Open Source --- September's TechConnect --- NEW LOCATION !!!! (fwd)

[Mark Szidik]

Hi GLLUG'ers  Here is a meeting announcement for a Lansing
Chamber of Commerce meeting you may be interested in.

-Mark

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Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 01:14:39 -0400
From: John W. Gilkey <john@artemis-solutions.com>
Subject: Open Source --- September's TechConnect --- NEW LOCATION !!!!

Lansing TechConnect, a Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce initiative,
presents:

The Open Source Revolution
Tuesday, September 18, 2001
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

NEW LOCATION !!!   NEW LOCATION !!!   NEW LOCATION !!!

Michigan Athletic Club, 2900 Hannah Blvd., E. Lansing
$20 chamber member / $25 non-chamber member
online registration:  www.lansingtechconnect.com


Come find out more about the revolution that is changing how
software is created and delivered and why organizations like IBM
are investing heavily in Open Source technologies and methods.
At the event you will learn:

 - What IBM is doing with Open Source and Linux and its business
case for investing a billion dollars in Linux.

 - Where Open Source Movement came from, who is behind it, and what are
its principles.

 - What all the terms and acronyms mean and how to find out more
about the "hacker culture".

 - What the major Open Source projects are, how to get involved, and
where to find out details.

 - What local and national vendors have Open Source expertise and
provide or
support Open Source and compatible technologies.

Open Source is growing in popularity and is being implemented in
businesses large and small. Come learn how firms like yours are
using it to lower costs, gain competitive advantage, improve
quality, improve security, and regain control of their IT assets.


Featuring Speaker:
Sheila A. Harnett, Ph.D.
Distinguished Engineer, IBM Linux Technology Center

     Sheila Harnett is a Distinguished Engineer in IBM's Linux
organization.  Her current role is System Architect for the IBM Linux
Technology Center (LTC) which she co-founded nearly 3 years ago to work
on open source contributions to Linux. Sheila has been involved with the
definition and execution of IBM's software strategy for Linux since its
beginning, in 1998.  As part of this strategy, IBM has ported its server
middleware portfolio to Linux, offers support and services for Linux,
has enabled Linux across IBM's eServer family, and is open-sourcing
specific technologies to accelerate Linux's growth in the Enterprise
space. IBM's Linux Technology Center was formed to serve as a technical
center of competency for Linux within IBM, and to actively contribute to
Linux on behalf of IBM by working as a part of the Linux open source
community.  The LTC engages daily in over 50 open source development
projects with the open source community to accelerate the development of
and adoption of Enterprise capabilities in the Linux platform.  Since
joining IBM in 1992, Sheila has devoted her time to operating systems
design and development, internet technologies and object-based
technologies.   Sheila is currently based at IBM's development lab in
Austin, Texas.