<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Conferences @ dee-ann.blog-city.com</title><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Conferences) </description><copyright>Copyright 2008 dee-ann.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:33:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Conferences @ dee-ann.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Article: Novell&apos;s Linux Desktop Advances</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/article_novells_linux_desktop_advances.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/article_novells_linux_desktop_advances.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2006 19:45:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=article%5Fnovells%5Flinux%5Fdesktop%5Fadvances</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I had a chat with the CTO of Novell Canada, which ultimately sparked an article on where Novell's been taking the Linux desktop for SuSE 10.1.]]></description><category>suse desktop</category><category>novell linux desktop</category><category>suse</category><category>linux novell</category><category>linux</category><category>linux desktop</category><category>novell</category></item><item><title>New WIGI Conference Coming Up - San Francisco</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/new_wigi_conference_coming_up__san_francisco.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/new_wigi_conference_coming_up__san_francisco.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 05:49:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=new%5Fwigi%5Fconference%5Fcoming%5Fup%5F%5Fsan%5Ffrancisco</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Those of you who follow my blog might have read my notes from the 2005 WIGI conference in Seattle. This was an excellent and informative gathering for anyone who wants to get into games, not just women. The next one is on February 18 in San Francisco]]></description></item><item><title>Presenting at LinuxWorld Canada in Toronto on April 24 - 25</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/presenting_at_linuxworld_canada_in_toronto_on_april_24__25.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/presenting_at_linuxworld_canada_in_toronto_on_april_24__25.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:49:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=presenting%5Fat%5Flinuxworld%5Fcanada%5Fin%5Ftoronto%5Fon%5Fapril%5F24%5F%5F25</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Every year I go to LinuxWorld Canada in Toronto (well, it had a different name before but it's essentially the same show), and 2006 is no different. This year I'm presenting three talks, masochist that I am.]]></description></item><item><title>WIGI Conference Notes TOC</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/wigi_conference_notes_toc.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/wigi_conference_notes_toc.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:43:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=wigi%5Fconference%5Fnotes%5Ftoc</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For your convenience, I decided to make a quick page that points to each of the five part series on the Women in Games International conference I attended in 2005.]]></description></item><item><title>WIGI Conference Notes Part 5 - The Executive Perspective</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/wigi_conference_notes_part_5__the_executive_perspective.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/wigi_conference_notes_part_5__the_executive_perspective.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2006 03:40:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=wigi%5Fconference%5Fnotes%5Fpart%5F5%5F%5Fthe%5Fexecutive%5Fperspective</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This is in some ways a "higher level" talk in that these are high level executives sharing their thoughts and experiences. It was a nice way to end the day, kind of looking at the future and other aspects of the industry.]]></description></item><item><title>WIGI Conference Notes Part 4 - The Ultimate Challenge, Balacing Work and Personal Life</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/wigi_conference_notes_part_4__the_ultimate_challenge_balacin.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/wigi_conference_notes_part_4__the_ultimate_challenge_balacin.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2006 22:54:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=wigi%5Fconference%5Fnotes%5Fpart%5F4%5F%5Fthe%5Fultimate%5Fchallenge%5Fbalacin</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As I mentioned before, the game industry has a higher employee turnover even than professional sports. This panel covered both the reasons for this and potential solutions.]]></description></item><item><title>WIGI Conference Notes Part 3 - An Array of Career Options</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/wigi_conference_notes_part_3__an_array_of_career_options.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/wigi_conference_notes_part_3__an_array_of_career_options.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=wigi%5Fconference%5Fnotes%5Fpart%5F3%5F%5Fan%5Farray%5Fof%5Fcareer%5Foptions</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This seminar focused on the longer term, the types of things that people in the various career tracks should be good at and the type of work they do.]]></description></item><item><title>WIGI Conference Notes Part 2 - Breaking In: How to Acquire the Skills and Get that First Job</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/wigi_conference_notes_part_2__breaking_in_how_to_acquire_the.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/wigi_conference_notes_part_2__breaking_in_how_to_acquire_the.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2005 23:15:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=wigi%5Fconference%5Fnotes%5Fpart%5F2%5F%5Fbreaking%5Fin%5Fhow%5Fto%5Facquire%5Fthe</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are a number of ways to break down my notes here since they moved up and down the panel. Since you, dear reader, are likely interested in just one or maybe two particular types of work within the game industry, I'm going to break them down by t]]></description></item><item><title>WIGI Conference Notes Part 1 - Keynote on &quot;Inclusiveness&quot;</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/wigi_conference_notes_part_1__keynote_on_inclusiveness.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/wigi_conference_notes_part_1__keynote_on_inclusiveness.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2005 11:03:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=wigi%5Fconference%5Fnotes%5Fpart%5F1%5F%5Fkeynote%5Fon%5Finclusiveness</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So, on September 10, almost a month ago now, I went down to Microsoft's Redmond, WA campus to attend the Women in Games International summit. I took a lot of notes and this post is the first in a series I'll do here on my blog about what I learned.]]></description></item><item><title>Breaking Into the Game Industry</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/breaking_into_the_game_industry.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/breaking_into_the_game_industry.