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| − | =Invitation letter= | + | ==Presentations from the 2016 coreboot conference in San Francisco, CA, USA == |
| − | Dear vendors, developers, users and interested parties,
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EvTcfcYfMY Verified Boot: Surviving in the Internet of Insecure Things: Randall Spangler] ( [https://www.coreboot.org/images/c/ce/Verified_Boot_-_Surviving_in_the_Internet_of_Insecure_Things.pdf slides] ) |
| | + | * [https://youtu.be/Bhwd5i6pGfg Talos, Openpower, and the World Beyond X86: Timothy Pearson] ( [https://www.coreboot.org/images/d/de/The_World_Beyond_X86.pdf slides] ) |
| | + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I08NHJLu6Us EDK-II & CorebootPayloadPackage: Lee Leahy & Vincent Zimmer] |
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| − | the coreboot project would like to invite you to the coreboot conference and developer meeting on Monday, June 13 to Thursday June 16, 2016
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| | ==Date and time== | | ==Date and time== |
| − | The date of the coreboot conference is '''Monday, June 13 to Thursday June 16, 2016'''. | + | The date of the coreboot conference was '''Monday, June 13 to Thursday June 16, 2016'''. |
| − | Summary:
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| − | * Monday: 8:00 - 19:00 (Talks start at 8:45)
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| − | * Tuesday: 8:00 - 19:00 (Talks start at 9:00)
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| − | * Wednesday: 8:00 - 19:00 (Classes and discussion topics start at 9:00)
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| − | * Thursday: 8:00 - 3:30 (Classes and discussion topics start at 9:00)
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| | [https://goo.gl/WF9al6 The official schedule] | | [https://goo.gl/WF9al6 The official schedule] |
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| | ==Conference location== | | ==Conference location== |
| − | This conference is being hosted by the coreboot project and will be held in San Francisco, CA, USA at the Google office at [https://goo.gl/maps/hAoF9uYhbNK2 345 Spear St]. Google has been a significant contributor to the coreboot project, and several key members of the community work for Google. Google's chromebooks and chromeboxes use coreboot as a significant piece of their verified boot security model. | + | This conference was hosted by the coreboot project and held in San Francisco, CA, USA at the Google office at [https://goo.gl/maps/hAoF9uYhbNK2 345 Spear St]. Google has been a significant contributor to the coreboot project, and several key members of the community work for Google. Google's chromebooks and chromeboxes use coreboot as a significant piece of their verified boot security model. |
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| − | ==Target audience==
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| − | This conference and developer meeting is geared towards manufacturers of hardware (processors, chipsets, mainboards and servers / laptops / tablets / desktops / appliances) as well as developers of firmware with an interest in coreboot and the possibilities it offers as well as (potential) coreboot users. Both professionals and hobbyists are invited.
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| − | ==When should you attend==
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| − | We're hoping that many people will choose to attend for all four days of the conference, but we understand that many people can't take that much time away.
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| − | If your main interest is forging business relationships and/or strategic coordination and you want to skip the technical workshops, Monday and Tuesday will be the days for talks, presentations and discussions.
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| − | If you are more interested in learning about coreboot development, there will be classes, workshops, and informal discussions on Wednesday and Thursday.
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| − | If your main interest is doing development, there will be a separate developer room next to the presentation room all four days of the conference. We will have various development tools available as well as monitors, power, and wireless network access.
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| − | ===Getting to the convention===
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| − | There are two airports with a reasonable distance of the San Francisco office: SFO and SJC
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| − | If you are traveling from outside of the US and have a passport from a country participating in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), you may apply for an [https://www.usavisaonline.com/esta.html 'ESTA' Travel Authorization].
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| − | ==Spare time activities==
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| − | We have arranged dinner and a presentation at the [http://longnow.org/ Long Now Foundation] on Tuesday evening. Because space is limited, only the first 40 people to sign up will be guaranteed seats.
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| − | ==Food and drinks==
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| − | Breakfast and Lunch will be supplied at the Google cafe for all four days of the convention.
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| − | Tuesday Dinner will be at Long Now as mentioned above. The cost for this is included in the conference fees.
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| − | Dinner on Wednesday will be at [http://www.palomino.com/ Palomino Urban Italian Restaurant & Bar] at your own expense.
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| − | Additional snacks and drinks will be available in the conference rooms.
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| − | ==Goodies==
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| − | We will have an assortment of coreboot items available. The list is not yet set, but we will definitely have the following items available.
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| − | - Stickers
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| − | - T-Shirts
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| − | - Backpacks
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| − | - Glassware
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| | [[Category:Meetings]] | | [[Category:Meetings]] |
This conference was hosted by the coreboot project and held in San Francisco, CA, USA at the Google office at 345 Spear St. Google has been a significant contributor to the coreboot project, and several key members of the community work for Google. Google's chromebooks and chromeboxes use coreboot as a significant piece of their verified boot security model.
