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SUMMARY:FOSSCOMM 2026: LPI Offers Exam Discounts
DESCRIPTION:Join FOSSCOMM 2026\, the annual in-person gathering for Greece’s free and open source software (FOSS) community\, in Athens from October 31 to November 1\, 2026\, and receive a 20% discount on Linux Professional Institute (LPI) exams. \nRunning since 2008\, FOSSCOMM is a free\, volunteer-driven FOSS event that brings together IT professionals\, academics\, students\, teachers\, and people who are new to open source. The event provides a space for the Greek open source community to share knowledge\, discuss open technologies\, and connect with others. \nLPI has a long-standing connection with the open source community in Greece and works with local organizations on Linux and FOSS education and skills development. LPI actively collaborates with partners including GreekLUG (Greek Association of Free Software / Open Source Software Users) and the Open Technologies Alliance (GFOSS). \nIn 2025\, LPI and GFOSS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on preparing learners in Greece for open source careers through integrated curriculum and certification programs in Linux and FOSS. The partnership is creating opportunities for learners to develop practical skills and earn internationally recognized certifications. \nMeet LPI at FOSSCOMM 2026\nVisit Sonia Ben Othman\, LPI’s Development Partnership Representative\, at the LPI booth to learn more about LPI’s collaboration with GFOSS to promote Linux and open source skills development and career opportunities in Greece. Sonia will be avilable to discuss how students can benefit from LPI certifications and how universities can collaborate with LPI through the Academic Partner Program. The collaboration offers educational institutions opportunities to integrate industry-relevant skills and internationally recognized certifications into their programs\, helping prepare students for careers in Linux and open source. \nThe 20% exam discount gives FOSSCOMM participants a chance to earn an LPI certification and take the next step in their open source careers. \n Savvas Adamtziloglou from GreekLUG will also be at FOSSCOMM 2026. \nFOSSCOMM 2026 is open to the public. To learn more and register\, visit the event website: https://2026.fosscomm.gr/
URL:https://www.lpi.org/event/fosscomm-2026-lpi-offers-exam-discounts/
LOCATION:University of West Attica\, Thivon 250\, Egaleo\, 122 44\, Greece
CATEGORIES:Events where you can meet LPI,Event in Europe
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SUMMARY:LPI Media Partner at S2N 2026\, Berlin
DESCRIPTION:3-4 November 2026\nEstrel Congress Center\, Berlin\, Germany\n\nLinux Professional Institute (LPI) is proud to serve as Media Partner for S2N 2026\, the heise conference on Storage\, Server\, Network. \nS2N is the annual training and networking event for the people responsible for running efficient\, robust IT infrastructure: system administrators\, IT architects\, data centre and IT managers\, CTOs and CIOs. Known as storage2day until 2024\, the conference is organised by iX\, heise’s magazine for professional IT\, together with dpunkt.verlag. The 2026 edition is the first to be held in Berlin. \nProgramme and Topics \nThe two conference days on 3 and 4 November cover the questions currently facing infrastructure teams: hardware shortages in RAM and storage\, digital sovereignty and realistic cloud strategies\, running large language models on owned hardware\, and the obligations the EU AI Act places on IT operators. Technical sessions range across Ceph\, Proxmox and OpenStack\, software-defined networking\, disaster recovery\, backup strategies against ransomware\, and pragmatic site reliability engineering. \nSpeakers from the LPI Community \nTwo speakers connected to the LPI ecosystem are on the 2026 programme: \n\nWerner Fischer\, LPI Board Member\, of Thomas-Krenn.AG\nFabian Thorns\, of Xamira Networks\n\nLPI as Media Partner \nAs Media Partner\, LPI supports S2N 2026 through dedicated online coverage and social media promotion across its global channels. The conference audience sits squarely in the professional space LPI certifications are built for: the administrators\, architects and operations teams who keep Linux and open source infrastructure running in production. \nS2N is a paid conference. Tickets\, the full programme\, and workshop booking are available on the official website. \n\nEvent website:\n\nhttps://s2n.heise.de/
URL:https://www.lpi.org/event/s2n-26/
LOCATION:Estrel Congress Center\, Berlin\, Germany\, Berlin\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Events where you can meet LPI,Event in Europe,LPI Media Partnership Support
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SUMMARY:SFSCON 2026: Take LPI Exams for Free
