FOSDEM '08 is a free and non-commercial event organised by the community, for the community. Its goal is to provide Free and Open Source developers a place to meet.

   

LPI Certification Exams at FOSDEM

LPI Offers Discounted Certification Exams at FOSDEM 2008

As in 2007, the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) will offer discounted certification exams to attendees of FOSDEM 2008.

Exams will be in English and include the following certifications:

Certification Modules Price
LPIC-1101, 10270,- EUR
LPIC-2201, 20270,- EUR
LPIC-330190,- EUR
LPIC-330270,- EUR
Ubuntu85,- EUR (1)
(1) 75 EUR for Ubuntu members

Note that the prices above represent a 48% discount off the regular price for all exams, and even 55% for LPIC-301.

The procedure is as follows:

Certification exam session schedule

All exams will be held in room Guillissen (in the U building) on both days of the event.
The schedule of the exam sessions is as follows:

SessionDayWhen
1Saturday14:30 - 16:00
2Saturday16:30 - 18:00
3Sunday10:00 - 11:30
4Sunday13:00 - 14:30
5Sunday15:00 - 16:30

Due to limited seating at the event, the number of candidates per session is limited to 50.

Furthermore, Klaus Behrla will be giving a presentation about the existing and upcoming LPICs on Saturday.

About LPI

The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is an internationally recognized, vendor-independent organization advocating and assisting the professional use of Linux, Open Source and Free Software, through the certification of Linux professionals. Established as a non-profit organization in 1999, LPI is community based and supported. LPI's certification program is delivered worldwide in multiple languages at over 7,000 testing locations and is supported by an affiliate network spanning five continents. Since the programs inception, LPI has delivered over 155,000 exams and 47,000+ LPIC certifications around the world.