[Fsfe-ie] Re: [ILUG] ILUG AGM 2006 - it's only a day away

[Ciaran O'Riordan]

A reminder that the ILUG AGM is Saturday the 4th (tomorrow) in Dublin.

Niall O Broin <niall at linux.ie> writes:
> The 2006 ILUG AGM takes place on tomorrow, November 4th , at 14:30.
> [Note - the time is slightly earlier than previously advertised, to
> accommodate our full talks schedule]
> 
> The venue is once again generously provided by the Irish Computer
> Society - map
> and details at http://www.ics.ie/main/contact.htm.
> 
> Lots of interesting talks, election of committee and such AGM like
> stuff, and beers afterwards in a nearby hostelry.
> 
> Remember, it's YOUR LUG, and if you want it to do anything
> differently, it's up to YOU to suggest it.
> 
> Several current committee members either can't be re-elected to their
> current positions this year, due to the 3 year rule, or have decided
> not to seek re-election for personal reasons, so the ILUG committee
> is going to look rather different after the AGM. If you think that
> you could have something to contribute, do come along and volunteer
> your services. This can't be over emphasised people - the ILUG
> committee is essentially about
> to be gutted, and needs re-populating.
> 
> The full list of speakers (and it is indeed full) in alphabetical
> order (running order will be decided on the day - so if you come
> late,  you might miss the talk you're particularly interested in) is:
> 
> Speaker		 Affiliation			Subject
> 
> Brian Brazil	 google				The gNewSense project
> John Looney	 google				Managing multi million machine clusters
> Dave Malone	 Hamilton Institute		Network research involving Linux
> Paschal Nee	 Mobile Travel Technologies	The mobile internet
> Anton O Lachlain FON				The largest WiFi community in the world
> Ciaran O Riordan FSFE				GPLv3, specifically DRM issues
> Dave Wilson	 HEANet				Bandwidth on demand
> 
> We're having a slight change in format this year, such that we will
> have some talks, then the AGM business per se, and then the remainder
> of the talks. This is to accommodate the number of talks we have, to
> break things up a little, and to ensure that stragglers don't miss
> the actual AGM.
> 
> Also this year, for the first time, we're taking a leaf from the Late
> Late Show's book. If you're curious about that, you'll just have to
> join the audience - it might be worth your while.
> 
> 
> Niall

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