could be targeted at as much as 300,000 end users 
> within the LATINUX program.
> 
> During LinuxWorld Boston, LPI announced the IDG Gold sponsorship of LPI 
> and our upcoming participation in all LinuxWorld events globally.
> Over 61 people participated in the LPI survey on future certification 
> development at the event and Frank Vincentelli was the winner of the 
> Bradford Learning LPIC1 training materials which were part of a draw for 
> survey participants. At LinuxWorld Boston there was also a meeting of 
> the Advisory Council which discussed a variety of possible new 
> certification products for LPI and on an informal note some possible 
> initiatives around marketing and raising LPI's profile. Minutes of the 
> Advisory Council meeting and photos from both the Desktop Summit and 
> LinuxWorld Boston are available at: 
> https://group.lpi.org/cgi-bin/publicwiki/view/Operations/Resources
> 
> For more information on the IDG Gold Sponsorship see:
> http://investor.news.com/Engine?Account=cnet&PageName=NEWSREAD&ID=1784245&Ticker=HWP&SOURCE=20050217005128
> http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/live/12/media//news/CC986212
> http://www.lpi.org/en/news_item/100
> 
> 
> 4. Association of Test Publishers Conference
> 
> At the end of February, LPI President Evan Leibovitch and Level One 
> (LPIC-1) Lead, Mark Miller, attended the Association of Test Publishers 
> Annual Conference at Scottsdale, Arizona. Mr. Leibovitch was part of a 
> panel on test security at the conference (see 
> http://www.designingeventsonline.com/atpcon2005/ATPProgramInfo2005/ATP_sessiondetails.asp?ID=255). 
> Mr. Miller had a number of observations on how LPI's certification 
> program differs from other programs--his remarks and observations from 
> the conference are a worthwhile read and can be found at: 
> https://group.lpi.org/publicwiki/pub/Operations/Resources/ATPmessage.txt
> 
> 
> 5. LPI in the Middle East
> 
> Following proctor training and the exam lab in South Africa, LPI 
> Director of Business Development Glenn McKnight, travelled to Damascus 
> Syria to participate in the second Annual Syrian FOSS Workshop sponsored 
> by the Network of Syrian Scientists, Technologists and Innovators Abroad 
> (NOSSTIA) and the Syrian GNU/Linux Users Group. Conference organizers 
> sponsored LPI's participation in the event which included a presentation 
> by Mr. McKnight on LPI and an exam lab. At the conference, and in a side 
> trip to Turkey, Mr. McKnight also spoke with IT representatives about 
> the potential for LPI certification in the region. Both Prometric and 
> VUE have indicated to LPI that there is growth potential for our 
> certification program in the Middle East.
> 
> For a full report of the Syrian FOSS Workshop see: 
> https://group.lpi.org/publicwiki/pub/Operations/Resources/FinalReport.pdf
> 
> For more information: http://www.foss2005.org/english/lpi/index.html
> http://newsvac.newsforge.com/newsvac/05/01/13/0439242.shtml
> 
> 
> 6. LPI at CeBIT, Hannover, Germany
> 
> LPI-German hosted a booth at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany from March 10 
> -16, 2005. A photo of our exhibit booth is available at: 
> https://group.lpi.org/publicwiki/pub/Operations/Resources/Cebit2005LPIbooth.JPG
> 
> During CeBIT LPI-German also held a Board Meeting at which a number of 
> business-related initiatives were discussed. Amongst these was a list of 
> events LPI-German will be attending in the upcoming year. Some of these 
> include:
> - LIBCON, April, Wolfsburg
> - Linuxtag, June, Karlsruhe
> - Pforzheimer Linuxtag, July, Pforzheim
> - Systems, October, München
> - LinuxWorldExpo, November, Frankfurt
> 
> Exam labs will be offered at Linuxtag and LinuxWorldExpo. The CeBIT 
> event proved quite successful for LPI-German as six new LATPs signed on 
> with the organization immediately following the conference (see 
> http://www.lpi-german.de/latp/index.html).
