[Gllug] GLLUG September Meeting

[Zachary Struhs]

Date: 27th September 2003
Time: 12:00-17:00
Venue: Westminster University
Website: http://www.gllug.ukfsn.org/meeting-20030927.html
Admission: Free

The Greater London Linux User Group is having another meeting.  That's right, 
there is a GLLUG meeting on Saturday 27th September 2003, 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 
map at [ http://www.wmin.ac.uk/static/maps.asp ] or via www.streetmap.co.uk 

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. 

Survey & Raffle 

A survey will be conducted for the purpose of what future talks will be 
pursued. All information collected will not be given or sold to a third party 
in its raw form. We may publish demographic infomration on the website 

As a pursuation we will have some raffle prizes for those who fill out the 
survey and hand them back in at the meeting. 

Schedule

12:00 - 12:45 

Welcome and Introduction.
 Survey.
also opportunity to try and debug overhead projectors :-) 

12:45 - 13:45 

Lene Jenson - Red Hat Certification 

Lene will start with an overall talk about the Red Hat Certified Engineer and 
the courses which make up the qualification. She will also explain some of 
the other courses Red Hat provides. She will describe the Red Hat Academy 
too. 

Lene is Norwegian, and she has been working with Linux for over a decade, with 
Red Hat Linux since 1995. She is self-taught, co-founding a computer 
organisation within her university, and having no money for computers or unix 
licenses, Linux was the obvious choice. She has worked as an instructor and 
sysadmin until she started working for Red Hat, 3.5 years ago. 

13:45 - 14:45 

Break 

14:45 - 15:45 

Formi - FreeBSD 

Formi will be talking about FreeBSD and will be focussed on the Ports System, 
which provides a simple way of installing the newest versions of programs on 
FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD. 

Formi enjoys playing with computers and has been using them mostly as a hobby. 
He is interested in system administration and particulary networking. 
Nowadays he runs Mandrake, Red Hat, OpenBSD and FreeBSD. 

15:45 - 16:45 

Break 

16:45 - 17:00 

Raffle and closing announcements 

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 

The network lab, as it is known, can be used for rolling demos of Linux being 
installations and to experiment with configuration. 

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 some of the latest iso images and a CD-Burner. 

If you decide to bring a PC, please have the serial number written down ahead 
of time, in case it needs to be registered at the ground floor Reception. We 
may also take a picture of you and your PC as proof of ownership. 

The network lab and the multimedia room are the places you can go to, should 
you be looking for sanctuary away from the formal talks. If we're lucky the 
Refectory on the ground floor will have its food and drinks machines 
restocked. 

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. 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 a look at this external streetmap link. 

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