[GLLUG] Presentations, Website, Meeting Announcement

[Eric Miller]

I'll be attending.


On Wed, 2005-08-24 at 22:34 -0400, Charles Ulrich wrote:
> Howdy all,
> 
> First of all, I want to apologize for my continually late meeting 
> announcements. Recently, they've all come a little too close to the 
> deadline. A few never appeared at all. I'll be working on something 
> soon that will automate this. (Yes, I intend to replace myself with a 
> very small shell script.)
> 
> Now to the business at hand.
> 
> 1) Presentations.
> 
> In particular, we need them. We'll be starting up a slightly different 
> schedule as of next week. The schedule, it would seem, is two 
> workshop-style meetings (like what we've been doing throughout the 
> summer), an LPI Certification training night, and one presentation 
> night. On months that happen to have an extra Thursday (roughly every 
> third month), we'll try to meet at a different venue just to spice 
> things up a bit.
> 
> I've got a couple of people lined up for presentations, but they are not 
> able to present until possibly a few months down the road. (Those who 
> have offered to present, please email me your short presentation 
> description as soon as you can.) I will be attempting to contact the 
> Novell and NetMax to (re)schedule their respective presentations.
> 
> We welcome presentations on practically any topic. The only requirement 
> is that we want it to involve Linux or open source software in some 
> way. Commercial presentations are welcome as well, but we would 
> appreciate ones which demonstrate the features and uses of the product 
> or technology rather than simply market it. We like to ask lots of 
> in-depth and nerdy questions, so be prepared for those. (In other 
> words, send your tech person, not your salesperson. We like to heckle 
> salespeople until they cry. Not that we've ever done anything like 
> that. Recently.)
> 
> So if you've got a really great, keen, and cool piece of software or 
> something that you know inside out and would like to introduce to the 
> rest of us, go right ahead and send me a short description and when 
> you'd like to do it. Or if you'd like to see a presentation on 
> something, by all means throw the suggestion out to the list!
> 
> If we don't have anyone volunteering to do a presentation in September, 
> I'll be forced to do one on [dramatic and ominous chord] manually 
> creating XF86Config and xorg.conf files.
> 
> Just as importantly, we could use ideas for the workshops. Send those 
> along as well!
> 
> We also need volunteers for the LPI certification training nights. We 
> have the content, all you have to do is regurgitate it in front of 
> others and be somewhat familiar with it so that you can answer 
> questions and give examples.
> 
> Finally, flyers. We always need flyers. Be a pal, make us a few and send 
> them to the list.
> 
> 2) Website.
> 
> I just switched the www.gllug.org site over to the new Mambo-based site. 
> Quite obviously, it needs some work. Those with content-posting 
> privileges may feel free to post some content and help build the site 
> into what it should be. I'll be working on what I can this week and 
> possibly over the weekend. If you want to help but don't have 
> privileges, post a request to the list and we'll see what we can do. In 
> general, if you've been a part of the LUG for a long time OR if you 
> show up to meetings semi-regularly, there shouldn't be any problem.
> 
> Also, the... er, aesthetics of the site can probably be improved to some 
> degree. If you want to tinker with the layout or CSS, I can post the 
> template here to the list.
> 
> 3) Meeting Announcement. (Aha, you thought I'd forget, didn't you?!)
> 
> Another weekly GLLUG meeting is scheduled to be held at the Gone Wired 
> cybercafe in Lansing at 6:00PM. Gone Wired is at 2021 E Michigan Ave in 
> Lansing on the north side of the street between N Clemens and Fairview 
> avenues. Here is a map with the (approximate) location:
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/7mh2w
> 
> We typically meet in the back portion of the cafe on the lower level. 
> Venue website: http://www.gonewiredlansing.com/
> 
> Agenda: (null)
> 
> We honestly don't have anything on the agenda. Not that it really 
> matters much, as most of us have a smashing good time chattering back 
> and forth about one geeky thing or another over cafe-style beverages 
> even when there is an agenda. So come on out and chatter!
> 
> Please take a moment to RSVP if you plan to attend this meeting so that 
> we can get a general idea of how many will show up. Just reply to this 
> message (with the GLLUG list address in the "To:" field) indicating 
> your desire to attend and/or change the message Subject to "RSVP". 
> Thanks!
-- 
Eric Miller

"You don't become a failure until you're satisfied as one."