Thanks, Peter, and I agree -- I hope this is not a far-reaching problem... -Adam
On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Evan Pettrey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Peter. > > Two board members resigned and a major LOPSA conference is being > cancelled...not good! > > Hope you guys (the board) can right the ship...hoping 2015 goes better as > I believe in the cause! > On Dec 23, 2014 5:12 PM, "Peter Grace" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Since >1 people seem not to have it... >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: LOPSA Communications Committee <[email protected]> >> Date: Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 7:02 PM >> Subject: December LOPSAgram Newsletter >> To: Peter Grace <[email protected]> >> >> >> Please email [email protected] with any questions, comments, or ideas. >> We always want to hear from our membership. >> >> ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ >> ------------------ >> >> In this memo: >> >> 01. Looking for help with the LOPSAGram >> 02. LOPSA turns 10 years old in 2015! >> 03. LOPSA is debt free! >> 04. Matt Simmons and Steve Murawski resigned from the Board >> 05. Cascadia IT Conference happening on March 13-14, 2015 >> 06. LOPSA-East will not be happening in 2015 >> 07. LISA was a big success this year >> 08. LOPSA Non-Profit Status >> 09. Mentorship program going strong >> 10. LPR Program on hold for now >> 11. Thank you to our sponsors! >> 12. Comments or suggestions? >> ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ >> ------------------ >> >> 01. Looking for help with the LOPSAGram >> As you can see we are back to the old format as I am not a graphics >> person at all. I am looking for help with layout, design, and content >> for the LOPSAGram. If you are or if you know of someone who is >> interested in helping out please contact me at [email protected]. I >> would >> love to get a template I can use from which I can generate HTML and >> PDF >> versions of the LOPSAGram. >> >> 02. LOPSA turns 10 years old in 2015! >> Can you believe it. LOPSA will be 10 years old in 2015. To celebrate >> our first 10 years, the Board is looking for your ideas. Please >> contact >> us at [email protected]. >> >> 03. LOPSA is debt free! >> If you were at the Annual Meeting at LISA, the big news is that LOPSA >> is >> officially debt free for the first time in years. What this means for >> you is that LOPSA can put its dollars into services for its members >> and >> the system admin community. For more information, please check out >> >> https://lopsa.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=3597&qid=100972 >> for more information. >> >> 04. Matt Simmons and Steve Murawski resigned from the Board >> Both Matt and Steve have resigned from the Board because of other >> commitments. Being a board member is a great way to help out the >> system admin community. If you are interested in helping out by being >> a board member, please contact Warner Moore at [email protected] for >> more information. >> >> 05. Cascadia IT Conference happening on March 13-14, 2015 >> Cascadia IT Conference is on schedule for March of 2015. This is a >> great, >> small 2 day conference in Seattle where you can meet with peers, learn >> the latest technologies, and enjoy the Seattle spring weather. The >> early bird deadline for registration is February 15th. We hope to >> see you >> there. >> >> 06. LOPSA-East will not be happening in 2015 >> Due to many factors LOPSA-East will not be happening in 2015. If you >> are interested in making it happen next year, please email >> [email protected]. >> >> 07. LISA was a big success this year >> LISA was a big success this year with the most attendees it has had in >> several years. The new format of mini-tutorials was a big hit and >> there >> were many new and interesting tutorials and talks. LOPSA and USENIX >> are >> looking forward to LISA 2015 in Washington DC next year. >> >> 08. LOPSA Non-Profit Status >> LOPSA was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit which places >> limitations >> on the activities LOPSA can participate in. 501(c)(3) non-profits >> are primarily focused on educational purposes while 501(c)(6) >> non-profits >> are primarily focused on services for their members. While most of >> what >> LOPSA does falls under the 501(c)(3) category a few items such as the >> LPR >> program are questionable so the Board is working with an attorney to >> make >> sure all of LOPSA's activities meet IRS guidelines. We will keep you >> posted as we find out more. >> >> 09. Mentorship program going strong >> The Mentorship program is doing well with over 200 people involved in >> it and 43 active Mentor/Protege pairings. However we can always use >> more >> help especially with Windows mentors and on the core team that manages >> the program. If you can help out, please [email protected]. >> >> 10. LPR Program on hold for now >> As mentioned in item 08, there is some concern that the LPR program >> does >> not fit in with LOPSA's non-profit status. Because of that, we have >> chosen >> to put the LPR program on hold until the non-profit status question >> has >> been resolved. Please contact [email protected] with any questions. >> >> 11. Thank you to our sponsors! >> We'd like to thank our sponsors. We're deeply grateful for their >> continuing support of LOPSA. For more information on how to become a >> sponsor visit < >> https://lopsa.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=3598&qid=100972 >> > >> >> Thanks to our individual sponsors: >> Platinum: Jennine Townsend, Dan Rich, Ski Kacoroski >> Gold: Lee Damon, Scott Murphy >> Silver: Florian Heigl, John Boris, Philip Kizer, Matt Disney >> Bronze: Gary Studwell >> Sponsor: Adele Shakal >> >> Gold sponsor CA Technologies helps companies simplify and solve their >> most challenging IT problems in order to accelerate innovation. CA >> Technologies’ portfolio of software and services helps our customers >> speed time to value, ensure critical application performance and >> simplify security and operations so they can drive innovation and >> quality for their customers. Check out their Nimsoft Monitor Snap at: >> >> https://lopsa.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=3599&qid=100972 >> >> Bronze Sponsor O'Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators >> through its books, online services, magazines, and conferences. Since >> 1978, O'Reilly Media has been a chronicler and catalyst of >> cutting-edge >> development, homing in on the technology trends that really matter and >> spurring their adoption by amplifying "faint signals" from the alpha >> geeks who are creating the future. An active participant in the >> technology community, the company has a long history of advocacy, >> meme-making, and evangelism. Check them out at >> https://lopsa.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=3600&qid=100972 >> >> LOPSA's website is hosted by ServerBeach, check them out at >> >> https://lopsa.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=3601&qid=100972 >> . >> >> In addition we want to thank these folks for donating items to our >> Annual Meeting at Mentorship BOF raffles: >> >> OpenGear: CM7116 Console Server >> ThinkGeek: Mugs, toys, and more >> Dasher Technologies: Slate tablet, tshirt, and more >> SCALE 13x: Pass to SCALE 13x LinuxFest >> USENIX: 1 year digital subscription to ;Login >> IXSystems: 300GB SSD and LSI 9285-8E Controller >> No Starch: Books >> >> 12. Comments or suggestions? >> As we close out this month's LOPSAgram, we want to make sure we're >> giving you the information you want or need. 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