BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ensemble Independent//vPim 0.695//EN CALSCALE:Gregorian METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Open Source Bridge 2009 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T090000 DTEND:20090617T094500 SUMMARY:Wednesday Welcome and Keynotes CREATED:20090508T081640 LAST-MODIFIED:20090606T151856 DESCRIPTION:Audrey Eschright\, Selena Deckelmann\, Amber Case\, Kurt von Fi nck: Featuring Amber Case\, Cyborg Anthropologist\, and Kurt von Finck of M onty Program AB. LOCATION:Fremont URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/271 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/271 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T100000 DTEND:20090617T104500 SUMMARY:HOWTO earn an open source living without taking on investors or sel ling your soul CREATED:20090329T101437 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Brian Jamison: Earning a living from open source software? Yes \, we can. Let's talk about what actually works (and what doesn't work) fo r building a service business based not just on open source software\, but with an open source philosophy\, drawing on real world experience. LOCATION:Steel URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/91 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/91 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T100000 DTEND:20090617T104500 SUMMARY:Teaching System Administration CREATED:20090331T135524 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Steve VanDevender: How would you teach system administration? What important princples and practices would you want students to learn? LOCATION:St. Johns URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/136 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/136 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T100000 DTEND:20090617T104500 SUMMARY:Open Source Microblogging with Laconica CREATED:20090310T131847 LAST-MODIFIED:20090616T154744 DESCRIPTION:Evan Prodromou: Microblogging lets people share short status me ssages with their social network. Public Web sites like Twitter\, Jaiku and Plurk are wildly popular with consumers\, but Open Source programs allow a distributed social graph and implementation inside the enterprise firewall . Evan Prodromou\, founder of Identi.ca\, will describe the Open Source mic roblogging tool Laconica and its uses in the workplace and on the Public We b. LOCATION:Fremont URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/31 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/31 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T100000 DTEND:20090617T104500 SUMMARY:Drupal\, What is it Good For? CREATED:20090310T105940 LAST-MODIFIED:20090617T144852 DESCRIPTION:Lev Tsypin: Unlike war\, Drupal is good for many things. On the other hand\, Drupal is far from a one-size-fits-all solution\, and some pr ojects are a much better fit for it than others. LOCATION:Marquam URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/30 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/30 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T100000 DTEND:20090617T104500 SUMMARY:Organizing a Volunteer-Driven Open Source Community Project CREATED:20090315T173726 LAST-MODIFIED:20090616T154804 DESCRIPTION:Sarah Beecroft\, Molly Vogt\, Joaquin Lippincott\, Melissa Ande rson\, Israel Bayer: Panel: Organization\, coordination\, and implementatio n of a volunteer community open source project: http://rosecityresource.org (by PDX Drupal UG) LOCATION:Morrison URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/41 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/41 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T100000 DTEND:20090617T104500 SUMMARY:Remember Tcl/ Tk? Grandpa might be old\, but he can still kick you r ass! CREATED:20090228T143939 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154253 DESCRIPTION:Webb Sprague: Rumors of its senescence -- at least lack of styl ishness -- to the contrary\, Tcl/Tk is still one of the best scripting envi ronments around. I will show you why. LOCATION:Broadway URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/24 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/24 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T100000 DTEND:20090617T104500 SUMMARY:A Tour of CodePlex CREATED:20090330T135252 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Sara Ford: CodePlex is Microsoft’s open source project hosting site. Get an inside look into how the CodePlex team builds the site using 3 -week agile deployment cycles to deliver the best feature set for open sour ce development. LOCATION:Burnside URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/107 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/107 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T100000 DTEND:20090617T104500 SUMMARY:Deploying to the Edge from CouchDB CREATED:20090330T142649 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:J Chris Anderson: CouchDB can serve standalone applications\, w hich can be shared amongst users\, putting the source code (and control) ba ck in their hands. LOCATION:Hawthorne URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/109 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/109 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T110000 DTEND:20090617T111500 SUMMARY:Coffee break CREATED:20090515T041713 LAST-MODIFIED:20090515T041738 DESCRIPTION: URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/1 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T112000 DTEND:20090617T120500 SUMMARY:Using virtualization and automation to improve your web development workflow CREATED:20090410T235032 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154256 DESCRIPTION:David Brewer: Large-scale web projects use sophisticated staged deployment systems\, but the prospect of setting these up can be daunting. Using virtualization and automated configuration puts the benefits within easy reach even for small projects. David Brewer explains how Second Story uses Linux\, VMware Server\, and AutomateIt to grease the wheels of develop ment on their museum-sector projects.\n LOCATION:Morrison URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/260 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/260 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T112000 DTEND:20090617T120500 SUMMARY:My Grand Experiment: A Portland Women-focused Tech Group. CREATED:20090330T170838 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:gabrielle roth: The idea for Code-n-Splode grew out of the Wome n in Open Source BOF at OSCON 2007. I'll talk about my original reasons fo r starting a women-friendly tech group\, how the group is evolving\, and wh at I've learned. LOCATION:Burnside URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/115 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/115 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T112000 DTEND:20090617T120500 SUMMARY:Open Source Tools for Freelancers CREATED:20090330T174004 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Christie Koehler: As a freelancer\, you must be your own IT dep artment. You are responsible for website hosting\, backups\, version contro l\, project/time-tracking and invoicing. Finding inexpensive and maintainab le solutions for these needs can be quite daunting. In this session\, I wil l present an overview open-source solutions for these needs. LOCATION:Steel URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/116 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/116 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T112000 DTEND:20090617T120500 SUMMARY:The Scylla and Charybdis of Open Source Legalese CREATED:20090410T215522 LAST-MODIFIED:20090616T154938 DESCRIPTION:J-P Voillequé\, Paula Holm Jensen: We exist within invisible fr ameworks of legal and regulatory schema - even if we're coding in our under wear. LOCATION:Marquam URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/250 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/250 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T112000 DTEND:20090617T120500 SUMMARY:Getting Started in Free and Open Source CREATED:20090317T133429 LAST-MODIFIED:20090612T154822 DESCRIPTION:Cat Allman\, Leslie Hawthorn: "All That Glitters is Not (Only) Code \n- Testing \n- Localization \n- Documentation \n- Release Engineering \n- User Interface Design / Usability \n- User support" LOCATION:Broadway URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/46 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/46 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T112000 DTEND:20090617T120500 SUMMARY:Drizzle\, Rethinking MySQL for the Web CREATED:20090226T002255 LAST-MODIFIED:20090616T154919 DESCRIPTION:Brian Aker: Rethinking MySQL for the modern web. LOCATION:Fremont URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/19 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/19 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T112000 DTEND:20090617T120500 SUMMARY:Agile JavaScript Testing CREATED:20090331T145342 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Scott Becker: With the recent surge in JavaScript popularity\, and the advances in JavaScript virtual machines\, serious applications can and are being built in JavaScript. As the sophistication of these apps grow \, so grows the need for verifying that our code continues to work as we ex pect. We'll briefly cover the advantages of test driven development\, the r easons for pushing it all the way to the browser level\, and then explore t he options for testing JavaScript\, look at some examples\, and then integr ate the tests into our existing development workflow. LOCATION:St. Johns URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/139 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/139 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T112000 DTEND:20090617T120500 SUMMARY:Open Source Press Relations CREATED:20090325T172844 LAST-MODIFIED:20090617T102413 DESCRIPTION:Josh Berkus: You have a really cool open source project and eve ryone should see it\, try it\, and use it. But ... they don't seem to know about it. How can you make sure your project gets the press coverage it d eserves? LOCATION:Hawthorne URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/64 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/64 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T121000 DTEND:20090617T134000 SUMMARY:Lunch break CREATED:20090515T041835 LAST-MODIFIED:20090515T041958 DESCRIPTION: URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/2 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T134500 DTEND:20090617T143000 SUMMARY:Layers of Caching: Key to scaling your website CREATED:20090331T125515 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Lance Albertson\, Narayan Newton: Caching is essential to ensur ing that your website will survive a large spike in traffic. With so many d ifferent forms of caching\, how are you supposed to know what works and why you should use it? The key is layering your site with several forms of cac hing. LOCATION:Hawthorne URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/133 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/133 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T134500 DTEND:20090617T143000 SUMMARY:How to build a successful open source software consulting company CREATED:20090410T171619 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154255 DESCRIPTION:Nate Aune: Lessons learned from a successful open source consul ting company. This talk is geared towards the open source developer who is considering starting his/her own business\, and the entrepreneur who wants to grow the business by leveraging open source development methodologies. LOCATION:Steel URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/234 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/234 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T134500 DTEND:20090617T153000 SUMMARY:Please Your Pixel-Hungry Eyes With Codes That Read Better CREATED:20090408T193038 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154255 DESCRIPTION:Bram Pitoyo: Make the text you see in the Terminal window more legible and readable by finding\, customizing and designing your own font! LOCATION:Morrison URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/183 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/183 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T134500 DTEND:20090617T153000 SUMMARY:Spindle\, Mutilate and Metaprogram: How far _can_ you push it befo re there be dragons? CREATED:20090228T173429 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154253 DESCRIPTION:Markus Roberts\, Matt Youell: Maybe the edge isn’t as close as we thought it was. Maybe you can do some really funky things with your lang uage without accidentally summoning eldritch spirits. \n \nOr maybe not. \n \nThe only way to find out is to try it—or\, if you are of the more pruden t proclivities\, to watch someone else try it. LOCATION:Broadway URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/25 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/25 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T134500 DTEND:20090617T153000 SUMMARY:Tangible open source!? CREATED:20090331T153924 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Dave Rauchwerk: A crash course in applying the principles of op en source to the creation of real objects. LOCATION:Fremont URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/140 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/140 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T134500 DTEND:20090617T153000 SUMMARY:Building Open-Source Desktop Apps with the Titanium Platform CREATED:20090328T121109 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Marshall Culpepper\, Martin Robinson: The open-source Titanium platform allows developers to use their existing knowledge of rich web appl ication technologies – JavaScript\, Python\, Ruby\, HTML and CSS – to build desktop applications. In this presentation we'll go from start to finish b uilding a desktop application using Titanium. LOCATION:St. Johns URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/82 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/82 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T134500 DTEND:20090617T153000 SUMMARY:Open Source Library Software: Empowering Libraries - Creating Oppor tunities CREATED:20090313T142124 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154253 DESCRIPTION:Lori Ayre: The closed\, proprietary\, integrated library system s (ILS) of the last decade have left libraries with no control over feature s\, enhancements\, hardware platforms\, or support options resulting in an attitude of “learned helplessness” when it comes to their ILS. Open Source Library Systems (OSLS) offer opportunities to empower libraries and librar y staff to create new kinds of collaborative support and development enviro nments. \n \nThis session uses activities that will help participants unde rstand (from the inside) the cultural shift that needs to happen so they ca n take advantage of their participation in this Open Source project and not just remain passive bystanders. LOCATION:Burnside URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/38 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/38 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T134500 DTEND:20090617T153000 SUMMARY:Django: Thinking Outside The Blog CREATED:20090401T171548 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T160647 DESCRIPTION:Dylan Reinhardt: Django is a powerful web development framework that is incredibly well-documented. Many tutorials exist for doing simple things quickly in Django... but what do you do after that? LOCATION:Marquam URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/151 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/151 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T144500 DTEND:20090617T153000 SUMMARY:Clojure: Functional Concurrency for the JVM CREATED:20090326T135920 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Howard Lewis Ship: Talk about strange bedfellows: what happens when you mix one part Lisp (one of the oldest computer languages)\, one par t Java (so young\, yet so well adopted)\, a healthy serving of functional p rogramming\, and a state-of-the-art concurrency layer on top? That's Cloju re\, which "feels like a general-purpose language beamed back from the near future."