[H-GEN] Fw: CS Seminar - OzLabs, IBM, Linux and CELL

[Simon Ellis]

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Subject: CS Seminar - OzLabs, IBM, Linux and CELL


> Dear IEEE Queensland Section Computer Chapter Members,
>
> In conjunction with the IT and EE subcommittee of Engineers Australia,
> Queensland Branch, I am pleased to announce a technical meeting/seminar on
> Thursday, 2nd November.
>
> Details below and in the attached PDF flyer - I hope to see you there.
>
> Venue:        Hawken Auditorium, 447 Upper Edward Street, Brisbane
>
> Date:         Thursday 2nd November 2006
>
> Time:         Refreshments at 5 :30pm for 6:00pm start
>
> Presenter:    Martin Schwenke, Manager, IBM OzLabs / Linux Technology
Centre,
> Canberra
>
> Attendance:   There is no attendance cost.  Please register for catering
> purposes.
>
> Abstract:
> OzLabs is a team of Linux and Open Source hackers who work for IBM in
Canberra
> and is part of both IBM's Australia Development Laboratory and Linux
> Technology Centre. The latter is a global IBM team whose mission is to
"make
> Linux better".   OzLabs' work is focused on the POWER platform, including
> hardware bringup, Linux kernel, compiler / toolchain and associated work
on the
> new the CELL microprocessor.  Other areas of work include the Xen Open
Source
> hypervisor and Samba.  Topics covered in this informal talk include:
>
> an introduction to our team members and some of the above projects;
> IBM's interest in and approach to Linux and other Open Source projects;
and
> an introduction to the CELL microprocessor and the Linux on CELL project.
>
> Presenter:
> Martin Schwenke took over managing OzLabs in early 2006.  Prior to this he
was
> an Open Source Hacker at OzLabs where, among other things, he worked on
Linux
> hardware inventory software. He has experience in Linux technical support,
> education and system administration.  Martin has spoken at recent AUUG,
> Linux.conf.au and other conferences.  In a "past life" he lectured
university
> courses ranging from database fundamentals to operating systems internals,
and
> has also done research on formal software design methods and functional
> programming. In his spare time Martin plays music and social sports, hacks
on
> Open Source software and spends time with his family.
>
>
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