We're about one month away from the 2008 Utah Open Source Conference and it's shaping up to be a sweet conference. This year's conference will be Thursday, August 28 through Saturday, August 30 and will be held at Salt Lake Community College Redwood Campus.

Keynote presentations will be given by Paul Frields, Fedora Project Leader and Joe Brockmeier, OpenSUSE Community Leader.

Over 50 presentations by members open source community, both local and abroad, have been approved, including one by yours truly: Tools for video and images.

I should mention that I've been very involved with the planning and execution of this years conference and I've been named a "trustee" of the Utah Open Source Foundation. I am thrilled to be a part of this great organization!

This year adds many new things to UTOSC including "Family Day" (Saturday, 30 Aug) which is the day to bring your spouse and/or children. There will be plenty of presentations on Family Day geared at those just starting out with open source software and tackling conventional tasks like digital photos, desktop publishing, and genealogy. Plus, we're planning on having games and activities for the whole family.

If you have not already registered for the Utah Open Source Conference, it's not too late. If you register before August 7, you can qualify for the early bird rate of $70/person. If you are a member of a participating local user group, you can qualify for a discounted rate. Talk to your group leaders for more information.