\n LOCATION:Hawthorne URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/69 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/69 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T144500 DTEND:20090617T153000 SUMMARY:Information Security for the Open Source Business CREATED:20090327T133937 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Kevin Kenan: Learn how to address the unique information securi ty challenges that open source businesses face. LOCATION:Steel URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/76 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/76 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T153500 DTEND:20090617T154500 SUMMARY:Coffee break CREATED:20090515T042118 LAST-MODIFIED:20090515T042211 DESCRIPTION: URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/3 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T155000 DTEND:20090617T163500 SUMMARY:Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto CREATED:20090410T232714 LAST-MODIFIED:20090614T141854 DESCRIPTION:Sean Sullivan: This session is for developers who want to learn about the Android platform. Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system\, middleware and key applications. We’ll discuss the Android toolset and platform API’s. LOCATION:Morrison URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/257 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/257 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T155000 DTEND:20090617T163500 SUMMARY:Building an embedded Linux system monitoring device CREATED:20090324T104356 LAST-MODIFIED:20090616T092912 DESCRIPTION:Brandon Philips: As a Kernel developer I spend alot of my day l ooking at syslogs and rebooting systems. So\, I set off to automate the pro cess and you\, the audience\, will get an introduction to building ARM soft ware and network device drivers. LOCATION:Broadway URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/61 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/61 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T155000 DTEND:20090617T163500 SUMMARY:Clustering Data -- How to Have Fun in n-Dimensions CREATED:20090331T225747 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Jesse Hallett: The amount of information freely available on th e internet from sources like\nTwitter and Github grows every day. This give s us new opportunities to leverage\nthe collective consciousness. \n\nClust ering is a wonderful method for finding useful information in large\namount s of data. But it can be an intimidating topic for programmers without a\nl ot of academic background. In this talk I will introduce and explain some\n practical techniques for clustering real-world data. LOCATION:St. Johns URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/146 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/146 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T155000 DTEND:20090617T163500 SUMMARY:Bridging the Developer and the Datacenter CREATED:20090218T095837 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154253 DESCRIPTION:Thomas Brenneke: This discussion will creatively explore the fu ndamental technologies being used by hosting providers\, and bridge these c oncepts with open source development and application deployment.\n\nDevelop ers attending this discussion will be provided with examples of where failu re can occur\, and what questions to ask their provider to ensure optimal u ptime for their applications. LOCATION:Steel URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/14 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/14 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T155000 DTEND:20090617T163500 SUMMARY:Assholes are killing your project CREATED:20090410T132550 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154255 DESCRIPTION:Donnie Berkholz: The strength of your community is the best pre dictor of your project's long-term viability. What happens when your commun ity is gradually infiltrated by assholes\, who infect everyone else with th eir constant negativity and personal attacks? This talk will teach you abou t the dramatic impact assholes are having on your organization today and wi ll show you how you can begin to repair it. LOCATION:Hawthorne URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/216 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/216 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T155000 DTEND:20090617T163500 SUMMARY:New Ways for Teaching Children Software Programming CREATED:20090402T130303 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154255 DESCRIPTION:Howard Abrams: Software programming has come a long way for stu dents and younger children since the days of Logo. Syntax has been replaced with connecting blocks and the triangle turtle has been replaced with cust om artwork children create themselves. Now\, multi-threading and event proc essing are easier to teach children than functions\, and this session discu sses these ideas as well as so the edge of kid code. LOCATION:Burnside URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/158 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/158 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T155000 DTEND:20090617T163500 SUMMARY:What's New in GCC CREATED:20090331T142235 LAST-MODIFIED:20090616T161412 DESCRIPTION:Janis Johnson: The GNU Compiler Collection keeps getting better . Learn about new functionality and nifty optimizations that have been add ed in the last couple of years and hear about what's on the horizon. LOCATION:Marquam URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/138 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/138 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T155000 DTEND:20090617T173500 SUMMARY:Advanced Git tutorial: Not your average VCS. CREATED:20090227T143143 LAST-MODIFIED:20090616T161312 DESCRIPTION:Sarah Sharp: Do you know the basics of Git but wonder what all the hype is about? Do you want the ultimate control over your Git history? This tutorial will walk you through the basics of committing changes befo re diving into the more advanced and "dangerous" Git commands. LOCATION:Fremont URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/23 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/23 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T170000 DTEND:20090617T174500 SUMMARY:Become a better programmer by bridging Ousterhout's Dichotomy CREATED:20090409T184519 LAST-MODIFIED:20090616T161428 DESCRIPTION:Andy Grover: Do you know a dynamic/scripting language like Ruby or Python\, but you don't know C? Diving down just a little can make you a better programmer in your preferred language! Scripting languages can teac h old C hands a thing or two\, too. Delve into the benefits of being a mult ilingual programmer. LOCATION:Marquam URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/193 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/193 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T170000 DTEND:20090617T174500 SUMMARY:Speed up that library when you can't C a thing CREATED:20090226T112154 LAST-MODIFIED:20090515T041446 DESCRIPTION:John Melesky: The problem: you're using a modern dynamic langua ge not known for speed\, and you've identified a bottleneck. Write it in C? Does that give you the shakes? There are other language options available. .. LOCATION:Morrison URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/21 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/21 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T170000 DTEND:20090617T174500 SUMMARY:Work for the Government for Fun and Profit CREATED:20090414T194400 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154256 DESCRIPTION:Deborah Bryant: Government consumes lots of technology and\, wi th the stimulus dollars poised to invest heavily in information technology\ , spending will increase sharply over the next several years. The potential benefits to using open source software in the public sector may seem intui tively obvious. But what if you own a small business or are an independent developer/contractor? Can the little guy do business with a big bureaucr acy? And what IS the government doing to pursue open source today?