[SGVLUG] Please RSVP for next SGVLUG meeting "Cloud-based Architecture for Processing 3D Mars Terrain"

[Lan Dang]

Hi Matt,

The SGVLUG meetup is quite unlike other Meetups in that the turnout often exceeds the number of RSVPs, even when some of the RSVPs don't end up showing.  That's because we normally have an open door policy and people just show up to meetings without seeing a need to RSVP.  I try to accommodate this by keeping a list of people who I know are attending the event, or who may attend the event.  This is in addition the list I export from Meetup.


I believe the room at OpenX, in that configuration, maxes out at 70 people.  We ended up with 50-60 people last time, and that was given less than 1 week to RSVP.

There is currently 2-3 weeks to RSVP, so there is a greater likelihood of hitting our limit before the deadline.  I'm setting a lower RSVP limit, so I will be able to accommodate our regulars and folks from the Ubuntu Hour, who automatically come to LUG after their meeting is over.  (Also, anyone from OpenX is welcome to drop by our meeting, whether they RSVP or not.)



Lan



----- Original Message -----
From: Matthew Campbell <dvdmatt at gmail.com>
To: Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com>; SGVLUG Discussion List. <sgvlug at sgvlug.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 7:55 AM
Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] Please RSVP for next SGVLUG meeting "Cloud-based Architecture for Processing 3D Mars Terrain"

Good evening Lan,

Please accept this as an RSVP request for next month's SGVLUG meeting.

I am curious, what were you uncomfortable with last meeting that has
prompted you to set an event limit?  It seemed to run very smoothly
and I thought the crowd and conversation were very well managed.

Matt




On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 7:15 PM, Lan Dang via SGVLUG <sgvlug at sgvlug.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
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> The next SGVLUG monthly meeting will be at OpenX in a few weeks.  It'll be on Thursday, March 10th, from 7 to 9pm.
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> Since it is at OpenX, you will need to RSVP.
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> Please do it early, whether on Meetup or with me directly. We had an impressive turnout last month, but it was more people than I was comfortable with, so I've set the RSVP limit to 50.  Once the limit is exceeded, there will be a waitlist.
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> The deadline is March 8th, at 5pm.
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> http://www.meetup.com/SGVTech/events/228444634/
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> I invited Parker Abercrombie from JPL to reprise his SCALE talk on "A Cloud-based Architecture for Processing 3D Mars Terrain."  He's a pretty good speaker and the topic is cool, whether you're into cloud computing (or Jenkins, Amazon Web Services, or Ansible), or you're interested in learning more about augmented or virtual reality and how it is used on Mars missions.
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> We are continuing our raffle.  CarlosL lined up No Starch Press as a sponsor*, so we'll probably have some No Starch books to raffle, among other things. Hackaday donated their 2014 and 2015 Omnibus, which will be raffled as a set.
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> You get a raffle ticket for showing up.  You can acquire more raffle tickets via audience participation.  In other words, find us some good Linux in the News. We're also using this as a fundraiser, so you(Or, like at the 20th anniversary party, you can donate $1 per ticket.)
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> Lan
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> * We would not be able to do some of the cool things we do without our sponsors.  Check out sgvlug.org for the list.
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