Travel Time
Jared Smith September 11th, 2007
It’s that time of the year… the hottest part of the summer is over, my kids are are back in school, and I find myself traveling more than usual. Between conferences and classes, I’m really racking up the frequent flier miles this month.
I spent last Friday and Saturday just south of Salt Lake City, Utah speaking at the Utah Open Source Conference. Both of my Asterisk sessions were very well attended, and I had some very productive meetings with the local Asterisk and Linux user groups. I brought along my little Asterisk Appliance to show off, and it was the star of the show!
This week I’m teaching an Asterisk Bootcamp in Montreal, Canada. Teaching the classes has always been a rewarding experience — Not only do I get to see students have those “eureka” moments, but I get to see what types of problems people have in setting up Asterisk, and try to get them fixed for the community at large. The Bootcamp classes tend to fill up quickly, so if you’re interested I strongly suggest you sign up as soon as you can. We have upcoming classes in Maryland, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City (as well as other locations around the globe). You can check out our full line-up here.
Last but not least, the end of the month will find me in sunny Phoenix, Arizona for the AstriCon conference. I always look forward to AstriCon, as it’s far and away my favorite conference of the year. It’s great to rub shoulders with the Asterisk community, and to make new contacts. I’ve been looking at the schedule for this year’s conference, and my only complaint is that I won’t be able to simultaneously attend all the different sessions. This year’s conference is at the Carefree Resort and Villas, and I’ve heard that the resort is filling up quickly, so my advice is to get signed up quickly. You can find more information and sign up at http://www.astricon.net/.
I hope to see you all at AstriCon!