The BSD Certification Group (BSDCG) will offer the BSDA certification exam to attendees of Ohio LinuxFest 2009.

The exam will be paper based and in English. Exam information is available from the Certification page of the BSDCG website (http://www.bsdcertification.org/certification/). [1] Exam candidates should be proficient in the BSDA Certification Requirements and the Command Reference, both of which are available for free download from this page of the website.

Exam candidates must bring valid photo identification matching the name they used when they registered for their BSDCG ID. Those who participated in the 2007 BSDA beta program are eligible for a 50% price discount.

The exam will be offered on Sunday, September 27 at 11:00 and 14:00 in the Hyatt Regency Columbus in the Clark Room, in the same location as the the LPI exam [2]

Due to limited seating at the event, the number of candidates per session is limited to 40 and pre-registration is required.

Participants have to register for a BSDCG ID here at the BSDA certification page [3]. Note that it may take up to 24 hours to receive a BSDCG ID. Requesting your BSDCG ID before you leave home for the Ohio LinuxFest is recommended. Once you have an ID, you can choose an exam location and pay for the exam. Prices are in USD ($75 or $37.50 for those who were beta testers) and payable through Paypal or credit card.
Since this is a paper-based test, do bring a number 2 pencil with a functional eraser. Do not bring your computer.

About the BSD Certification Group

The BSD Certification Group (BSDCG) is a non-profit organization committed to creating and maintaining a global certification standard for system administration on BSD based operating systems. The BSDCG works with the BSD and sysadmin communities in order to provide a practical and relevant certification.

The BSDA certification is designed to be an entry-level certification on BSD Unix systems administration. The successful BSDA candidate is able to complete common administrative and troubleshooting tasks and has a good understanding of general BSD Unix and networking principles.
Ask about BSDA certification at the FreeBSD booth at the expo on Saturday September 26, 2009.