\n LOCATION:Steel URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/269 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/269 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T170000 DTEND:20090617T174500 SUMMARY:Open Source Development - The Dark Side CREATED:20090410T151107 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154255 DESCRIPTION:Jennifer Redman: Navigating the Darkside of the Open Source Dev elopment Community. A decidedly sarcastic and hopefully humorous look at t he dark under-belly of the Open Source Development Culture. LOCATION:Burnside URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/223 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/223 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T170000 DTEND:20090617T174500 SUMMARY:Making Twitter Suck Less With Perl CREATED:20090408T080240 LAST-MODIFIED:20090617T004428 DESCRIPTION:Jonathan Leto: Spam is starting to infiltrate Twitter and other similar online communities. Learn how to use Perl to filter to garbage fro m the gold and search for what matters to you. LOCATION:Broadway URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/177 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/177 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T170000 DTEND:20090617T174500 SUMMARY:Building Scale Free Applications with Hadoop and Cascading CREATED:20090330T151310 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Chris Wensel: A rapid introduction to Hadoop architecture\, Map Reduce patterns\, and best practices with Cascading. LOCATION:St. Johns URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/111 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/111 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T170000 DTEND:20090617T174500 SUMMARY:Web Server Shootout CREATED:20090330T214304 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Michael Schurter: Deploying your .com behind nginx so you're re ady to handle that flood of users on launch day? Wondering if you should u se mod_python\, mod_wsgi\, or FastCGI to deploy your new Django project? T his presentation will present comprehensive and practical benchmarks across a wide variety of metrics to help you make an informed decision. LOCATION:Hawthorne URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/119 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/119 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T181500 DTEND:20090617T190000 SUMMARY:Get Off Your Asana and Move! CREATED:20090327T150358 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Sherri Montgomery: This is a yoga workshop for anyone who sits and works on computers a lot. You will learn breathing exercises and physic al postures that can be done at anytime to help maintain a healthy body and clear mind. Suggestions will be included for how to modify stretches to pr otect injuries and provide gentle opening. LOCATION:Hawthorne URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/77 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/77 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T190000 DTEND:20090617T203000 SUMMARY:Symfony BOF CREATED:20090604T141224 LAST-MODIFIED:20100218T183129 DESCRIPTION:David Brewer: Using the symfony PHP framework or just curious a bout it? This BOF is for you. LOCATION:Steel URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/277 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/277 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T190000 DTEND:20090617T203000 SUMMARY:Puppet Q&A CREATED:20090604T121956 LAST-MODIFIED:20100218T183129 DESCRIPTION:Luke Kanies\, James Turnbull: Ask the main Puppet developers ab out the state of the software\, its roadmap\, or anything else you're inter ested in. LOCATION:Burnside URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/276 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/276 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T190000 DTEND:20090617T203000 SUMMARY:Plone BOF CREATED:20090604T114629 LAST-MODIFIED:20100218T183129 DESCRIPTION:Darci C Hanning: Portland Plone Users Group will host the Plone BOF. LOCATION:Broadway URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/275 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/275 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T190000 DTEND:20090617T203000 SUMMARY:Birds of a Feather sessions (BoFs) - Block 1 CREATED:20090515T042319 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T201134 DESCRIPTION:Want to hold a BoF at Open Source Bridge? "Submit a BoF proposa l":http://opensourcebridge.org/events/2009bof/proposals URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/4 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/4 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T190000 DTEND:20090617T203000 SUMMARY:Code-n-Splode BOF CREATED:20090604T193143 LAST-MODIFIED:20100218T183129 DESCRIPTION:gabrielle roth: BOF to go with the "My Grand Experiment" Talk. http://opensourcebridge.org/sessions/115 LOCATION:Morrison URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/278 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/278 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T203000 DTEND:20090617T220000 SUMMARY:BOF - Open source software entrepreneurs - POSSE CREATED:20090609T093732 LAST-MODIFIED:20100218T183129 DESCRIPTION:Brian Jamison: Do you run\, or are you thinking about starting an open source software company? Come meet and talk with like-minded entre preneurs. Hosted by the Portland Open Source Software Entrepreneurs (POSSE ) LOCATION:Broadway URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/283 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/283 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T203000 DTEND:20090617T220000 SUMMARY:Creating conference sites with OpenConferenceWare CREATED:20090605T024759 LAST-MODIFIED:20100218T183129 DESCRIPTION:Igal Koshevoy\, Reid Beels: OpenConferenceWare is the applicati on running this site. The software is themeable\, customizable and open sou rced: anyone can use it to run their own conference site. OpenConferenceWar e's developers would like to talk with users about making the software bett er\, organizers about using it for other events\, and with those interested in joining the development team. LOCATION:Burnside URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/280 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/280 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T203000 DTEND:20090617T220000 SUMMARY:Google Summer of Code BOF CREATED:20090606T184802 LAST-MODIFIED:20100218T183129 DESCRIPTION:Jonathan Leto: People involved in the Google Summer of Code 200 9 and those interested about Google Summer of Code getting together and han ging out! LOCATION:Morrison URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/282 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/282 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090617T203000 DTEND:20090617T220000 SUMMARY:Birds of a Feather