I am pleased to announce BSDCon 2000, the second annual BSD Conference and Expo! If you are a BSD user, this is the event you don't want to miss. There will be BSD-related tutorials, talks, demos, discussions, and exhibitor booths. Many BSD users and developers from all over the world will be present to share ideas, find common interest points, and develop new ideas -- as a single community. *All* BSD users are welcome and encouraged to attend and participate. Some highlights of the conference include: o BSD Internals tutorial by Kirk McKusick o Conference dinner at the Monterey Aquarium o Talks by members of the BSD user and commercial community BSDCon 2000 will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Monterey, California. Please see http://www.hyatt.com/usa/monterey/hotels/hotel_mrydm.html for more information about the hotel, their mailing address and location, etc. The entire expo (tutorials and conference) will be held from October 14-20, with the tutorials being held from October 14-17, and the conference from October 18-20. Pricing information is as follows: Conference (Oct. 18-20): $495 Tutorial 1 (Oct. 14-15): $495 Tutorial 2 (Oct. 16-17): $495 Room rates at the Hyatt: $129 US per night There is a $50 early-bird discount off each if you register before September 1, 2000. Any registrations after September 1, 2000 will be charged full price. Please see http://www.bsdcon.com/ for more information on the conference and for registration information. Pricing information for sponsorships and exhibits are also available on our web site. If you are interested in speaking or giving at tutorial at this event, please contact me by email at jim@bsdcon.com, or by phone at 1-925-691-2800 x3814. If you are interested in being a sponsor of this event, please contact us at sponsors@bsdcon.com. If you are interested in having a booth at this event, please contact us at exhibitors@bsdcon.com. Alternatively, you can contact us by phone at 1-925-691-2800, or fax at 1-925-674-0821. Thanks, and hope to see you there! - jim -- - jim mock - walnut creek cdrom/freebsd test labs - jim@luna.cdrom.com - - phone: 1.925.691.2800 x.3814 - fax: 1.925.674.0821 - jim@FreeBSD.org - - editor - The FreeBSDzine - www.freebsdzine.org - jim@freebsdzine.org - This is the moderated mailing list freebsd-announce. The list contains announcements of new FreeBSD capabilities, important events and project milestones. See also the FreeBSD Web pages at http://www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-announce" in the body of the message