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There are a number of CloudCamp events coming up in cities around the world. These are free events, organized around the various concepts, technologies, and services that fall under the “cloud” term.

There’s always some discussion about my favorite topic, Amazon AWS and EC2, but there are sure to be experts and beginners for every other cloud-related flavor as well. You can attend presentations, join in discussions, or hang out in the hallway and make connections with local folks who are interested in the same things you are.

CloudCamp follows somewhat of an unconference format, though the couple I’ve been to in LA tended to have more pre-planned elements than, say, a BarCamp. Glancing through the schedules, it looks like each city also has their own twist and personality for CloudCamp.

Here are two upcoming CloudCamps that are of particular interest to me:

At the end of July, I gave a presentation at O’Reilly’s Open Source Convention (OSCON 2009) in San Jose. The slides from the presentation have been made available on the OSCON web site in ODP and PDF formats (look for links towards the top of the page):

Building Custom Linux Images for Amazon EC2

Bonus: For folks who live around Los Angeles (or who want to fly in?), I will be giving an extended version of this talk at the UUASC-LA (Unix Users Association of Southern California, Los Angeles Chapter) meeting on Thursday, September 3, 2009. The presentation is free and open to all. Please read the directions and instructions on the UUASC web site carefully.