[CLUE-Talk] CLIQ 2001 Registration Deadlines

[Michael J. Hammel]

Colorado Linux Info Quest - CLIQ 2001
March 29-30, 2001
Denver Marriott Tech Center
http://thecliq.org


CLIQ 2001 Advanced Registration Deadlines Set For Both Attendees and
 Exhibitors


Discounted advanced registration for attendees is set to close on March 23rd
 for mail-in registrations.  Exhibitor mail-in registrations also to close on
 March 23rd.  At-the-door pricing will be available after those dates.


Denver, CO (March 7, 2001) -- Open registration for the Colorado Linux Info
Quest (CLIQ) 2001 is going strong for both attendees and exhibitors. 
 Advanced registration for attendees, which at $55 offers a $30 discount from
 the regular at-the-door price of $85, will remain open for mail-in
 registrants until March 23rd.  After that date the registration fee will be
 $85.

Advanced mail-in registration for exhibitors is also set to close on March
23rd.  No discounts are offered for exhibitors who register early, but booth
allocations are made on a first come, first served basis so early
 registration is recommended to get the best booth locations on the exhibit
 floor.

PLEASE NOTE:  advanced registrations for both attendees and exhibitors must
arrive at the CLIQ office by March 23rd!  Mail-in registrations can be made
with a check or credit card (Mastercard or Visa) using the Attendee
Registration form (http://thecliq.org/register-attendee.html) or the
Exhibitor Registration form (http://thecliq.org/register-exhibit.html).


Hotel discount deadline looms

The Denver Marriott Tech Center has given us a March 15th deadline for
attendees to get the $79/night discount for CLIQ 2001.  If you plan on
staying at the hotel you'll need to make your reservations before March
15th.  Call the Marriott reservations center at 303-779-1100, tell them
that you will be attending the Colorado Linux Info Quest and ask for the
$79 discount rate.


CLIQ 2001 is a don't miss event

Our speaker lineup this year covers the the gamut of interests for both the
 IT professional and the Linux home hobbyist.

  Invited Talks include:

  Keynote - David Sifry, CTO of Linuxcare
  Linux Business - Scott Draeker, President/Co-Founder, Loki Entertainment
  Embedded Linux - Rick Lehrbaum, LinuxDevices.com
  ROI with Open Source - Patrick Lannigan, VP, NuSphere
  Linux Intro - John Lasser, Author, "Think Unix"
  Desktop Panel Discussion group - various speakers taking audience questions
  KDE and GNOME - Kurt Granroth, KDE/SuSE; Havoc Pennington, GNOME/Red Hat
  Porting Debian to IA64 - Bdale Garbee, Debian
  Open Source Content Mgmt. - Paul Everitt, CEO, Digital Creations/Zope
  Handhelds and Linux - Dave Desrosiers, Linuxcare

  Birds of a Feather Sessions:
  Linux Legislation BOF
  Linux LUG BOF: Kara Pritchard, LinuxUsersGroups.org
  Linux as an Enterprise Platform: Mission Critical Linux
  Linux Systems Administration: James Davis, Art Walker
  Zope BOF: Paul Everitt, CEO, Digital Creations (makers of Zope)
  Python: Sean Reifschneider, Co-Founder, tummy.com
  Open Source Development Laboratory: Tim Witham, OSDL Lab Director
  Debian: Bdale Garbee, Debian Developer
  GIMP: Michael J. Hammel, Senior Editor, LWN.net and author of GIMP for
     Web Professionals (coming from PTR)
  XFree86 and the Linux Desktop: Daryll Strauss, XFree86 team and VA Linux
     Systems
  Converting a business to Linux: John T. Taber, Ph.D., Tabermatics, Inc.
  High Availability: Alan Robertson, Linux High Availability Project
  PHP: Scott Marlow, IHS
  Jabber Instant Messaging: Brett Moses, Jabber.com


About CLIQ

Colorado Linux Info Quest, known as CLIQ to it's members, is a registered
non-profit organization in the state of Colorado. It is comprised of
volunteers from regional Linux user groups throughout the Colorado Front
Range. The aim of CLIQ is to assist both individual hobbyists and
businesses in the Rocky Mountain and Central US regions find answers to the
question "What can I do with Linux?"

CLIQ 2001 will be held at the Denver Marriott Tech Center on March 30th,
with "at the door" registration open on March 29th and 30th. The Denver
Marriott Tech Center is located just east of I-25 and Belleview Blvd. in the
Denver Tech Center. More information can be found on our web site at
http://thecliq.org

Contact Information

CLIQ Chairman:

     Michael J. Hammel
     mjhammel at thecliq.org
     mjhammel at graphics-muse.org

CLIQ Vendor Contact:

     Kevin Cullis
     kcullis at thecliq.org

The CLIQ Web Site:

     http://thecliq.org

General Information and Questions:

     info at thecliq.org