DESCRIPTION:Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is proud to participate in SFSCON 2026\, one of Europe’s most established annual conferences on free software\, taking place November 13–14 in Bolzano\, Italy. \nLPI will hold paper-based exams during the conference at NOI Techpark. With the support of the conference\, the exams can be taken free of charge. All candidates must register in advance. \nSeats are limited and available on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nPBT Exam Sessions at SFSCON 2026 \nTwo paper-based exam sessions will take place in the Auditorium (A2) at NOI Techpark on November 13. Each session is limited to 55 seats\, providing 110 exam seats in total. Details about the exam times will be announced later. \nConference and exam registration are separate. A free SFSCON ticket gives attendees access to the conference\, while an exam seat must be booked separately. Conference registration is open through the SFSCON ticket portal. \nExam registration is now open\, and the registration details are provided below. \nCandidates can take the following LPI certification exams: \n\nLinux Essentials\, Web Development Essentials\, Security Essentials\, and Open Source Essentials.\nProfessional-level certification exams (LPIC-1\, LPIC-2\, LPIC-3\, DevOps Tools Engineer\, BSD Specialist)\n\nTalk: Linux in Schools and Universities \nWerner Fischer\, Transfer Manager at Thomas-Krenn.AG and a member of the LPI Board of Directors\, will give a talk on how schools and universities can integrate Linux into their curricula. \nMore talks from the Education track are available on the SFSCON 2026 program page. \nAbout SFSCON \nSFSCON\, the South Tyrol Free Software Conference\, is an international event that brings together developers\, decision-makers\, public administrations\, companies\, and digital innovators from Europe and beyond. Held annually in Bolzano\, South Tyrol\, the conference focuses on software freedom\, innovation\, digital sovereignty\, and sustainable development. \nSFSCON was founded in 2001 on the initiative of the Linux User Group Bozen-Bolzano-Bulsan (LUGBZ). Since 2005\, it has been organized and promoted by NOI Techpark\, South Tyrol’s innovation and research district. The conference welcomes more than 1\,000 attendees each year. \n \nAbout NOI Techpark \nNOI Techpark is South Tyrol’s innovation district\, where companies\, research institutes\, and the university work together on sustainable development. Operated by the public company NOI Spa\, it is located in Bolzano on the site of a former aluminum factory\, with a second campus in Brunico. \nIts work covers four technology areas: Green\, including energy systems\, sustainable buildings\, and water technologies; Food and Health; Digital\, including IoT\, the Open Data Hub\, and artificial intelligence; and Automation\, covering manufacturing\, mobility\, and agri-automation. \n  \n\n\n                \n                        \n                            PBT Event Registration - SFSCON 2026\n                             \n                        \n                        Name(Required)\n                            \n                            \n                                                    First\n                                                    \n                                                \n                            \n                            \n                                                            Last\n                                                            \n                                                        \n                            \n                        Email(Required)\n                                \n                                    Enter Email\n                                    \n                                \n                                \n                                    Confirm Email\n                                    \n                                \n                                \n                            LPI ID(Required)Exam Time Slot(Required)Friday\, November 13\, 14:30Friday\, November 13\, 16:30Exam(Required)English - Linux EssentialsEnglish - Security EssentialsEnglish - Web Development EssentialsEnglish - Open Source EssentialsEnglish - LPIC-1: 101English - LPIC-1: 102English - LPIC-2: 201English - LPIC-2: 202English - LPIC-3: 300 Mixed EnvironmentsEnglish - LPIC-3: 303 SecurityEnglish - LPIC-3: 305 Virtualization and ContainerizationEnglish - LPIC-3: 306 High Availability and Storage ClustersEnglish - DevOps Tools EngineerEnglish - BSD SpecialistGerman - Linux EssentialsGerman - Security EssentialsGerman - Web Development EssentialsGerman - LPIC-1: 101German - LPIC-1: 102German - LPIC-2: 201German - LPIC-2: 202Let the event organizer know if you have any questions or commentPrivacy Consent(Required) I agree that the information submitted to the Linux Professional Institute is subject to the Privacy Policy.(Required)Please confirm:(Required) I understand that registration does not guarantee an exam seat. 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URL:https://www.lpi.org/event/sfscon-26/
LOCATION:NOI Techpark\, Via Alessandro Volta 13/A\, Bolzano\, 39100\, Italy
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