sessions (BoFs) - Block 2 CREATED:20090604T201240 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T201240 DESCRIPTION:Want to hold a BoF at Open Source Bridge? "Submit a BoF proposa l":http://opensourcebridge.org/events/2009bof/proposals URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/18 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/18 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T090000 DTEND:20090618T094500 SUMMARY:Thursday Keynotes CREATED:20090508T082103 LAST-MODIFIED:20090606T151915 DESCRIPTION:Audrey Eschright\, Selena Deckelmann\, Ward Cunningham: Featuri ng Mayor Sam Adams and Ward Cunningham LOCATION:Fremont URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/272 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/272 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T100000 DTEND:20090618T104500 SUMMARY:The Linux Kernel Development model CREATED:20090311T151555 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154253 DESCRIPTION:Greg Kroah-Hartman: How the Linux kernel development model work s. LOCATION:Fremont URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/33 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/33 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T100000 DTEND:20090618T104500 SUMMARY:Unit Test Your Database! CREATED:20090316T160009 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154253 DESCRIPTION:David Wheeler: Given that the database\, as the canonical repos itory of data\, is the most important part of many applications\, why is it that we don't write database unit tests? This talk promotes the practice o f implementing tests to directly test the schema\, storage\, and functional ity of databases. LOCATION:Broadway URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/43 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/43 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T100000 DTEND:20090618T104500 SUMMARY:Introduction to Parrot CREATED:20090407T202646 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154255 DESCRIPTION:chromatic x: This talk briefly explains the overall architectur e of Parrot and teaches the skills needed to get started hacking in Parrot. LOCATION:Morrison URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/175 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/175 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T100000 DTEND:20090618T104500 SUMMARY:5 things to know about MySQL if you don't have a DBA CREATED:20090410T162206 LAST-MODIFIED:20090515T041446 DESCRIPTION:sarah novotny: quick and dirty operational best practices that should be baked into your development and deployment plans. LOCATION:St. Johns URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/231 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/231 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T100000 DTEND:20090618T104500 SUMMARY:Firefox Switchblade CREATED:20090410T215524 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154256 DESCRIPTION:Dietrich Ayala: Building novel and robust applications with Fir efox LOCATION:Marquam URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/251 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/251 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T100000 DTEND:20090618T104500 SUMMARY:Scala for recovering Java developers CREATED:20090406T141342 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154255 DESCRIPTION:Shawn Spooner: Scala is a functional/object-oriented hybrid lan guage that runs on the JVM or the CLR. Scala is fully compatible with Java and brings many powerful features to the JVM\, features such as: the abilit y to easily create DSL's due to Scala's ability to define methods for most operators\, easily target multi-core hardware as Scala's types are immutabl e by default\, access to the Actor based concurrency model\, and expressive and concise code due to Scala's type inference and expressive syntax. All this without much of the boilerplate and cruft code that is so common in Ja va. LOCATION:Hawthorne URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/171 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/171 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T100000 DTEND:20090618T104500 SUMMARY:How Idealist.org uses technology to change the world CREATED:20090330T065425 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Michel Pelletier: Idealist.org's mission is to help change the world by providing proactive people\, communities\, and organizations with a forum to connect and communicate. LOCATION:Burnside URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/95 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/95 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T110000 DTEND:20090618T111500 SUMMARY:Coffee break CREATED:20090515T042603 LAST-MODIFIED:20090515T042603 DESCRIPTION: URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/5 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T112000 DTEND:20090618T120500 SUMMARY:Building a SQL Database That Works CREATED:20090212T181101 LAST-MODIFIED:20090618T100734 DESCRIPTION:Josh Berkus: As a developer\, what you really need are some sim ple recipes for how to think about designing your SQL databases so that the y are simple\, maintainable\, expandable and easy to troubleshoot. LOCATION:St. Johns URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/9 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T112000 DTEND:20090618T120500 SUMMARY:RubySpec: What does my Ruby do? CREATED:20090216T103346 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154253 DESCRIPTION:Brian Ford: RubySpec is a project to write a complete\, executa ble specification for the Ruby programming language. If organizing Ruby pro grammers is akin to herding cats\, imagine what it's like to organize Ruby language implementers. We will talk about the history of RubySpec\, how it works\, challenges along the way\, and the current status. LOCATION:Broadway URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/13 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/13 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T112000 DTEND:20090618T120500 SUMMARY:Virtualize vs Containerize: Fight! CREATED:20090331T131647 LAST-MODIFIED:20090616T083612 DESCRIPTION:Andy de la Lucha\, Irving Popovetsky: Everyone has a different reason to love virtualization: security\, configuration isolation... the li st goes on. But containerization offers many of the same goodies as virtual ization\, alongside an efficiency and performance advantage. Just what you need\, more options. There's no wrong answer. Andy de la Lucha and Irving P opovetsky help you ask the right questions about what's right for your envi ronment. LOCATION:Marquam URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/134 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/134 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T112000 DTEND:20090618T120500 SUMMARY:Social network supermarkets and how to defeat them CREATED:20090327T231922 LAST-MODIFIED:20090616T083622 DESCRIPTION:Chris Messina: The open source ecosystem operates at human scal e\, and yet the most popular social networks today are mammoths\, where an open source citizen has limited agency with little to no ability to change her environment. Furthermore\, efforts like OpenSocial serve to further lim it what independents can build outside of the major networks\, culminating in a threat the very essence of what makes the open/open source community t hrive: choice and marketplace competition guaranteed through the ability to fork. LOCATION:Fremont URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/78 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/78 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T112000 DTEND:20090618T120500 SUMMARY:Effective code sprinting CREATED:20090410T235716 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154256 DESCRIPTION:Igal Koshevoy\, Reid Beels\, Audrey Eschright: Code sprints are events where developers quickly complete coding tasks in a collaborative e nvironment. A panel of skilled developers will share their experiences for organizing effective code sprints so you can better participate and organiz e your own. The panel members have organized and participated in over a hun dred sprints (ranging from Django to JRuby) and used sprints as the primary way to develop community-oriented projects (e.g.