news 28 Posted January 8, 2014 Now that the holidays are behind us, it's time for the periodical – but rarely boring – SCALE 12X updates. As the schedule is being finalized, a variety of news abounds for the first-of-the-year North American expo for Linux and Free/Open Source Software and Hardware, like -- Lights, Camera, Video: Many of the presentation videos from last year's SCALE 11X are up on the SCALE YouTube channel, with more being added over time. To see the line-up of SCALE 11X videos, visit http://www.youtube.com/socallinuxexpo and watch social media for periodic postings of “greatest hits†videos from last year. -- upSCALE Talks: There are still time slots available for the Friday night upSCALE talks. The upSCALE talks, held in the style of the Ignite presentations, gives participants five minutes to speak on a subject accompanied by 20 automatically-advanced slides, making this a fast paced, fun event for participants and audience. To submit a talk, visit http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/cfp and mark your talk upSCALE. -- SCALE: The Next Generation: SCALE TNG, the conference by youth for youth, is putting the final touches on the one-day segment of SCALE 12X. If you are a teen having something to say about Free/Open Source Software or hardware and want to be a part of the conference, this is your big chance. To submit a talk, visit http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/cfp and mark your talk Youth. -- Sponsor SCALE 12X: Sponsorship opportunities at all levels and for specific parts of the show (like the popular Games Night on Saturday) are still available for SCALE 12X. For more information, contact sponsorship ( -at -) socallinuxexpo.org -- Join the Team: Want to be a part of the show? The SCALE Team is looking for volunteers to help out with the show in all areas, but especially in the areas of audio/visual and camera crew. For more information, contact staff ( -at -) socallinuxexpo.org. -- COMING SOON: Speaker schedule completion and announcement of second keynoter (a good one!), DevOps training, LPI cram course for LPI test given at SCALE 12X, and more. Watch your e-mailbox for updates. SCALE 12X will be held Feb. 21-23 at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport hotel. To register for the event, visit https://reg.socallinuxexpo.org/reg6/ and to take advantage of the Hilton's show discount, visit https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale12x/venue for details. For more information on SCALE 12X, visit http://www.socallinuxexpo.org -- Share this post Link to post