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\"Why<\/a>Last week I drove to Columbia, South Carolina to attend POSSCON<\/a>\u2014the Palmetto Open Source Software Conference. This was my first time attending and I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I left with a good impression. Red Hat sponsored the event and had a presence last year. I think it was a good event for open source in the SouthEast region of the US.<\/p>\n

My co-worker, Ruth Suehle, and I were representing Red Hat and promoting opensource.com<\/a> at POSSCON. Early last week, we caught up with Travis Kepley, a Solutions Architect at Red Hat, who attended POSSCON last year. He gave us an overview of his experience.<\/p>\n

I arrived late Tuesday night after a 3 and 1\/2 hour drive from Raleigh. I checked into the Hilton near the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center and got ready for a busy three days. (Nice hotel and easy walk to the conference\u2014big plus.)<\/p>\n

Each day was similar for me. I woke up around 7am, went for a run, and then attended the conference. When I travel, I like to run. It let’s me explore the area and see it from a different perspective. On Wednesday, I had a nice route through part of the University of South Carolina campus and the Riverwalk Park. My other jogs took me on different parts of the Riverwalk.<\/p>\n

Wednesday was the best day of the conference. We had a lot of traffic at our booth and energy from attendees. The reason I liked it was because we met a lot of new friends that weren’t familiar with the nuances of open source. This is perfect, because one of our big goals is to reach new audiences. There were a lot of heads nodding as Ruth and I explained the open source way beyond technology.<\/p>\n

Thursday was similar, but a little less traffic at the booth. It was a good opportunity to do some networking. I met some great folks like Elizabeth Naramore<\/a>, community manger at SourceForge and Ross Turk<\/a>, community director at Talend. I also got to meet some authors who have contributed to opensource.com like Deb Bryant<\/a> and Leslie Hawthorn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Friday was a slow day at the booth, most attendee’s were at the workshops, learning and applying the principles of open source. It was alright, I got a chance to catch up on some work from the last few days.<\/p>\n

As I started thinking about the value of POSSCON, I realized it was a good event to be at. The conference felt big, yet intimate. I liked the four tracks focused on technology, education, healthcare, and leadership. They line-up well with opensource.com. I might suggest a government track.<\/p>\n

The people were great. And by this I mean the speakers, the attendees, and the organizers. I didn’t get to attend any specific sessions, but the feedback I heard from attendees were that the speakers gave great talks and were accessible. As sponsors, the organizers made sure we had everything we needed, multiple times throughout the event.<\/p>\n

Because I was at the booth for most of the event, I got most of my value from the networking and after hours events. Again, this is where the great people come in. I made some great contacts and got excellent feedback about opensource.com.<\/p>\n

POSSCON is a great open source conference for the SouthEast region. It highlights the current state of open source and sets a tone for collaboration for the attendees. It exposes open source to new audiences and provides a place for people to network and share ideas about open source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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