SCALE 2x is quickly approaching. It’s a community-run event in Southern California put on by USC, SCLUG, and UCLA. Last year’s event filled to capacity, so sign up early. Speakers will include Chris Dibona, Andrew Morton, Rob Flickenger, and other well known members of the Linux community. Talks range from uber-geek to newbie so come check us out! The conference is set for November 22nd.

The 6th World Congress on the Internet in Medicine (MEDNET2001) will be held in Udine, Italy, from 29 November to 2 December 2001. The Congress, organized by SIM and the University of Udine, will deal with many scientific aspects of the application of Internet technologies in Medicine.
The deadline for paper submission is 1st July, 2001; further informations may be found on the web site.

The Open Source Healthcare Alliance (OSHCA) has a draft agenda for their September 6-7 meeting at The Forte Posthouse Kensington in London with a number of luminaries: Glyn Moody, author of ‘Rebel Code’, Bob Mayes of the US Center for Disease Control, Dr. David Chan, author of the OSCAR (Open Source Computerized Ambulatory Records) family practice software and others are slated to attend. The SPIRIT project will also hold a workshop. Others such as the keynote speaker are to be announced.