[Gllug] Next GLLUG Meeting - 7th December 2002

D D at L337.org.uk
Mon Nov 18 17:18:45 UTC 2002


Michael Meeks - Gnome 2: Desktop of the future! sounds interesting, never
been to one of these meets before so can anyone go as i wouold like to?

Cheers,

D!

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Subject: [Gllug] Next GLLUG Meeting - 7th December 2002


Meeting: 7th December 2002

That's right, there is a GLLUG meeting on Saturday 7th December, between
12noon and 5pm.

We will be meeting in the New Cavendish Street campus of Westminster
University. This is in the shadow of the BT Tower, the nearest tube stations
are Great Portland Street, Warren Street and Goodge Street. You will find a
links to maps at http://www.gllug.org.uk/meeting-20021207.html

NOTE: you will need to sign in at the front desk to gain access to the
building. There are building works at the moment but we'll post signs if the
entrance has moved.

[Note: This announcement message will be repeated weekly, until the meeting,
with any details updated as necessary]


Talks

We have three talks planned for the December meeting. These will be in the
large lecture theatre on the second floor:-

12:00 - 12:30
Welcome and Introduction.
also opportunity to try and debug overhead projectors :-)

12:30 - 13:30
Professor Peter Kacsuk - Cluster and Grid talk.

This will be an introductory talk along the lines of: what is a cluster,
what is the grid, what problems can be solved using clusters and the grid.

He has lots of material and can change the talk depending on what people
want on the day.

14:00 - 15:00
Michael Meeks - Gnome 2: Desktop of the future

"This talk will showcase the Gnome project, and show how we are developing
our vision of "Free software on every desktop". With extensive demos of
Evolution (our Outlook replacement), and the range of desktop applications.

"New features in the recent 2.0 release will gleam at onlookers, plus how
our strategic direction and long term vision matches business needs.
  Accessibility support for impaired users, vital for government deployment,
and US software sales will also be demonstrated."

15:30 - 16:30
Alasdair G Kergon - Logical Volume Management - LVM/LVM2

Technical, sysadmin-oriented. [more details of talk when available]

To round the meeting off: Steve Cobrin will chair an open forum discussion.
The topic is open, but some topics to get you thinking could be:
KDE vs Gnome vs others. (handy since Michael will be here)


*Do please be aware that we can't guarantee that the talks will happen at
the times stated, but we will do our best to make sure they do.


Other activities

Away from the formal lectures, we have two rooms set aside, both on the
second floor, same level as main lecture room.

The network lab, as it is known, can be used for some rolling demos of Linux
being installed and configured.

We also have the Multimedia room. This will be used for people to set is up
their own machines. You can do this if you have something to show off, or
you
are looking for a solution to some problems. If your are bringing in your
own
machine, make sure you sign it in when you arrive, otherwise security won't
let you take it when you go! We'll have monitors, keyboards, mice, and
powerleads available. [So no need to lug all that stuff].

We will have access to the some of the latest iso images and some
CD-Burners.

Please register at the reception desk. If you decide to bring a PC, please
have the serial number written down ahead of time. We may also take a
picture
of you and your PC as proof of ownership.

These are the places you can go to, should you be looking for sanctuary away
from the formal talks.

After

After the meeting, for those that want, the group will move off to 'The
Green
Man' public house, very close to Great Portland Street. We have it booked
from 5:30pm, part of the ground floor area of the bar is reserved for us.
Even if you were unable to make the daytime meeting, please feel free to
join
us at the pub. To help you find the pub have check the web-site.

Next meeting

The date for the next meeting has not yet been set, but should be a Saturday
sometime in January or early February; keep watching these pages for further
announcements.

Contact us
If you have any ideas for future events, you can either discuss them on the
main mailing list, or get our direct attention by mailing to
gllugadmin at linux.co.uk


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