From:	 Beth_Wickenhiser@idg.com
To:	 lwn@lwn.net
Subject: 20,000 Attendees Expected at LinuxWorld in San Francisco
Date:	 Wed, 27 Jun 2001 13:20:46 -0400


              REGISTRATION SOARS FOR LINUXWORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO

More than 20,000 expected at the event, held for the first time in San
     Francisco and featuring the Worldwide Developer Conference

Framingham, Mass. -- June 27, 2001 - IDG World Expo announced today that it 
expects to see attendance records shattered at the upcoming LinuxWorld
Conference & Expo.  With registration soaring for the event, LinuxWorld
is expected to attract more than 20,000 attendees.  LinuxWorld will be held
for the first time at San Francisco?s Moscone Center and the San Francisco
Marriott, venues better able to accommodate its growing popularity, August
26 - 30, 2001. 

With nine weeks remaining until the event, LinuxWorld has seen the number of
pre-registered exhibits-only attendees double compared last year?s West Coast
event. Conference registration is also up, with 57% more conference attendees
registered so far this year.

More than one-third of the pre-registered conference attendees have selected
passes that allow them entrance to the first ever Worldwide Developer
Conference at LinuxWorld.  The Worldwide Developer Conference will focus
specifically on the needs of application and technical developers,
providing the open source community with the opportunity to participate in
technical training and educational forums on application design and
development. 

"LinuxWorld Conference & Expo just keeps on getting bigger and bigger,"
said Charlie Greco, president and CEO of IDG World Expo.  "When we launched
this event three years ago, we had only 400 attendees.  Now we?re expecting
to see more than 20,000 Linux and open source enthusiasts on the show floor
and in our conference sessions.  Our next show in New York is likely to be
even bigger.  Open source is certainly coming of age, and this event is a
reflection of its exploding popularity."

LinuxWorld Conference & Expo will also return to the Jacob K. Javits
Convention Center in New York City January 29 - February 1, 2002.

For More Information
For more LinuxWorld Conference & Expo information, or to register for
the event, visit the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Web site at
www.linuxworldexpo.com, or call (800) 657-1474.  For exhibiting
opportunities, please contact Aramis Jordan (A-K) at (508) 424-4809 or
Aramis_Jordan@idg.com or Beverly Griffith (L-Z) at (508) 424-4852 or
Beverly_Griffith@idg.com. 

About IDG World Expo
IDG World Expo (www.idgworldexpo.com) produces world-class tradeshows,
conferences, and events for emerging IT markets around the globe.  As the
leading IT event management company, IDG World Expo leverages its unsurpassed
experience and knowledge of IT-focused events and conferences, enabling
technology companies to capture the attention and loyalty of influential
buyers. 
IDG World Expo's portfolio of conferences and events includes Macworld
Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, COMNET Conference
& Expo, COMNET Wireless Conference & Expo, Federal Open Source
Conference, ESPWorld Conference & Expo, Enterprise Application Summit,
BioITWorld Conference & Expo and Internet Entertainment Expo (IEX).
IDG World Expo is a subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the
leading global provider of IT media, research, conferences, and
expositions. 

About IDG
IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers and 4,000 book titles
and offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites
around the world through IDG.net (http://www.idg.net), which comprises more
than 270 targeted Web sites in 70 countries. IDG is also a leading producer
of 168 computer-related expositions worldwide, and provides IT market
analysis through 50 offices in 43 countries worldwide. Company information
is available at http://www.idg.com.