Ubuntu User Days
The Ubuntu User Days event is quickly approaching!
The schedule for Saturday (and into early Sunday), July 10th-11th is as follows, time in UTC:
| Time | Subject | Presenter(s) |
| 09:30 | Introduction to User Day | Nigel Babu, Chris Johnston & Elizabeth Krumbach |
| 10:00 | Basic Ubuntu Installation and Setup | Zach Kriesse |
| 11:00 | Partitioning 101 | Alan Bell |
| 12:00 | Using Ubuntu One | Shrinivasan |
| 13:00 | Gnome-Do | Caspar Clemens Mierau |
| 14:00 | Package Management Basics | Sense Hofstede |
| 15:00 | Ubuntu Equivalent Programs | Leandro Gómez |
| 16:00 | Getting involved in the Ubuntu Community | Martin Owens |
| 17:00 | Finding Helpful Resources | Jeremy Pallats |
| 18:00 | Command Line Basics Part 1 | Brandon Holtsclaw |
| 19:00 | Command Line Basics Part 2 | Mark Cox |
| 20:00 | What is a kernel, and why do i need it? | Jeremy Foshee |
| 21:00 | Accessibility Features & Programs | Penelope Stowe |
| 22:00 | Using IRC | Mackenzie Morgan |
| 23:00 | Trusted Software, Where to find it, and why | Paul Tagliamonte |
| 00:00 | Using Launchpad | Draycen DeCator |
| 01:00 | Desktop Environments: Gnome, KDE, XFCE | David Wonderly & Elizabeth Krumbach |
| 02:00 | Choosing hardware that works with Ubuntu | Mathieu Trudel |
So join us in #ubuntu-classroom (moderated session channel) and #ubuntu-classroom-chat (open chat and question channel for each session) on irc.freenode.net.
For more information about participating, check out the User Days wiki page and How To Participate. Lernid may also be used for this event, and can be easily installed in Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 by installing the “lernid” package in Universe with your favorite package installer.
Beyond the User stage? Stay tuned for details about the next Ubuntu Developer Week, being hosted just after User Days, from July 12 through the 16th.
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