news 28 Posted January 24, 2016 After three days of an expo that included a wide range of talks and exhibits, SCALE 14X Sunday wraps up with the following: SARAH SHARP KEYNOTE: Sarah Sharp kicks off SCALE 14X Sunday with her keynote, “Improving Diversity with Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs,†at 10 a.m., in Ballroom DE. "Diversity" and "inclusion" have become popular buzzwords in the tech community, and many open source projects have made an effort to attract developers who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. But those efforts sometimes lack a systematic approach. Maslow's hierarchy of needs provides a better approach to improving diversity in a systematic way. [Promotional break: SCALE 14X would like to recognize and thank Puppet Labs, whose support helps make SCALE possible. More information on Puppet Labs, visit http://www.puppetlabs.com ] EXAM TIME: SCALE has once again partnered with the Linux Professional Institute and BSD Certification Groups to offer discounted certification testing on site during SCALE 14X. The tests take place in Ballroom I. All three levels of LPI's professional certification program – LPIC-1, LPIC-2, and LPIC-3 – will be offered at the event. The promotional price for the LPIC exams is $99 (regularly $188). To register for this exam, visit https://cs.lpi.org/caf/Xamman/register The BSD Certification Group (BSDCG) is pleased to offer the BSDA certification exam to attendees of SCALE. Exam candidates should be proficient in the BSDA Certification Requirements and the Command Reference, both of which are available for free download from this page of the website. Participants need to register here: https://register.bsdcertification.org/step-1-get-a-bsdcg-id . Once you have an ID, you can choose an exam location and pay for the exam. The exam price is $75 and payable through Paypal or credit card. For the first time ever at SCALE, we are offering amateur radio, or HAM license exams. The exams will be held on Sunday, from 11 to 3, walk-ins welcome. You will need to bring a Government issued photo-id, an FRN (this page is your friend: http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/index.htm?job=about_getting_started ) or your SSN card, $15 (cash only) and have a US postal address. Programmable Calculators are not allowed but non-programmable calculators, slide rules, log tables, abacus, cuisinaire rods or similar computational aids are permitted. [Promotional break: SCALE 14X would like to recognize and thank OpenX, whose support helps make SCALE possible. More information on OpenX, visit http://openx.com/ ] INSTALLFEST: The Southern California Linux Expo is once again providing those who want to start using Linux an opportunity to learn how. SCALE will provide an Installfest + basic system administration class on Sunday. Training will be provided by the professional trainers of One Source Course, assisted by skilled SCALE volunteers. The installfest is on a first-come, first-served basis, and the specs for machinery to be used, and other information, can be found here: http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/14x/presentations/linux-installfest-0 [Promotional break: SCALE 14X would like to recognize and thank Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, whose support helps make SCALE possible. More information on HPE, visit http://www.hpe.com ] EXHIBIT HALL: The exhibit hall will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. Over 140 exhibitors and vendors are on hand for SCALE 14X. [Promotional break: SCALE 14X would like to recognize and thank System76, whose support helps make SCALE possible. More information on System76, visit http://www.system76.com ] -- Share this post Link to post
