OpenOffice.org Explored at Warpstock 2004

DENVER - Organizers of Warpstock 2004 are excited to announce that a
co-author of the OpenOffice.org 1.1 Resource Kit will give a major
presentation on key features of this powerful open source suite of office
applications. Drawing on her extensive knowledge, Solveig Haugland will
give a 90-minute presentation on OpenOffice.org at Warpstock 2004.

Solveig Haugland has been writing, editing, and delivering training for
eleven years, helping newbies and techies alike learn about Java,
accounting software, WebLogic, and of course StarOffice and
OpenOffice.org. She's currently a technical trainer and author with
getopenoffice. <[link|http://www.getopenoffice.org>|http://www.getopenoffice.org>] "

Warpstock 2004 is the eighth edition of the annual event. The Warpstock
conference is a gathering of OS/2-eComStation users, developers, and
vendors from around the world for the purpose of education and advocacy.
Warpstock 2004 will be held at the Sheraton Denver Tech Center Hotel,
October 21st through the 24th. More details can be found at
[link|http://www.warpstock.org/index_2004.html|http://www.warpstock.org/index_2004.html]

The conference will also provide attendees with an opportunity for an
in-depth exploration of Mozilla, the open source web browser. Arne
Blankerts of netlabs.org, will explore the many extensions and options
that can be used with Mozilla, which he describes as "the ultimate
Internet application." Blankerts will instruct attendees on how to install
existing plug-ins and show experienced users how they can create their own
extensions and add features.

Blankerts will also host another session to discuss the various projects
underway at netlabs.org, an important center for the development of Open
Source software for OS/2 and eComStation. <[link|http://www.netlabs.org>|http://www.netlabs.org>]

Presentations at Warpstock 2004 range from introductions to general
computing topics to advanced programming classes and using cross-platform
development tools. The 2004 edition has been expanded to four days to
allow for the inclusion of some four-hour classes, along with the
traditional 60 to 90-minute presentations. A full list of classes and
presentations is given at
[link|http://www.warpstock.org/event_info/2004/presentations.html|http://www.warpstock...resentations.html]

For further information contact:
Bill Armstrong
Communications Coordinator
Warpstock 2004
hygrade7DESPAM@accesscomm.ca