> 
> 
> 7. March Media Tour
> 
> In March, President Evan Leibovitch travelled to Boston and New York to 
> undertake personal interviews with a number of high circulation IT or 
> business publications and high profile IT industry analysts including 
> InformationWeek, Network World, Forrester Research, Gartner Group, 
> Computer Reseller News, The Wall Street Journal and ComputerWorld. These 
> personal interviews were also followed up by telephone interviews with a 
> number of other influential IT analysts. This media effort is part of a 
> larger public relations effort presently under development by The Bohle 
> Company on behalf of LPI in order to differentiate LPI from other IT 
> certifications.
> 
> An edited version of Evan's speaking notes and presentation called 
> "What's Wrong with IT certification is available at:
> https://group.lpi.org/publicwiki/pub/Operations/Resources/whats-wrong-with-it-cert-2.sxi
> 
> 
> 
> 8. LPI in the Caribbean
> 
> The Caribbean Linux and Open Source Foundation (CLOSF), LPI's affiliate 
> in the Caribbean region, hosted a regional FOSS Networking Event on 
> March 16-17 on the subjects of IT Professional Certification 
> (specifically LPI certification), LPI Courseware 
> Development/Translation, and FOSS Advocacy/Promotion (see 
> https://group.lpi.org/publicwiki/pub/Operations/Resources/JAMFOSS.bmp).
> 
> The event involved IT professionals, government officials, multilateral 
> representatives, and training companies to discuss implementation of an 
> open source capacity development project funded by the Institute for 
> Connectivity in the Americas (ICA). Event participants developed an 
> action plan around the introduction of LPI certification into the region 
> and other FOSS initiatives. The Workshop Action items are included 
> amongst the documents below as well as other material related to the 
> project.
> 
> https://group.lpi.org/publicwiki/pub/Operations/Resources/ExcutiveProjectSummary.pdf
> http://www.icamericas.net/documents/Caribbean_Proposals/Caribbean%20FOSS/CARDRAFTFEB2.doc
> https://group.lpi.org/publicwiki/pub/Operations/Resources/WorkshopAgenda.pdf
> https://group.lpi.org/publicwiki/pub/Operations/Resources/CLOSFWorkshopActionItems-2.sxw
> 
> CLOSF Event Blogger-Taran Rampersand/Linux Gazette:
> http://www.linuxgazette.com/node/10053 Linux Professional Institute's 
> Assistance within the Caribbean and Latin America region.
> http://www.linuxgazette.com/node/10057 Caribbean Linux Open Source 
> Foundation Announces New Level of Co-operation
> 
> 
> 9. New LATM in France and Switzerland
> 
> 
> In February LPI announced its first French-language LPI approved 
> training materials from LynuxTraining of Geneva and Lausanne, 
> Switzerland, and Paris, France, where it operates under the name of 
> Kylog. LynuxTraining's courseware is also available in English
> and a German translation is anticipated in the near future.
> 
> Mandrakesoft, the publisher of Mandrakelinux (now Mandriva) with offices 
> in California, USA and Paris, France, uses LynuxTraining’s LATM 
> courseware in their training programs.
> 
> Lynuxtraining is owned and operated by Raphaël Arrigoni, a long time 
> supporter of LPI, and who provided logistical support to the LPI team 
> during WSIS in Geneva in December 2003.
> 
> 
> http://www.lynuxtraining.com
> http://www.lpi.org/en/news_item/97
> http://www.trainerslink.com/content/view/351/57/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 10. LPI in the News
> 
> "Get What You Need for Your LPI Certifications, Exploring LPI Level 1 
> Certification: Part 1 of 4," Novell Magazine March/April 2005:
> http://www.novell.com/connectionmagazine/2005/03/tech_talk_9.html?sourceid=NCM_Mar_05
> 
> "The Alternative Way", Financial Post, April 2005
> http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/financialpost/story.html?id=8b6d5dd4-cf52-4e61-b7d7-417abe5de128&page=1
> 
> "LPIC Study Guide: Exam Cram 2", Linux Magazine, March 2005
> http://www.linux-mag.com/content/view/99/43/
> 
> "To the Test", Linux Magazine, April 2005
> http://www.linux-magazine.com/issue/53/Comment.pdf
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 11. More LPI News
> 
> Linux Professional Institute Certification Exams Top 75,000 Worldwide
> http://www.lpi.org/en/news_item/98
> 
> LPI and Mandrakesoft Partner to Promote Linux Training Standards
> http://www.lpi.org/en/news_item/102
> 
> LPI Certification Exams at PHP Quebec Conference
> http://www.lpi.org/en/news_item/104
> 
> 
> 12. Upcoming LPI Events
> 
> LinuxWorld Conference and Expo Canada, Toronto, April 18-20, 2005 : Exam 
> Lab and Booth
> 
> LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Canada and the Linux Professional Institute 
> will be offering FREE Linux
> certification testing. This offer is available *FREE* to all paid 
> conference attendees. Value $100.00.
