Open Source 101 \;- \;FREE passes for Columbia Chamber Partners
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\nLearn about technologies that can save you money and make you more competitive \;
\nNetwork with and meet developers and technologists you might need.
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\nTuesday\, April 17
\n9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST
\nUSC Alumni Center\, downtown Columbia
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\nA one-day technology conference \;covering the technologies and processes that are foundational to open source\, open tech\, and the open web.
\nFeaturing 5 keynote talks and 40+ talks and extended sessions from some of the top experts in the world.
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\nJust a few of the companies/organizations represented: \; \;Red Hat\, GitHub\, Microsoft\, PayPal\, Walt Disney Company\, Bank of America Merrill Lynch\, VMWare\, Redis Labs\, Lending Tree\, Percona\, IBM\, and many more.
\nCurrent sponsors / partners include Red Hat\, GitHub\, McNair Entrepreneurship Center\, SCRA\, City of Columbia\, OBO\, Women Who Code\, CodeSC\, The Linux Foundation\, Linux Journal\, Opensource.com\, DZone\, and more.
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\nOverview:
\nOpen Source 101 is a one-day conference for entrepreneurs\, businesses\, technologists and developers. \;The focus will be the processes and technologies that are foundational to open source\, open tech\, and the open web. \;The event will feature industry experts delivering 15 minute keynote and extended 30-40 minute track session talks. \;The goal is that attendees leave the event with a better understanding of open source and ready to contribute or consume. \;Target audience includes entrepreneurs\, businesses\, current technology professionals new to open source/tech/web\, professionals familiar with but wanting a refresher\, and students of all types with a desire to learn more about open source. \; \;
\nWhy?
\nBecause \;nearly all companies use open source technology\, open source can save companies money\, \;80-90% of all applications include open source\, \;the majority of the world'\;s technology runs on open source\, major companies and companies of all types are now open sourcing existing technology. \;Read our blog post for more details - \;http://opensource101.com/columbia/open-source-popular-demand-ever
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\nWebsite: \; \;http://opensource101.com/columbia
\nTo register: \; \;http://opensource101.com/columbia/register-now
\nSpeakers: \; \;http://opensource101.com/columbia/speakers
\nSchedule: \; \;http://opensource101.com/columbia/schedule
\nWhy Attend: \; \;http://opensource101.com/columbia/why-attend \; \;
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\nFree Passes for Columbia Chamber:
\nLimited free passes are being made available to the SBA network. Simply enter the promotional code Chamber \;when registering and the cost will be reduced to $0. \;
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\nContact info:
\ninfo@allthingsopen.org \;
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