Magni Onsoien

Location: Trondheim | Norway
Speaking Topics: DNS | domain | domain policy | linux | linuxchix | system administration | Unix | women in open source | Women in IT

I work as a system administrator for Norid, the .no domain registry. I have previously worked as a system administrator for a university and a consulting company for 8 year, before that I worked part-time while studying.
I have a MS degree in Informatics, my thesis was about Women in Open Source.

My professional interests include DNS and name server infrastructure, Linux, Unix and system administration. I also have an interest in women in open source and in IT in general, and has worked to increase the number for female applicants and students while I was at university.

Previous Presentations: 
I have spoken at FOSDEM, Debconf and several local events both at work and at university.

Akkana Peck

Location: San Francisco Bay Area | USA | CA | San Jose
Speaking Topics: astronomy | Contributing to Free Software | Digital Photography | firefox | gimp | linuxchix | GNU/Linux
Spoken Languages: English

Akkana Peck is a freelance software engineer and writer based in San Jose, CA, USA. She specializes in free open source software such as Linux, Mozilla Firefox and GIMP. She was a longtime Mozilla developer and has contributed to numerous other open source projects, is active in educational groups such as LinuxChix, and is the author of the book "Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional."

Previous Presentations: 
Linux.Conf.Au 2008: "Gimp-fu and You: Writing GIMP Scripts and Plug-ins"
SCALE 2008: "GIMP Demystified"
Linux.Conf.Au 2007: "GIMP Uncovered"
LinuxChix MiniConf, LCA 2007: "Bug Fixing for Everyone"
GetSET 2007: "Programming in Javascript"
LAAS 2006: "Observing the Moon"
PenLUG 2003: "Mozilla Tips and Tricks"