ABLEConf 2008 In AZ

Hey all,

This Saturday, September 20, 2008 in Tempe, AZ (USA) the first ever ABLEConf will be taking place. It is a free conference aimed at showing small businesses what open source software is all about. How is this related to deviantART? Read on...

I will be doing a presentation as well as Q&A session on Inkscape (the open source vector graphics program).

Additionally, I was asked to put together a gallery of images created with Free and Open Source tools for the conference. Now onto the devious part, which leads to the following request:

If you have any images created/edited/composited with any FLOSS (Free Libre Open Source Software) tools such as Inkscape, The GIMP, Krita, Karbon14, Blender, Scribus, or your other favorite open source apps please get in contact with me directly via a note here on DA. We'd love to display your work and credit you appropriately (it's a great way to get free advertising if you're looking for contract work or just want to get the word out about your gallery here on DA). Note that were looking for Illustrations, Design (web, logos, marketing materials, etc), diagrams, blueprints, photography (obviously color corrected, manipulated, etc), industrial or trade related images, and the list could go on. A focus of the conference and this image gallery is to show the small businesses how versatile and powerful the tools available are.

If you are in AZ I'd recommend coming if possible. Additionally, if you are in AZ and not in the Metro Phoenix area, people from around the state are trying to arrange ride shares to reduce the cost for everyone making a trip. To find out more about the conference, the location, and the ride sharing go to www.ableconf.com/

Oh, and if you want to pass on the word too that would be more than welcome!  

Cheers and hope to here from you or see you there!