\, Calagator). While most of the discussion will be about volunteer-run open source code sprints\, ma ny of the ideas will be readily applicable to improving development at your workplace. The panel will offer practical\, actionable advice that you can use and answer your questions. LOCATION:Burnside URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/266 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/266 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T112000 DTEND:20090618T120500 SUMMARY:Ubiquitous Angels CREATED:20090410T212940 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154256 DESCRIPTION:Anselm Hook: We're using a variety of gems to build an ambient sensing tool to watch user activity over urban environments. The acts_as_so lr gem to help provide faceted search\, carrot2 to perform clustering and t opic analysis\, the twitter gem to fetch user activity in the first place. LOCATION:Morrison URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/246 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/246 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T112000 DTEND:20090618T120500 SUMMARY:Ask Forgiveness not Permission CREATED:20090331T124849 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Emma McGrattan: In this session we will explore many of the way s to innovate without the need for a significant budget by using open sourc e software to try new things under the radar and on a shoestring budget. LOCATION:Steel URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/131 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/131 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T112000 DTEND:20090618T120500 SUMMARY:Android location services from social networks to games CREATED:20090330T183855 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Don Park: Adding real-world location to mobile applications on the Android platform takes users out of the ethernet and into the world. LOCATION:Hawthorne URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/118 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/118 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T121000 DTEND:20090618T134000 SUMMARY:Lunch break CREATED:20090515T042643 LAST-MODIFIED:20090515T042643 DESCRIPTION: URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/6 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/6 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T134500 DTEND:20090618T143000 SUMMARY:Is the Web Down: a Practical Tutorial on How the Web Works CREATED:20090321T194016 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Michael Schwern\, Joshua Keroes: You click on a link and you ca n't get to your favorite web site. Now what? Is the web site down? Is it your connection? Is it something in between? How can you figure out what 's wrong if you don't know how it works? We'll show you everything that ha ppens after you click a link so next time the web site is down you'll know what to do to fix it. LOCATION:Marquam URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/55 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/55 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T134500 DTEND:20090618T143000 SUMMARY:Trust the Vote: An Open Source Digital Public Works Project CREATED:20090410T224301 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154256 DESCRIPTION:Gregory Miller: If you have ever wanted to know what you can do to make a difference in our electoral process\, then this talk is for you. LOCATION:Steel URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/252 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/252 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T134500 DTEND:20090618T153000 SUMMARY:PHP - Architecting and Profiling for performance CREATED:20090409T171645 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154255 DESCRIPTION:Rasmus Lerdorf: A look at efficient PHP development through pro per architecture and profiling tools. LOCATION:Hawthorne URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/191 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/191 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T134500 DTEND:20090618T153000 SUMMARY:Python for Teachers CREATED:20090312T091942 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154253 DESCRIPTION:Kirby Urner: Bring your laptop with Python installed and follow along as we go through examples from a 21st century high school mathematic s curriculum\, such as we're currently prototyping and implementing in nich e markets. LOCATION:Burnside URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/34 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/34 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T134500 DTEND:20090618T153000 SUMMARY:Introduction to Lift CREATED:20090402T064314 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154255 DESCRIPTION:David Pollak: Build real-time interactive applications using th e Lift Web Framework LOCATION:St. Johns URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/152 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/152 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T134500 DTEND:20090618T153000 SUMMARY:Configuration Management Panel CREATED:20090319T000204 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154253 DESCRIPTION:James Turnbull\, Igal Koshevoy\, Luke Kanies\, Narayan Desai\, Adam Jacob\, Brendan Strejcek: Configuration management tools are finally c oming into their own. Powerful\, automated infrastructure management is no w available in a wide variety of open source tools. Tools written in diffe rent languages\, using varying operational methodologies and embracing diff ering philosophies. Come meet some of the creators and maintainers of thes e cutting edge tools like cfengine\, Puppet\, AutomateIT\, Chef\, and bcfg2 and quiz them in the why and hows of their tools and the philosophies behi nd them. LOCATION:Fremont URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/49 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/49 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T134500 DTEND:20090618T153000 SUMMARY:Command-Line Kung Fu: White Belt CREATED:20090326T145422 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Hal Pomeranz: Come and learn some useful command-line short cut s and shell idioms that will make you vastly more productive in a Linux or Unix shell. Time permitting\, we'll even play "stump the expert"\, so brin g your thorniest shell problems. LOCATION:Broadway URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/71 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/71 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T134500 DTEND:20090618T153000 SUMMARY:Write your own Bayesian Classifier: An Introduction to Machine Lear ning CREATED:20090226T110912 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154253 DESCRIPTION:John Melesky: Can you perform simple arithmetic? Do you know ho w to program well enough to open and read files? Then you can write a Bayes ian classifier\, one of the machine learning techniques for predicting cate gories\, most famous for its use in spam filters. Let's demystify this impr essively-named but ultimately simple process. LOCATION:Morrison URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/20 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/20 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T144500 DTEND:20090618T153000 SUMMARY:Practical Paper Prototyping CREATED:20090331T082600 LAST-MODIFIED:20090616T072703 DESCRIPTION:Randall Hansen: Paper prototyping is the fastest\, cheapest way to test your user interface designs. To prove it\, in 45 minutes we'll wa lk through several rounds of prototyping and testing a small application. \ n LOCATION:Marquam URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/123 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/123 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T144500 DTEND:20090618T153000 SUMMARY:Drop ACID and think about data CREATED:20090330T094412 LAST-MODIFIED:20090515T093315 DESCRIPTION:Bob Ippolito: Survey of current database technologies beyond th e traditional ACID RDBMS LOCATION:Steel URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/100 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/100 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T153500 DTEND:20090618T154500 SUMMARY:Coffee break CREATED:20090515T042741 LAST-MODIFIED:20090515T042741 DESCRIPTION: URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/7 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T155000 DTEND:20090618T163500 SUMMARY:Programming patterns in sed CREATED:20090331T012403 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Philip Tellis: Learn to turn line noise into clean and structur ed\, albeit unreadable\, sed programs. LOCATION:Broadway URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/121 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/121 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T155000 DTEND:20090618T163500 SUMMARY:An Introduction to Computer Vision CREATED:20090329T191741 LAST-MODIFIED:20090623T111932 DESCRIPTION:Matthew Dockrey: Learn about several computer vision techniques and how to put them together to form an entry-level object classifier. \n LOCATION:Morrison URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/93 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/93 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T155000 DTEND:20090618T163500 SUMMARY:Project Management Should be Boring! CREATED:20090410T161934 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154255 DESCRIPTION:chromatic x: Many people see project management as the art of t rying to please everyone and pleasing no one\, while trying not to go too f ar over deadline and too far over budget. It doesn't have to be that way. Good project management can be so predictable and reliable that it's almos t boring. Here's what works in real projects. LOCATION:Marquam URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/229 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/229 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T155000 DTEND:20090618T163500 SUMMARY:Building Open Source Communities in Higher Education CREATED:20090331T122722 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Jose Cedeno\, Eric Betts\, Justin Gallardo: Learning how Open s ource communities work is an important skill in today's job market\, but ma ny college students fail to join projects. Come learn how the School of EEC S at Oregon State University is working to motivate students\, and help the m overcome the barriers of joining open source projects through Beaversourc e. LOCATION:Burnside URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/129 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/129 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T155000 DTEND:20090618T163500 SUMMARY:Bootstrapping Your Open Source Business CREATED:20090420T193247 LAST-MODIFIED:20090527T121200 DESCRIPTION:Chris Wanstrath\, PJ Hyett\, Tom Werner: A panel on funding you r business without VC\, based on GitHub's experiences. LOCATION:St. Johns URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/270 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/270 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T155000 DTEND:20090618T163500 SUMMARY:Faking It Til I Make It: A Woman On The Fringe Of Open Source CREATED:20090410T123719 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154255 DESCRIPTION:Maria Webster: As a long-time user of open source software\, I' ve often considered myself an advocate but not necessarily a participant. O ver the last year and a half\, my own search for technical inspiration has led me full-circle to the realization that I'm an active member of a vibran t community of technical women. LOCATION:Steel URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/213 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/213 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T155000 DTEND:20090618T163500 SUMMARY:Open Source on the Farm CREATED:20090410T191532 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154256 DESCRIPTION:David Mandel: Most farmers don't use Open Source Software. Why not? Are there cultural issues? Are needed applications missing? Could Open Source Software be packaged better for farmers? Are there marketing a nd advocacy issues? LOCATION:Hawthorne URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/240 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/240 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T155000 DTEND:20090618T173500 SUMMARY:JRuby: when Ruby grows up and gets a job CREATED:20090409T105426 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154255 DESCRIPTION:Lennon Day-Reynolds: Ruby has established itself as a first-tie r language for developing web applications. Now it's time to think about ev erything else. LOCATION:Fremont URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/185 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/185 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T170000 DTEND:20090618T174500 SUMMARY:"M" is for Manual: Creating Documentation for your Project CREATED:20090331T044127 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Paul Frields: Documentation for open source projects is every b it as important as the code itself. But how can you create a single source of docs that can be used in a variety of ways and translated into other lan guages? This presentation will show you how. LOCATION:St. Johns URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/122 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/122 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T170000 DTEND:20090618T174500 SUMMARY:Running an EDU on OSS CREATED:20090408T075301 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154255 DESCRIPTION:Michael Alan Brewer: An examination and discussion of the vario us enterprise-class OSS tools available for course management\, online coll aboration\, and administration for educational institutions. LOCATION:Burnside URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/176 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/176 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T170000 DTEND:20090618T174500 SUMMARY:Web Testing with Windmill CREATED:20090312T205955 LAST-MODIFIED:20090609T151904 DESCRIPTION:Mikeal Rogers: This talk will discuss different web testing str ategies\, tools\, and getting you up and writing windmill tests. LOCATION:Marquam URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/36 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/36 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T170000 DTEND:20090618T174500 SUMMARY:bzr vs git smack down CREATED:20090313T125656 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154253 DESCRIPTION:EmmaJane Hogbin\, Selena Deckelmann: Selena loves Git and EmmaJ ane loves Bazaar. And like all good nerds they've spent a fair amount of ti me talkin' smack about the other's version control system (VCS). Come see w hat the fuss is all about! LOCATION:Hawthorne URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/37 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/37 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T170000 DTEND:20090618T174500 SUMMARY:Your Shell History In The Cloud CREATED:20090328T192833 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Josh Cronemeyer: Use Google App Engine to harness a lifetime of shell history from any computer with tagging\, searching and annotations. LOCATION:Broadway URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/87 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/87 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T170000 DTEND:20090618T174500 SUMMARY:Server Sky CREATED:20090218T120839 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154253 DESCRIPTION:Keith Lofstrom: Solar powered server and communication arrays i n Earth orbit .