HPR4742: OLF Call for presentations open

OLF Conference

The Conference the artist previously known as the Ohio Linux Festival, is returning to it's 2003 beginnings on the campus of

Dreese Laboratories at Ohio State University

Starting at noon on Friday Nov 20 and running all day Saturday 21 Nov 2026, during this event, Open Source projects, developers and visitors can exchange ideas and knowledge.

Interviewees

HPR is no stranger to OLF

, and we interview the team as a

call for presentations

is now open.

Vance

has been using Linux since 1997 and was active in the Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group from 2003 to 2017. In addition to general desktop use, he has an interest in system and network administration. Vance currently lives in Pittsburgh and works in quality assurance for safety equipment. Vance first began volunteering with Ohio LinuxFest in 2006. He worked on producing audio recordings of sessions starting in 2009, served as Speaker Chair for the 2014 through 2017 conferences, and was Birds of a Feather Chair from 2018 to 2020. He took on the Conference Chair role from 2021 through 2023, then returned as Speaker Chair starting in 2024.

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