The Linux Foundation produces more than 15 events a year. They range from the Linux Kernel Summit to CloudOpen to Automotive and Embedded Linux Conferences. If you have attended our events over the last few years you would likely have run into many luminaries from the world of Linux, open source and open cloud. We are fortunate to work every day with experts from the developer communities and with many of the largest open source projects and companies in the world. It’s a great talent pool to choose from.
But we don’t want only “known” or “known to us” experts to apply to speak at our events. We are anxious and motivated to reach out to new people: new developers, new users, new communities. I feel fresh perspectives are crucial for our attendees to stay connected to the cutting edge and the most advanced technical topics. It’s also the right thing to do.
This is why we’re calling on new speakers to submit a proposal to speak at one of our Linux events. (And if you’ve spoken before you are welcome, too!) Coming up we have LinuxCon and CloudOpen in North America September 16-18 in New Orleans. The CFP for both LinuxCon and CloudOpen closes on June 20th so please get them in now:CFP for LinuxCon North America; CFP for CloudOpen North America.
Shortly after that we’ll be hosting LinuxCon Europe, CloudOpen Europe, Embedded Linux Conference Europe and Automotive Linux Summit in Edinburgh in October. You have until July 21 to submit your talks for LinuxCon Europe and CloudOpen Europe.
If you’ve never spoken at one of our events or any event for that matter, we invite you to make this the year you do. Open source is only as strong as the people sharing and exchanging code and information, and we need your contributions. If you’ve been intimidated or hesitant about public speaking, this is your opportunity to try it out in a community with a shared sense of purpose and support.
We’ve even asked veteran speaker Josh Berkus of PostgreSQL Experts to host a workshop on Sunday night before LinuxCon and CloudOpen North America begin to help prepare first-time speakers. You can also watch a video here with Josh sharing tips for speakers. We’ll also be sharing details soon about a first-time attendee reception, a Women in Open Source luncheon and more, so there will be many opportunities to network and be supported.
A new perspective is one of the most important ingredients for advancing technology and creating innovation. Please bring yours to New Orleans and Edinburgh.
Ninety-three percent of employers plan to hire a Linux pro in the next six months. Ninety percent of hiring managers say it’s difficult to find experienced Linux professionals. When they do find them, they’re offering higher salaries and more perks.
These are the startling and exciting facts that are surfaced in this year’s Linux Jobs Report (Dice.com/Linux Foundation). But they pose both an opportunity and a challenge for the Linux community: the need to increase access to in-depth Linux training opportunities to help meet this unprecedented demand. And, The Linux Foundation is working on tackling this challenge with its comprehensive set of in-depth Linux training courses.
But it is also investing in addressing this challenge with its Linux Training Scholarship Program, which opens today for submissions. The program is in its third year and is designed to offer funds to developers and IT professionals who show incredible promise for helping to shape the future of Linux but do not otherwise have the ability to attend Linux Foundation training courses.
New this year are the introduction of five categories. We hope that by asking applicants to submit their scholarship forms in one of each of these new categories, that we can encourage more people from a variety of areas in the Linux and open source software communities to participate in the program.
The new categories include:
* Whiz Kids: High school or college grads already familiar with Linux but who want to prepare for their career with extra training. Applicants must be 18 years or older.
* Women in Linux: Women who have demonstrated leadership or want to take initiative in creating opportunities for themselves or other women in Linux.
* SysAdmin Superstars: SysAdmins who have already begun using Linux in their workplace but want to take their work to the next level with additional training.
* Developer Do-Gooders: Developers who use Linux for good and who are looking to expand that good work while enhancing their Linux skills.
* Linux Kernel Gurus: Individuals who have already contributed to the Linux kernel community and show promise of becoming a Linux maintainer.
Also new this year is the addition of a mentoring session with one of The Linux Foundation’s training instructors. Each winner will receive at least 30 minutes of one-on-one time to get input on technical skills, career guidance or anything else they’d like to know from these Linux experts.
Please join us in sharing this information with your friends, colleagues and online followers. We want to help increase access to these important skills and give more people the opportunity to help advance the world’s most ubiquitous operating system.
Additional Resources
Some of the previous winners have been profiled on Linux.com. Their stories certainly inspire.
In this video from ISC’13, Raj Hazra from Intel presents: Driving Industrial Innovation on the Road to Exascale.
Join Intel for a look at the state of the HPC industry from two perspectives. First, we’ll look at how innovations in HPC are driving innovation in manufacturing industries with energy and automotive industry leaders providing examples. Next, we’ll give our perspective on the race to Exascale and discuss how Intel is collaborating with the HPC industry to address the challenges.â€
During the presentation, Hazra announced five new Intel Xeon Phi products tailor-made for HPC. Download the slides (PDF).
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