Warpstock 2004 release #2
Media Release
For Immediate Release
July 29, 2004

OpenOffice.org Explored at Warpstock 2004

DENVER - Organizers of Warpstock 2004 are excited to announce that a co-author of the OpenOffice.org 1.1 Resource Kit will give a major presentation on key features of this powerful open source suite of office applications. Drawing on her extensive knowledge, Solveig Haugland will give a 90-minute presentation on OpenOffice.org at Warpstock 2004.

Solveig Haugland has been writing, editing, and delivering training for eleven years, helping newbies and techies alike learn about Java, accounting software, WebLogic, and of course StarOffice and OpenOffice.org. She's currently a technical trainer and author with getopenoffice. http://www.getopenoffice.org

Warpstock 2004 is the eighth edition of the annual event. The Warpstock conference is a gathering of OS/2-eComStation users, developers, and vendors from around the world for the purpose of education and advocacy. Warpstock 2004 will be held at the Sheraton

Denver Tech Center Hotel, October 21st through the 24th. More details can be found at http://www.warpstock.org/index_2004.html

The conference will also provide attendees with an opportunity for an in-depth exploration of Mozilla, the open source web browser. Arne Blankerts of netlabs.org, will explore the many extensions and options that can be used with Mozilla, which he describes as "the ultimate Internet application." Blankerts will instruct attendees on how to install existing plug-ins and show experienced users how they can create their own extensions and add features.

Blankerts will also host another session to discuss the various projects underway at netlabs.org, an important center for the development of Open Source software for OS/2 and eComStation.

http://www.netlabs.org

Presentations at Warpstock 2004 range from introductions to general computing topics to advanced programming classes and using cross-platform development tools. The 2004 edition has been expanded to four days to allow for the inclusion of some four-hour classes, along with the traditional 60 to 90-minute presentations. A full list of classes and presentations is given at http://www.warpstock.org/event_info/2004/presentations.html


For further information contact:

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Warpstock 2004
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