[SGVLUG] fyi - [Fwd: Raincoast User Group Conference: Linux / LUGs Now Invited!]

[matti]

--- Dan Kegel <dank at kegel.com> wrote:

> Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 07:21:43 -0700
> From: Dan Kegel <dank at kegel.com>
> To: lalugs at yahoogroups.com, LULA Mailing list <lula at lula.org>
> CC: 
> Subject: [Lula] [Fwd: Raincoast User Group Conference: Linux / LUGs
> Now	Invited!
> 
> FYI.
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Raincoast User Group Conference: Linux / LUGs Now Invited!
> Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 18:16:59 -0700
> From: Derek Simkowiak <dereks at realloc.net>
> To: dereks at realloc.net
> 
> 
>     Dear Linux User,
>         My name is Derek Simkowiak.  In the past, I have presented at
> LinuxFest Northwest, and spoken about Linux on local T.V.  This year,
> I
> am volunteering as the Linux User Group Coordinator for the the
> Raincoast Conference.
> 
>         Raincoast is non-profit user group conference that is
> operating
> system agnostic.  It has been running for 12 years, and represents
> the
> entire Pacific Northwest area.  It has corporate sponsors, including
> Microsoft, Adobe, Macromedia, and IBM.
> 
>     This year is the first year that Raincoast has had an official
> "Linux Coordinator" on the Board.  I am determined to make a strong
> showing for Linux.  This is a great opportunity to show Mac and
> Windows
> users the kind of fun we like to have.
> 
>     The conference is a 3-day weekend conference in La Quinta Inn,
> Tacoma, WA, on Oct. 7, 8, and 9.  There is a $60 entrance fee, which
> is
> for all Round Table sessions, conference meals, social events, and
> door
> prizes.  If you register before Friday, Sept. 9th, there is a $10
> discount, so it's $50 to get in.  (I'm on the board and even I have
> to
> pay the $50 to get in.)
> 
>     On Friday night, we are going to have an open exposé, which
> offers a
> free display table to user groups, and room for a technical bazaar. 
> I'd
> love to see some of the same great stuff I saw at Linuxfest Northwest
> again at Raincoast.  (Read: untapped market.)
> 
>     In addition to showing off Linux, I'd like to use the
> cross-platform
> nature of the conference to showcase some of the best cross-platform
> Open Source software, for example:
> 
>     o Mozilla Firefox
>     o Mozilla Thunderbird
>     o The GIMP
>     o OpenOffice.org (the 2.0 beta is incredible!)
>     o Blender (3D modelling, animation, and game engine)
>     o Python
> 
>     I'm looking for volunteers to give demonstrations on these.  I'm
> also taking recommendations for other good Open Source,
> cross-platform
> software that we could showcase -- for example, a demonstration of
> Apache+PHP under Mac OS X.  I'm hoping that we can hand out the
> software
> on CD-ROM at the conference, and then walk people through the
> installs
> while we're there.
> 
>     I will also be contacting some local Linux businesses, to seek
> help
> with a corporate presence.  Larger corporate sponsorship packages,
> such
> as sponsored luncheons, are available.  "Have CD-ROMs; will logo." 
> (Any
> biz references are appreciated.)
> 
>     The registration is limited to 150 people.  You can register at
> http://www.raincoast.info/.  Wireless Internet access will be
> available
> to conference attendees.  And as usual, where there's Linux, there's
> beer.
> 
> 
>     Thank You,
>     Derek Simkowiak
>     Raincoast (Linux)
>     http://www.raincoast.info/
> 
> 
> P.S.>  Please forward this to anyone who may be interested.
> 
> 
> 
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