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For everybody who already got accepted, the interface for editing your information can be found here: https://frab.froscon.org/

FrOSCon offers at both conference days a comprehensive program of lectures and workshops in 5 rooms. Additionally lectures and workshops are offered by several Open Source Projects in their own project rooms.

In the last years, next to this, we could offer exams to part wise discounted conditions by the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) and the TYPO3 Association, as well as lightning talks, a keysigning party, the youth and kids track FrogLabs, and our child care service Kernel Developers 2.0.  Which of these we can offer also at FrOSCon 2013 is not yet known.

But like every year there is a social event with BBQ and local beer on saturday evening to celebrate FrOSCon.

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We offer lectures about actual developments of the complete area of Free Software and Open Source, like e.g.:

• Operation Systems
• Development
• Administration
• Security
• Legal Questions
• Desktop
• Education

In 2013 we look especially for contributions in the following areas

• Seemless Computing
  Methods and implementations of unifying your computing needs across all your devices
• Flowers for a Walled Garden
  How should Free Software deal with closed ecosystems?
• Electrical Turks
  Let the computer do your chores

• The first talks of 2012 can be found on ftp://media.ccc.de/events/froscon/2012/ for downloading.

• The talks of 2011 can be found on http://media.ccc.de (mirror) for downloading and watching.

• The talks of 2010 can be found on http://froscon.tv (mirror) for download here as a webplayer.

• Talks of the last years can be found here (mirror).

In this year the kids and youth track "FrogLabs" is organized from kids for kids, meaning that theys can present their own projects and ideas in workshops. More information can be found soon at http://kids.froscon.de/.

The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) promotes and certifies essential skills and qualifications in Linux and Open Source technologies worldwide. For this purpose LPI provides comprehensive, high-quality, vendor-neutral certification exams that have become the standard for qualification in Linux and Open Source software. LPI certifications prove knowledge, documenting qualifications and expertise to employers or clients and improve the entry and advancement opportunities.

Since the first FrOSCon event the Linux Professional Institute offers LPI exams with a big discount at this event. For the first time the new LPI exam "Linux Essentials" can be taken in german language. In total the following LPI exams are offered:

• LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 (101, 102, 201, 202) - in German and in English,
• LPIC-3 (301, 302, 303, 304) - in English,
• Univention Certified Professional Exam (LPI 19) - in German,
• Linux Essentials Exam - in German and in English.

Visitors of FrOSCon 8 pay a fee of 50 EUR for the Linux Essentials Exam, 90 EUR for any LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 exam as well as for the exam LPI 302, 303 and 304. For exam LPI 301, a fee of 150 EUR will be charged.

The participation fees for all offers must be paid in cash before the exam. Participants must produce valid photo identification and a valid LPI-Identification number. The LPI-identification number must be applied for under following URL: https://cs.lpi.org/caf/Xamman/register

The exams will take place on saturday, august 24 at 12:30 h and 15:00 h, as well as on sunday, august 25 at 12:30 h.
Attention: The number of examination-seats is limited and advance reservation is recommended. The examination room will be signposted. Meeting point for all participants will be 15 minutes prior to examination begin in the examination room.

For reservation go to https://lpievent.lpice.eu

For details on the new examination versions and their contents refer to the LPI websites: http://www.lpice.eu/lpi-certification-contents.html and http://www.lpi.org/linux-certifications/programs

Please direct any inquiries concerning the LPI examination to LPI Central Europe: lpievent(at)lpice.eu

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