Billed as "the conference for open source citizens," plans are underway for Open Source Bridge (OSB) next June 21-24, 2011 in Portland, Oregon (which, if you're an avid conference attendee, you'll know is just a scant month ahead of the wildly popular O’Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) in the same town). Event organizers issued a call for proposals today, so if you've dreamed of giving a presentation in front of a group of fellow open source community members, now's your chance.

When a company is considering infrastructure changes, long-term planning, or better resource management, online research and vendor input are great ways to learn more about available options. Sometimes, though, there's just no substitute for learning form the successes -- and failures -- of your peers. For more than 30 years the Computer Measurement Group (CMG) has held an annual conference where hundreds of IT pros gather to attend educational tracks that cover topics such as forecasting and modeling, measuring, and analysis. The content of the knowledge exchange may have changed over the years, but its relevance hasn't.

The Linux Foundation announced the first round of keynote speakers and several mini-summits for its upcoming conference, LinuxCon. The event, scheduled for August 10-12, 2010 in Boston, MA, draws FOSS users and developers from around the country to learn, discuss, and collaborate on all things Linux.

Speakers this year include: