SCaLE 9X: The Southern California Linux Expo
The 9th Annual Southern California Linux Expo will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 25-27, 2010, at The Hilton Los Angeles Airport.
Date and Time
- February 25-27, 2010 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Location
- (get map)
Registration
- Details to follow.
Posters
- Booth and Event Posters (Needs update)
Activities
A FAD will be scheduled for SCaLE 9x. Details to follow.
Booth Volunteers
Please add yourself if you're planning to spend at least a little while at the Fedora Booth helping out. Also, if you're attending the FAD on Friday, please note that, too (the expo floor is only open on Saturday and Sunday).
| Who | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Cafiero | FAD | X | X | Wearing two hats: Fedora and SCALE board member |
| Scott Williams | FAD | |||
| Ruth Suehle | x | x? | Availability dependent on my speaking slot and other talks I want to cover for opensource.com | |
| Clint Savage | FAD | x | x | Let me know what I need to do to ensure a room and the like |
| Alejandro Acosta | x | x | Would provide assistance/information in Spanish/English | |
| Ben Williams | X | if sponsored, will help with booth and testing the FAD | ||
| your name here |
Status
- Table for the event secured.
- Call for Presentations is open until Dec. 13, 2010.
- Room for FAD on Feb. 25 proposed and likely available.
Arrival - Departure
| Who | Arrive (Flight-Time) | Departure (Flight-Time) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Cafiero | 2/24 | 2/27 | |
| Scott Williams | 2/24 | 2/27 | |
| Ben Williams | 2/24 | 2/26 | if sponored |
Budget
For SCALE9x, $2,877 is requested for the following items (see NOTE: below):
| Item | Cost | 'Bucket' | Comments | Sub-total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador team lodging | $654 | Ambassador | Clint Savage/family ($109/night x 3); Scott Williams/Alejandro Acosta $109/night x 3) | |
| Travel | $973 | Ambassador | Broken down as follows: Clint Savage airfare, $263; Alejandro Acosta airfare, $550; Larry Cafiero fuel (taking his car w/event box) $160 | |
| SCALE sponsorship | $1,000 | Ambassador | ||
| Buffer | $200 | Ambassador | Cost overruns, etc. | |
| Printing | $50 | Ambassador | Handouts of presentation times, etc. | |
| Schwag? | $0 | Ambassador | USB keys? etc. | |
| Ambassador sub-total | - | Ambassador | $2,877 |
Note: Travel figures are estimated and exact figures could be lower. A total of $2,877 approved at the FAmNA meeting on 2/15.
Blogs and Reports
Kid Friendly Activities
- XO
- More details to follow
Planning meetings
- Details to follow


