The events program and speaker list have been announced for the fall Embedded Systems Conference, set for Sept. 25-28 in Boston. The event will feature 160 exhibitors and 82 classes in eight tracks. A Linux/Open Source track features classes from well-known embedded Linux trainer/consultant Bill Gatliff (pictured).

Classes in the “Linux and Open Source” track include:

• Embedded Linux Jumpstart, by Bill Gatliff
• Experiences in Embedded Linux, by Bill Gatliff
• Interrupt Management under Linux, by Bill Gatliff
• Linux kernel boot process, by Bill Gatliff
• Open source licensing: understanding the possibilities and pitfalls, by Edmund Walsh

Other tracks of interest to device developers include:

• DSP
• Eclipse
• Hardware
• Java
• Safety and Security
• UML/SysML

Keynotes include:

• Marc Abrahams, editor and co-founder of the science humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research, will speak on the topic of “Improbable Research and the Ig Nobel Prizes”
• Joe Jensen, general manager of marketing and platform programs for Intel's Communication and Infrastructure Group, will speak on the topic of “tomorrow's embedded landscape”

Special event promotions include a “Disruption Zone” area highlighting start-ups, real-time Java slot-car racing, and a free microcontroller development kit giveaway from Texas Instruments for the first 2,000 attendees.

TI's ez430 MCU dev kit normally costs $20
Conference organizers say they have received double the number of early registrations, compared to last year. The event promoter expects 30 percent more attendees than in 2005.

Additional event details can be found here.

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