I will have to check my very full social schedule... and confirm that NASA and/or The White House will not be needing me that weekend...but it sounds like a road trip to me!
On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 3:08 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm in... > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Eater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subj: [CHAOS:667] Re: Southeast Linuxfest > Date: Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:09 pm > Size: 3K > To: [email protected] > > > Sounds like a good excuse to drink beer in a strange city. I'm down. > Anybody else? > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 8:49 PM, djs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Good Evening: > > > > My name is David Stillman. I am a part of growing community that is > > starting a LinuxFest for the Southeast US. > > > > We, as a community, have come up with a letter to give you some more > > info: > > > > > > Hello, we are writing to introduce to you the Southeast LinuxFest, and > > event being planned for > > June 13, 2009 by several LUGS in the Southeast United States. > > > > Our goal is to be very similar to Ohio LinuxFest and the now defunct > > Atlanta Linux Showcase - a > > fun, diverse, and community-oriented Linux convention. Our official > > mission statement is: > > > > "The Southeast LinuxFest is a community event for anyone who wants to > > learn more about Linux and > > Free & Open Source software. It is part educational conference, and > > part social gathering. Like > > Linux itself, it is shared with attendees of all skill levels to > > communicate tips, ideas, and to > > benefit all who use Linux/Free Open Source Software. LinuxFest is the > > place to learn, to make new > > friends, to network with new business partners, and most importantly, > > to have fun!" > > > > We have made significant progress towards holding this event - we have > > filed for non-profit > > corporation status in South Carolina, and have several potential sites > > in the Greenville- > > Spartanburg, SC area. Several groups have already contacted us, > > offering volunteers and/or requesting booth space. We have also been > > in touch with Chris DiBona (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_DiBona) > > and Mark > > Spencer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Spencer), who have > > confirmed that they will attend our > > event, barring any conflicts that may arise. While we are making > > spirited progress, we cannot do this without the support of other > > LUGs. Having > > strong LUG support is vital to the success of our event, both in it > > being a memorable and enjoyable > > experience, and in seeking sponsorship. > > > > Please consider officially supporting our efforts to have this annual > > LinuxFest in the Southeast. If your LUG is interested, we would ask > > that you show your support for the concept of this event by > > allowing us to add your group to our website as official supporters, > > and appointing somebody in your > > LUG to join our mailing list and attend our weekly IRC meetings (Every > > Tuesday at 9pm EST) so that > > they can keep your LUG up to date on our plans as we move forward. > > > > There are other ways to support S.E.L.F., too. Help us reach your > > local media outlets, so that we > > may spread the word. Suggest event sponsors, potential speakers, or > > those who might want event > > floor space. > > > > This event is for you, the Linux/FOSS users in the Southeast. Let's > > make this event truly enjoyable. > > > > To learn more, and to keep up with our news, please visit our website: > > http://www.southeastlinuxfest.com/wiki/ > > > > If you are interested in attending, please register. It is important > > to us for planning venue size > > and other considerations. > > http://www.southeastlinuxfest.com/signup.html > > > > If you have any questions, suggestions, or ideas, please let us know > > via our IRC channel, or by emailing > > our mailing list. We look forward to talking to you soon. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > The S.E.L.F. Leadership, and our supporting LUGs including UCLUG, > > --- message truncated --- > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CHAOS706.ORG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chaos706?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
