Mar Del Plata to host 9th Debian conference

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The Debian Project                                http://www.debian.org/
Mar Del Plata to host 9th Debian conference            press <at> debconf.org
August 8th, 2008                http://www.debian.org/News/2008/20080808
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Mar Del Plata to host 9th Debian conference

  * 250 developers from 37 countries to come together at Hotel Dorá,
    Mar Del Plata, Argentina, 10-16 August 2008.
  * 100 talks and tutorial sessions scheduled.
  * Attendance is free of charge, on-site registration required.
  * Debian Project to turn 15 years of age.

Mar Del Plata, Argentina, 8 August 2008 - The Debian Project, the team
behind the free Debian GNU/Linux operating system, is inviting members
of the public and the press to its annual conference, DebConf 8, which
takes place from 10 August to 16 August at the Hotel Dorá in Mar Del
Plata, Argentina.

Over 100 events have been scheduled with speakers from all parts of
the world, such as Debian Project leader Steve McIntyre and Hewlett
Packard's Open Source & Linux Chief Technologist, Bdale Garbee. The
topics include global team organisation, internationalisation,
development internals and policy, virtualisation, and systems &
network adminisatration. In tutorial sessions, attendants can gain
hands-on experience in various subjects. Development and brainstorming
takes place in the two "hack labs", and peripheral events, such as a
world cheese party, allow for extensive networking.