Speaking at SCALE 14x (Shallow Thoughts)

Speaking at SCALE 14x

I'm working on my GIMP talk for SCALE 14x, the Southern California Linux Expo in Pasadena.

My talk is at 11:30 on Saturday, January 23: Stupid GIMP tricks (and smart ones, too).

I'm sure anyone reading my blog knows that GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program, the free open-source photo and image editing program which just celebrated its 20th birthday last month. I'll be covering an assortment of tips and tricks for beginning and intermediate GIMP users, and I'll also give a quick preview of some new and cool features that will be coming in the next GIMP release, 2.10.

I haven't finished assembling the final talk yet -- if you have any suggestions for things you'd love to see in a GIMP talk, let me know. No guarantees, but if I get any requests I'll try to accommodate them.

Come to SCALE! I've spoken at SCALE several times in the past, and it's a great conference -- plenty of meaty technical talks, but it's also the most newbie-friendly conference I've been to, with talks spanning the spectrum from introductions to setting up Linux or introductory Python programming all the way to kernel configuration and embedded boot systems. This year, there's also an extensive "Ubucon" for Ubuntu users, including a keynote by Mark Shuttleworth. And speaking of keynotes, the main conference has great ones: Cory Doctorow on Friday and Sarah Sharp on Sunday, with Saturday's keynote yet to be announced.

In the past, SCALE been held at hotels near LAX, which is about the ugliest possible part of LA. I'm excited that the conference moving to Pasadena this year: Pasadena is a much more congenial place to be, prettier, closer to good restaurants, and it's even close to public transportation.

And best of all, SCALE is fairly inexpensive compared to most conferences. Even more so if you use the promo-code SPEAK for a discount when registering.