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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]FOSSCON 2014 Saturday August 9th 9:00am to 4:00pm[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]at the Franklin Institute, Phila. PA[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]See [/FONT][/COLOR]http://fosscon.us/[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial] for more info.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]Register here: [/FONT][/COLOR]https://secure.fosscon.us/ [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial] (RSVP with FREE registration)[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]NEW for 2014 - Amateur Radio License Testing![/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]Please register at above secure registration link.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]**Testing info: All applicants (including minors) must bring two means[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]of positive identification.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]Licensed applicants must bring the original, and one photocopy, of[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]their license.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]You should also bring the original and a copy of any Certificate of[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]Successful Completion of[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]Examination (CSCE) needed to prove current status. A fee of $15 will[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]be charged for all tests,[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]payable at test to Phil-Mont Mobile Radio Club.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]Hackerspaces, Workshops, Developers and more!!!!![/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]**Hackathon starts Friday.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]See here: [/FONT][/COLOR]https://i.nvite.com/HackFOSSCON/a89

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[h=1]HACKATHON STARTS FRIDAY AUGUST 8TH.[/h][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR][h=5]INFO HERE: http://hackfosscon.challengepost.com/[/h][h=5][/h][h=2]Speakers[/h][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana][TABLE] [TR] [TH][/TH] [TH]Track 1[/TH] [TH]Track 2[/TH] [TH]Track 3[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]9:00-9:50am[/TD] [TD]Keynote: “We Are Not Special Snowflakes” Corey Quinn[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]10:00-10:50am[/TD] [TD]“Building A Career in FOSS” Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph[/TD] [TD]“Reigning in Date: Ephemeral Messaging Andrew Schwab[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]11:00-11:50am[/TD] [TD]“How To Make Localized Activities Rock In A Multi Cultured Open Source Project” Bhavani Shankar and Sergio Meneses[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]“Cross-Platform Application Development With The Ecere SDK” Jerome Jacovella-St-Louis[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]12:00-12:50pm[/TD] [TD]Lunch Break[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]1:00-1:50pm[/TD] [TD]“Radio Linux: The Other Wireless Networks” Dr. Kyle N Winfree[/TD] [TD]“Lessons From Open Source Schoolhouse” Charlie Reisinger[/TD] [TD]Ham Radio Exams[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2:00-2:50pm[/TD] [TD]“Selling Yourself: How to Handle a Technical Interview” Corey Quinn[/TD] [TD]“Interactive Fiction and You” Part 1 LaMaia Cramer[/TD] [TD]Ham Radio Exams[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]3:00-3:50pm[/TD] [TD]“Perl: One-Liners”, Dr. Walt Mankowski[/TD] [TD]“Interactive Fiction and You” Part 2 LaMaia Cramer[/TD] [TD]“LibreOffice Tools and Tricks For Making Your Work Easier” Robinson Tryon[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]4:00-4:45pm[/TD] [TD]Closing Remarks[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Please keep up to date with us by following us: via Twitter – @fossconNE via Facebook - www.facebook.com/fosscon [h=2]Registration & Amateur License Testing Info[/h][h=2]Register here: https://secure.fosscon.us/[/h][CENTER] (RSVP with FREE registration)[/CENTER][h=2]NEW for 2014 – Amateur Radio License Testing![/h][CENTER]Please register at above secure registration link.**Testing info: All applicants (including minors) must bring two means of positive identification.Licensed applicants must bring the original, and one photocopy, of their license.You should also bring the original and a copy of any Certificate of Successful Completion ofExamination (CSCE) needed to prove current status. A fee of $15 will be charged for all tests,payable at test to Phil-Mont Mobile Radio Club.[/CENTER] [/FONT][/COLOR]

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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]If you are attending FOSSCON 2014, Saturday August 9th at the Franklin[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]Institute in Philadelphia (info: [/FONT][/COLOR]http://www.fosscon.us/[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial])[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]1) Please register (It's FREE) at [/FONT][/COLOR]https://secure.fosscon.us/[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial] (it's[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]our RSVP system for logistics)[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]2) If you are driving, get your parking ticket (FI) validated and pay[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]ONLY $6 to park.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]3) If you are testing for an Amateur Radio License and need an FRN #[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]FONT=arial, register at [/FONT][/COLOR]https://apps.fcc.gov/coresWeb/publicHome.do[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial] and[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]have your number ready for the test.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]4) FRIDAY, don't be bored, check this out: [/FONT][/COLOR]http://hackfosscon.challengepost.com/

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]Hope to see everyone Saturday.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]Thanks for putting up with the event promotion.[/FONT][/COLOR]