From:	 lpi-announce-bounce@lpi.org
To:	 lpi-announce@lpi.org
Subject: LPI News -October 2001
Date:	 Tue, 30 Oct 2001 16:24:05 -0500



 Welcome to the LPI-News for the month of October 2001.
 
 We are pleased to tell you that Level 2 is coming to the end of the
 beta period, and we would like to thank all of those who took part.
 
 Results will be available within the next couple of weeks.
 
 _____________________________________________________________________
 
 1.  Looking for your Certificate ???
 2.  Training Centres and Training Ideas;
 3.  Volunteer of the month;
 4.  Level 2 Publication;
 5.  LPI in Las Vegas;
 6.  LPI in California;
 7.  LPI in Japan;
 8.  Request for Level 1 Assistance;
 9.  Plastic Identification Cards for LPICs
 10. LPI Trademarks
 11. Linux Articles for Publication
 
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 1. Looking for your LPI Certificate ???
 
 There are now over 1,000 LPIC-1 graduates.  We congratulate you on
 this achievement, and look forward to your input into LPI.
 As a volunteer organization, we are always looking for ideas and
 assistance - please add yourself to our mailing lists to participate;
 http://www.lpi.org/maillists.html
 
 We are often asked  " When will I receive my LPIC-1 Certificate? "
 The time frame to receive the certificate is usually 6 to 10 weeks.
 
 If 12 weeks have passed and you have not received your certificate,
 please don't hesitate to contact us to confirm that it is on it's
 way; info@lpi.org
 
 2. Training Centres and Training Ideas;
 
 The website  http://www.lintraining.com is a central point to find
 a Linux training centre - it is totally independent from LPI, but it
 really helps folk find a place to get some Linux training and some
 ideas regarding Linux events taking place.
 If your training centre is doing Linux courses, please add yourself
 to the site.
 
 There are also training ideas that can be found on the LPI web-site;
 http://www.lpi.org/c-preparation.html
 Please take a look at the books, training centres,  web-based
 training, courseware and trainers - that are available
 Some of our volunteers have taken time to prepare courseware
 to assist our candidates.
 
 For Level 2 preparation we had some friends in The Netherlands who
 prepared the following;
 The LPIC-2 Exam Prep(on-line guide)
 http://scn.snow.nl/lpi/
 
 3. Volunteer of the Month;
 
 Teresa Yuey - http://www.wowlinux.com
 
 Teresa works for Wowlinux in Korea.  She has been assisting LPI in
 her part of the world, and has been helping to set up an LPI
 affiliate in Korea.
 
 Thanks, Teresa, for your assistance and for offering your help with
 anything we ask of you :)
 
 4. Level 2 Publication;
 
 As mentioned above we are completing the Level 2 beta and preparing
 to publish the Live exams with Vue; http://www.vue.com/lpi
 
 The tests are scheduled to be be operational on November 15th 2001.
 
 Anyone who has taken the Level 2 combined beta exam should receive
their
 results no later than November 5th.  LPI has created a new,
experimental
 web interface for test-takers to check their scores by entering their
 LPI number.
 
 It will be announced shortly.
 
 If there are any problems or concerns - please don't hesitate to
contact
 us at; info@lpi.org
 
 5, 6, and 7; LPI in Las Vegas - LPI in Tokyo - LPI in Oakland
 
 Once again LPI will run a booth at the Comdex Las Vegas -(Nov 12-16.)
 http://www.key3media.com/comdex/fall2001/
 
 Our president, Chuck Mead will be at the Las Vegas show, and also at
the
 following conference in Japan (Nov 28th-30th);
 http://www.jma.or.jp/dwo/lw/
 
 Please look for Chuck in either location, he will be pleased to discuss
 LPI and it's plans going forward.  If you would like to help out,
please
 let us know.
 
 Director of Exam Development, Kara Pritchard, will be attending the
2001
 ALS in Oakland, CA   (Nov. 8 - 10.)
 LPI Alumni and supporters are asked to participate by volunteering time
 in the LPI booth.
 Contact kara@lpi.org for scheduling and exhibitor registration.
 http://www.linuxshowcase.org/
 
 8. Level 1
 
 LPI is continuing to update the Level 1 exams, updating obsolete
testing
 items and adding new ones. To get involved with development or review,
 contact kara@lpi.org, and help us launch our new Level 1 exams in Q1
 2002
 
 9. Level 1 Graduates - Plastic Identity Cards.
 
 LPI Alumni have asked us to create plastic cards which can be used to
 verify certification status when talking with current or potential
 employers, clients, or friends.
 
 A few Alumni and friends have generously donated $100 to cover
 production costs, but we need several more donations in order to
 create the cards.
 
 Please consider a $100 donation - (where your name will appear on the
 LPI
 website as a sponsor) earmarked for the Alumni Certification Cards.
 To make it simple, you can use www.paypal.com from anywhere in the
 world by sending your donation to wilma@lpi.org.
 Or send your cheque to LPI.
 
 10. LPI Trademarks
 
 It is our pleasure to announce that our first Tradmark has been
 approved, in the European Union.
 The name "Linux Professional Institute" has finally been approved by
 the EU.
 
 The process for applying for Trademarks is a lengthy one, and it is
 very exciting to see the first one become a reality.
 
 11. Linux Articles for Publication
 
 LPI is looking for articles and stories on various Linux topics.
 Linux success stories, GNU Linux or Open Source in general - or LPI
 exam stories. The topic is very wide, and can be about any type of
 Linux area.  All articles are appreciated.
 
 Please send your story to; thelinuxguy@gemair.com
 Don Corbett - (another of our supportive volunteers), will send the
 stories to the relevant news and magazine publishers.
 
 Once again, thanks to all volunteers and friends of LPI for your
 support.
 
 Wilma Silbermann
 Executive Assistant
 wilma@lpi.org
 905 874 4822
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