> Cost for Trade Show only attendees is $50 per exam. LPI will offer 101 
> and 201 exams at the conference
> 
> All candidates must have an LPI ID. Please obtain your LPI ID from 
> https://www.lpi.org/en/register.html
> Exam times are Tuesday, April 19, 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm and Wednesday, 
> April 20, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
> 
> For more information: http://www.linuxworldcanada.com/lpi_cert.html
> 
> Attendance to the trade shows is free to LPI supporters. Please download 
> the admission pass at:
> https://group.lpi.org/publicwiki/pub/Operations/Resources/LWNW_Comp_2005_2sidesLPI.pdf
> 
> LPI supporters can also receive a 25% discount on advance rates for 
> conference attendance. Use conference code A101 when registering.
> 
> 
> 
> LinuxWorld China, Shanghai, April 26-27, 2005: Exam Lab and Booth
> See http://www.linuxworldchina.com for more information.
> 
> 
> Linux.conf.au, Canberra, April 18-April 23, 2005: Exam Lab and Exam 
> Development Workshop
> 
> linux.conf.au is Australia's national Linux conference and will be held 
> at the Australian National University in Canberra
> Exam sessions will be held at various times on Monday 18, Tuesday 19 and 
> Wednesday 20 April. Exam registration is presently closed. For more 
> information on the exam labs see http://linux.conf.au/lpi.php
> 
> LPI level one (LPIC-1) lead, Mark Miller, will be also conducting an 
> Exam Development Workshop with supporters of the Ubuntu Linux 
> distribution during the conference.
> 
> 
> 13. New LPI Staff
> 
> Arne Flones, LPIC-1 SME Lead:
> 
> Arne is a software developer and former mathematics teacher. His Linux 
> experiences began in 1997 with Slackware. For five years he co-hosted 
> "The Linux Show" Webcast. As LPI LPIC-1 Subject Matter Lead, he helps 
> develop the LPI level one examinations.
> 
> Simon Williams, LPIC-2 SME Lead:
> 
> Simon has been using Linux for 7 to 8 years (mainly Slackware), during 
> which he authored most of the Security chapter for the new
> version of Slackware Linux Essentials. Simon is an IT consultant 
> specializing in Linux Sysadmin. Simon received his level two last 
> October and as LPIC-2 Subject Matter Lead he assists with the 
> development of level two examinations.
> 
> 
> Neil Christian and Darren Moore, Journalism Interns
> 
> Darren and Neil are undertaking an 8 week placement with LPI to assist 
> in content development for information materials and LPI websites. This 
> placement is a requirement for completing their Journalism Program at 
> Loyalist College, Belleville, Canada.
> Their studies include development of community-focused news websites and 
> they both have an interest in the Linux and Open Source communities.
> 
> 
> New Website Translators
> 
> Mohd Hanafiah bin Muhamad: Malaysian
> Joseph Cho: Korean
> 
> 
> 14. A Testimonial of Thanks
> 
>  From an anonymous exam candidate which attended the LPI exam lab at 
> FreeGeek
> 
> "There's actually a chance I'll be able to get the contracting company 
> I'm working through to pay for the rest of my exams. I guess they 
> usually pay for Microsoft and A+ certifications, but Linux is actually 
> an important tool in my group at <...> so I might be able to get them to 
> pony up for it. If that happens I may go to one of the computerized 
> testing centers, mainly so I can get more immediate feedback.
> 
> I'll let you know if I do decide to take more of the exams through 
> FreeGeek. I want to thank you and the rest of the staff there again for 
> providing the service. I would probably not have started down the LPI 
> path at all if it wasn't for you guys making the exams so affordable, 
> and I'm really glad I did it."
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Scott Lamberton
> Director of Community Relations
> Linux Professional Institute
> Email: scottl at lpi.org
> Web: http://www.lpi.org
> Telephone: +1-416-666-1574
> 
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