[Gllug] Next GLLUG Meeting - 7th December 2002

[GLLUG Organiser]

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 


  -- Steve Cobrin

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