UPCON

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Contents 1 Who? 2 What? 3 When? 4 Where? 5 Why?

[edit] Who?

• People in the Upper Peninsula area to come together for geeky fun times!
• Anyone else that wants to join in and participate!
• Organized by the NMU Unix User Group CONSIG

  For more information, contact Brian Krent bkrent@nmu.edu.

[edit] What?

A two-part Unix and programming conference:

1. The day portion will be devoted to workshops, a keynote/endnote speaker and student/faculty presentations.
2. The remainder of the conference will be an “Insomnia Night,” with simultaneous tracks of a programming contest, gaming, and movies.

[edit] When?

• Saturday, Feb 27 to Sunday Feb 28, 2010

or

• Saturday, March 6 to Sunday March 7, 2010

(We need to figure out which weekend is the most appropriate.)

[edit] Where?

Northern Michigan University
1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855

[edit] Why?

• Brings together the *nix and computer programming communities in the U.P. and surrounding areas.
• Learning!
• Fun!