LINUX PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE AND GENEVA - AREA USER GROUPS TO HOST FREE LPIC
CERTIFICATION EXAMS
Dec 11th, 20:34 UTC
LPI Demonstrates Its Commitment to the Open Source Community
GENEVA, December 11, 2003 - The Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
(www.lpi.org), the premier not-for-profit, professional certification
program for the Linux community worldwide, is offering free LPIC
certification exams 101 and 201 in co-operation with the Geneva Linux User
Group.
To be held on Saturday, December 13/03, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Room # 13,
Hall 4 of the Geneva Palexpo at the ICT-4D platform, ICT-4D participants and
WSIS delegates can take an exam free of charge, but must obtain a LPI
identification number as well as an exam voucher from the LPI Booth #502.
Seating is limited.
"By offering our program at the ICT-4D platform, we are demonstrating our
commitment to the local Open Source community," says LPI president Evan
Leibovitch. "This initiative is an example of the popular method through
which we deliver our exams at low cost at FOSS conferences and in developing
countries."
This year alone LPI has offered exam labs in Brazil, Jamaica, China,
Vietnam, Uruguay, Germany, the United Kingdom and Australia. Similar
initiatives in Poland, South Africa and Bulgaria are under development.
The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is an internationally recognized,
vendor-independent organization advocating and assisting in the professional
use of Linux, Open Source and free software.
Established as a non-profit organization in 1999, it is recognized as the
premier professional certification program for the Linux community.
LPI's certification program is delivered worldwide in multiple languages
with the support of employers, vendors and trainers. It has delivered more
than 35,000 Level One and Level Two certification exams globally since the
program's inception.
LPI supports affiliate networks on all five continents worldwide including
Brazil, Bulgaria, the Caribbean, Middle-East, United States, Japan, Canada,
Germany, Australia and China, with an additional affiliate now being
developed in Nigeria.
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(Submitted by Sheldon Rose of Sacke & Associates Inc.)
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