\n\nManufacturing\, costs\, environmental benefits\, securit y\, maintenance\, and survivability will be discussed. LOCATION:Steel URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/15 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/15 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T170000 DTEND:20090618T174500 SUMMARY:A Database Called The Web CREATED:20090409T223205 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154255 DESCRIPTION:Nathan Yergler: In 2002 people wanted to build a database to tr ack creative works\; we \nbuilt that database and it's called the Web. LOCATION:Morrison URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/197 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/197 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T180000 DTEND:20090618T194500 SUMMARY:CodeIgniter As Drinking Game CREATED:20090402T094341 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154255 DESCRIPTION:Jeffrey McManus: DRINK. LOCATION:Burnside URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/156 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/156 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T181500 DTEND:20090618T190000 SUMMARY:Re-factor Your Brain: Meditation for Geeks CREATED:20090330T162509 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T154254 DESCRIPTION:Christie Koehler: Meditation is the ultimate open source tool. You can do it anywhere and it’s free. It requires only your brain and your body. It’s positive effects are numerous\, including increased productivity \, better problem-solving and a reduction in overall stress. Learn about lo ng-term effects of mediation on the brain\, some meditation techniques and how mediation can help you do your job better. LOCATION:Hawthorne URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/114 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/114 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T190000 DTEND:20090618T203000 SUMMARY:Birds of a Feather sessions (BoFs) - Block 1 CREATED:20090515T042955 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T201355 DESCRIPTION:Want to hold a BoF at Open Source Bridge? "Submit a BoF proposa l":http://opensourcebridge.org/events/2009bof/proposals URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/9 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/9 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T190000 DTEND:20090618T203000 SUMMARY:Portland WordPress User Group CREATED:20090605T132726 LAST-MODIFIED:20100218T183129 DESCRIPTION:Kathleen McDade: WordPress blogging platform users unite for th eir monthly meeting! LOCATION:Steel URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/281 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/281 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T190000 DTEND:20090618T203000 SUMMARY:Unconference bootcamp CREATED:20090515T042935 LAST-MODIFIED:20090611T170842 DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn how an unconference works\, by trying it out w ith a series of lightning talks. LOCATION:Fremont URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/8 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/8 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T190000 DTEND:20090618T203000 SUMMARY:PDXCritique CREATED:20090610T095419 LAST-MODIFIED:20100218T183129 DESCRIPTION:ben hengst: PDXCritique is an open forum where anyone who makes things can get constructive criticism on their work from their peers. LOCATION:Marquam URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/285 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/285 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T190000 DTEND:20090618T203000 SUMMARY:Linux Server Profiling CREATED:20090610T092630 LAST-MODIFIED:20100218T183129 DESCRIPTION:Ed Borasky: A number of open source tools exist that make profi ling Linux servers easier. These tools include traditional Unix utilities l ike "sar" and "iostat"\, but they also include some tools that go deep into the processors and I/O subsystems. LOCATION:Broadway URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/284 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/284 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T190000 DTEND:20090618T203000 SUMMARY:PostgreSQL BOF CREATED:20090604T094944 LAST-MODIFIED:20100218T183129 DESCRIPTION:gabrielle roth: PDXPUG will host the PostgreSQL BOF. LOCATION:Hawthorne URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/274 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/274 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T203000 DTEND:20090618T220000 SUMMARY:Functional Languages BoF CREATED:20090616T130355 LAST-MODIFIED:20100218T183129 DESCRIPTION:Joe Williams: Hang out and talk about functional languages. LOCATION:Broadway URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/286 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/286 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090618T203000 DTEND:20090618T220000 SUMMARY:Birds of a Feather sessions (BoFs) - Block 2 CREATED:20090604T201416 LAST-MODIFIED:20090604T201416 DESCRIPTION:Want to hold a BoF at Open Source Bridge? "Submit a BoF proposa l":http://opensourcebridge.org/events/2009bof/proposals URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/19 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/19 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090619T090000 DTEND:20090619T094500 SUMMARY:Friday Unconference Kickoff & Scheduling CREATED:20090508T082312 LAST-MODIFIED:20090611T171140 DESCRIPTION:Audrey Eschright\, Selena Deckelmann\, Chris Messina: Welcome t o the unconference day. LOCATION:Fremont URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/273 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/273 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090619T100000 DTEND:20090619T105500 SUMMARY:Unconference sessions CREATED:20090515T045257 LAST-MODIFIED:20090515T045257 DESCRIPTION: URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/11 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/11 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090619T110000 DTEND:20090619T120000 SUMMARY:Unconference Sessions CREATED:20090606T153457 LAST-MODIFIED:20090606T153457 DESCRIPTION: URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/20 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/20 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090619T121500 DTEND:20090619T135500 SUMMARY:Lunch break CREATED:20090515T045429 LAST-MODIFIED:20090606T152040 DESCRIPTION: URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/14 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/14 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090619T140000 DTEND:20090619T150000 SUMMARY:Unconference sessions CREATED:20090515T045512 LAST-MODIFIED:20090606T152940 DESCRIPTION: URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/15 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/15 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090619T151500 DTEND:20090619T154500 SUMMARY:Closing Session CREATED:20090515T045615 LAST-MODIFIED:20090618T151840 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Fremont URL:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/17 UID:http://ocw.demo.opensourcebridge.org/sessions/17 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR