Where embedded Linux gets real
What? | Where? | When? |
| Vision 2008 Embedded Linux Developers Conference |
The Palace Hotel, 2 New Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA |
Device driver hands-on bootcamp: October 1, 2008 Conference and exhibits: October 2-3, 2008 |

Jonathan Corbet
LWN.net editor

Christopher Hallinan
Embedded Linux Primer author

Jason Kridner
Open Platforms Principal Architect

Paul E. McKenney
IBM Distinguished Engineer

James Ready
MontaVista CTO & founder

Deepak Saxena
One Laptop Per Child
Learn the newest design and development innovations at this year's top conference for embedded Linux developers.
Catch the inside track on the most recent advances in embedded Linux, the world's fastest-growing OS for smart devices, mobile products, and telecommunications infrastructure.
Hosted by MontaVista Software and sponsored by Freescale Semiconductor, Intel, and Texas Instruments, the Vision 2008 Embedded Linux Developers Conference will address real-world issues faced by developers of real devices.
Get your hands dirty in hands-on lab sessions, including a full-day hands-on tutorial on driver development. Meet key players. Meet potential associates. See cool demos of hot new products. Learn from the technical strategies of leading companies. Learn why and how thousands of engineers are using embedded Linux.
You'll be exposed to hundreds of new ideas as you network with embedded developers from around the globe, plus leading semiconductor manufacturers and software tool suppliers.
More than 35 sessions will be categorized into several tracks:- Developing Real-Time Linux Applications Track
- Open Source Community Track
- Advanced Linux Development Track
- Debugging Track
- Networking Track
- System Optimization Track
- Multicore Embedded Linux Track
- Freescale How-To Track
- MontaVista How-To Track
- and more
Last year's Vision Embedded Linux Developers Conference was attended by about 400 attendees from 13 countries. This year's conference will add hands-on labs, more sessions, and coverage of important new technical issues.
You will have the opportunity to choose from more than 35 hands-on labs, keynotes, and technical sessions, so you can focus on the topics most relevant to your interests. In addition, you can discuss key issues at birds-of-a-feather sessions, investigate new products in the exhibit hall, and compete in a gaming tournament.
Whether you work engineering mobile devices, telecom carrier grade equipment, or other electronic devices, join us and learn how embedded Linux and open source development tools can get your products to market faster.
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