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2005 03:19:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=breaking%5Finto%5Fthe%5Fgame%5Findustry</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I attended a Women in Games International conference recently and ended up taking quite copious notes, way more than I could use for the article I was working on. I figure I'll do a series of posts here on my blog with the rest.]]></description></item><item><title>Replacing legacy applications with Linux</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/replacing_legacy_applications_with_linux.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/replacing_legacy_applications_with_linux.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2005 00:40:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=replacing%5Flegacy%5Fapplications%5Fwith%5Flinux</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Along with the other talk I'm doing in June, I'm also doing one on replacing legacy applications with Linux. Again, I'm looking for stories or thoughts here on what folks are doing out there in the real world when it comes to making the switch. In pa]]></description></item><item><title>Dummies talk at LinuxFest NorthWest</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/dummies_talk_at_linuxfest_northwest.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/dummies_talk_at_linuxfest_northwest.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=dummies%5Ftalk%5Fat%5Flinuxfest%5Fnorthwest</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There's a wonderful &quot;little&quot; conference (they had 1000 people last year) in Bellingham, WA called LinuxFest NorthWest. I love it, it's only about 3 hours from me by car, making it by far the shortest closest Linux conference I regularly att]]></description></item><item><title>LinuxFest NorthWest</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/linuxfest_northwest.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/linuxfest_northwest.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:18:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=linuxfest%5Fnorthwest</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I'm sitting here in my assigned room for LinuxFest NorthWest, waiting for my talk to start at 10am. It's Linux for Dummies of course! For those who are coming to Bellingham, WA today, I'll see you here! (It's so nice to be able to drive to a conferen]]></description></item><item><title>Running Linux in Windows Environments</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/running_linux_in_windows_environments.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/running_linux_in_windows_environments.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:34:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=running%5Flinux%5Fin%5Fwindows%5Fenvironments</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In June I'll be doing a talk in Seattle on running Linux in Windows environments. I'm pondering what I'm going to say in my 45 to 50 minutes. I figure Samba is a given to cover. A mention that a lot of back-end services can be run on anything, it doe]]></description></item><item><title>Coverage of LinuxWorld Canada</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/coverage_of_linuxworld_canada.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/coverage_of_linuxworld_canada.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:28:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=coverage%5Fof%5Flinuxworld%5Fcanada</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sorry I've been so quiet lately, I've been on a forced march travel schedule for about 2 months and almost everywhere I go I run into connectivity problems, so it's been really pleasant! I just got home (yay!) from doing two talks at Toronto's LinuxW]]></description></item><item><title>Meet the author at LinuxWorld Expo!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/meet_the_author_at_linuxworld_expo.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/meet_the_author_at_linuxworld_expo.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=meet%5Fthe%5Fauthor%5Fat%5Flinuxworld%5Fexpo</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At LinuxWorld Expo I'll be doing a meet the author event at the Wiley booth from 11am to noon for Linux for Dummies 6th Edition, which will be available there first, right off the presses!]]></description></item><item><title>Interviewed on the Chris Pirillo Show</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/interviewed_on_the_chris_pirillo_show.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/interviewed_on_the_chris_pirillo_show.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2005 08:17:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=interviewed%5Fon%5Fthe%5Fchris%5Fpirillo%5Fshow</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While at the Desktop Linux Summit, this crazy guy came over and dragged me to this booth full of slavering toadies. After muttering endlessly about how I was just his next step in conquering the information world, he chained me to a chair, slapped a]]></description></item><item><title>2005 Desktop Linux Summit Games talk</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/2005_desktop_linux_summit_games_talk.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/2005_desktop_linux_summit_games_talk.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2005 06:01:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=2005%5Fdesktop%5Flinux%5Fsummit%5Fgames%5Ftalk</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jay Moore and I promised that our slides would be available through my blog, so here they are! If you attended the talk (and even if you didn't), I'd love to hear your thoughts about the issues we brought up, what Linux games you like, and what Linux]]></description></item><item><title>Desktop Linux Summit 2005: Interest Continues to Grow</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/desktop_linux_summit_2005_interest_continues_to_grow.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/desktop_linux_summit_2005_interest_continues_to_grow.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2005 05:31:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=desktop%5Flinux%5Fsummit%5F2005%5Finterest%5Fcontinues%5Fto%5Fgrow</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Desktop Linux Summit writeup I promised is now up at LinuxPlanet:Desktop Linux Summit 2005: Interest Continues to Grow]]></description></item><item><title>Suffering in Sunny Del Mar</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/suffering_in_sunny_del_mar.htm</guid><link>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/suffering_in_sunny_del_mar.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2005 18:39:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://dee-ann.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=suffering%5Fin%5Fsunny%5Fdel%5Fmar</comments><dc:creator>Dee-Ann LeBlanc</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Actually, it got cloudy on Thursday, but I certainly don't mind coming to Del Mar for conferences. The Desktop Linux Summit is a fun event, being much less formal in some ways than the larger convention and focused on one of my favorite subjects: the]]></description></item></channel></rss>