LAC2008 -- The final countdown The Linux Audio Conference 2008 is prepared. The organisation team of LAC2008 is looking forward to welcoming the international Linux audio community in Cologne. The conference is taking place at the Academy of Media Arts (KHM) from February 28 to March 2, 2008. For detailed information visit the LAC2008 website at http://lac.linuxaudio.org The Conference Participants of LAC2008 will experience four days crammed full with presentations of new developments in Linux audio software. 20 talks by international experts are planned. The Soundlab of the Academy is delighted to have Miller S. Puckette from San Diego as a keynote speaker on Saturday. Admission to all presentations is free. Remote visitors can follow the entire paper session plus selected extras by means of our audio and video streams and can participate via IRC channels. The Concerts There will be three concerts at the "Stadtgarten" in Cologne. Two of these are "classical" concerts with a mixture of experimental, improvised or taped music all made using Linux as main platform. A third one, the "Club Night" will be an allnighter focusing on electronic music with a club background. Artists from the USA and Canada, Austria, UK, Poland and many other countries will play at these events. The Exhibition The exhibition at LAC2008 will present sound art by students of the Academy of Media Arts plus site-specific works by invited artists. The Workshops Learning is fun: the LAC2008 will host several exciting workshops for your Linux audio brain training pleasure held by experts in the respective fields. Topics include hardware hacking with a custom Arduino board and software soldering using Pure Data and SuperCollider. Additionally, space is available for adhoc workshops and self organised meetings. Further details including a full timetable is available on http://lac.linuxaudio.org Make noise, Tux! -- Frank Barknecht and Martin Rumori Chairs of LAC2008