ADVISORY/LinuxWorld Kicks Off Next Week At Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

      Business/Technology Editors
      ADVISORY...for Tuesday - Friday (Jan. 29 - Feb. 1)
      LinuxWorld New York 2002

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      LinuxWorld Kicks Off Next Week At Jacob K. Javits Convention
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WHAT: LinuxWorld Conference & Expo

WHERE: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City

WHEN: Conferences: January 29 - February 1, 2002
      Expo: January 30 - February 1, 2002

WHO: Owned and produced by IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com)

HOW: Media registration is in the Crystal Palace, Level 3 of the
Javits Center. Please be prepared to present a photo ID and
appropriate credentials (details available at
http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/reg/media/index.shtml).

Attendee registration will also be available in Crystal Palace. The
cost for an Exhibits Only pass is $29; conference passes start at
$295.

Registration hours:

Tuesday, January 29   8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 30 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 31  8:45 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday, February 1    8:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:

-- Opening keynote address, presented by Carly Fiorina, chairman and
CEO, Hewlett-Packard Company; Wednesday, January 30 at 9:30 a.m.

-- Additional keynotes by William M. Zeitler, IBM Server Group senior
vice president and group executive on Wednesday, January 30 at 1:00
p.m.; and Sanjay Kumar, Computer Associates president and CEO on
Thursday, January 31 at 9:30 a.m.

-- The Golden Penguin Bowl, a live, entertaining quiz show featuring
distinguished Linux personalities and hosted by OSDN's Chris DiBona;
Wednesday, January 30 at 5:30 p.m.

-- "Building the Foundation for World Domination: Free Standards for
Global Markets & Individual Empowerment," a panel discussion hosted by
Scott McNeil, executive director of The Free Standards Group;
Thursday, January 31 at 1:00 p.m.

-- A Taste of Linux, a new series of introductory level classes held
on the show floor (booth #2219), designed to help attendees learn the
basics of Linux and Open Source

-- Birds-of-a-Feather Meetings (BOFs), where members of the Linux
community can meet other like-minded Linux users in an informal
environment, network with peers, and learn about the latest
developments in Linux and Open Source

      -- Press Conferences presented by Open Source Development Lab
(January 30, 11:00 a.m.), Linux Professional Institute (January 30,
12:00 p.m.), IBM (January 30, 2:00 p.m.), GNOME Foundation (January
30, 3:00 p.m.), Caldera International, Inc. (January 31, 11:00 a.m.),
and Free Standards Group (January 31, 12:00 p.m.)

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     CONTACT: Beth Wickenhiser, IDG World Expo
              508-424-4855
              [e-mail]
               or
              Christina Guilbert, MS&L
              [phone] ext. 2596
              [e-mail]

    KEYWORD: NEW YORK TRACK
    INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS HARDWARE INTERNET
NETWORKING SOFTWARE ADVISORY TRADESHOW
    SOURCE: IDG World Expo