Open Source community conference (SCaLE 16x) presence?

[Admin-DataRoads]

I will be attending the 16th annual Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE 16x) in Pasadena from March 8th through 11th.

https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/16x/

Over these 16 years the "Linux" part has become kind of a misnomer, because the conference has become more about Open Source (software and hardware) communities in general; but the acronym was too good to give up, especially during the Big Data/Cloud and DevOps eras, and it's difficult to know if any name change would hurt its international renown status. It is still all volunteer-run just like its early Los Angeles LUG days, so it is very low cost by comparison to similar size Open Source community conferences.

In past shows I have volunteered at expo booths they offered for free to local Open Source support communities, including Python and Django. I have also worked at paid expo booths, sponsored by my past employers for the purpose of recruiting Open Source developers. I suppose IPFS and Protocol Labs as a whole could choose to get involved either way.

It is too late to submit a paper or panel talk this year, but I would encourage all Protocol Labs communities to submit to the CFP that usually starts in the Fall. If they receive enough CFP submissions and sponsorships from Distributed Web startups in the near future, I am confident they would also be open to starting a whole new Distributed Web educational track in future conferences.

There are always open tables and whiteboards designated to post OSS jobs and promotional materials, so I can use those to post any IPFS or Protocol Labs materials you wish to pass along.

[Admin-DataRoads]

I started a discussion about starting a Los Angeles Meetup group, and a SCaLE 16x BoF session could be a good time and place to have a kickoff meeting!

https://discuss.ipfs.io/t/los-angeles-meetup-group-scale-16x-kickoff/2116