Sorry, this is actually July 2nd. My script hardcoded a skip in July, which we're not doing this year. New invite coming out now.
-Sean
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 04:19:29PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> MHVLUG is proud to announce our July 2008 meeting: OpenSim - the emergence of
> an open 3D internet platform.
>
> Sean Dague will be talking about his work on the OpenSim platform
> (http://opensimulator.org), an open source implementation of the
> Linden SecondLife protocol. With OpenSim you can easily build and
> host your own 3D virtual world. You can also use it as a 3D toolkit
> for easily building specific 3D applications.
>
> The talk will go over the emerging space littered by buzzwords such
> as: Virtual Worlds, 3D Internet, Web 3.0, and give you and idea of
> some of the technology here. It will specifically dive into bringing
> up your own OpenSim instance, why you might want to, and what you can
> do with it once you have it running.
>
> You connect to OpenSim with the Linden SecondLife client
> (http://get.secondlife.com). Attendees that have laptops, working 3D
> acceleration, and the Linden client installed will be given
> instructions to play around with a test instance running at the
> meeting.
>
> This will be a highly visual meeting. Come and enjoy the eye candy!
>
>
> Before the main talk we will do a series of lightning talks, each 5
> minutes or less, on something Open Source related. It could be a fun
> new program, a book, a blog post, or really anything you think the
> wider MHVLUG community would find some interest in. People that have
> emailed me in advance, you're all on. Time permitting, we'll also
> take impromptu lightning talks from the floor.
>
> If you are planning on using the projector for your lightning talk,
> please arrive at 5:30, to ensure we can work out any kinks with the
> projector prior to the meeting.
>
>
> I also have a couple of Prentice Hall books to give away.
>
>
> The meeting will take place at the Mid Hudson Library System
>
> Auditorium, in Poughkeepsie, NY, on Wednesday, July 9,
> from 6pm - 8pm. A nice map to the Auditorium can be found here:
>
> http://midhudson.org/help/mhls_building_map.htm.
>
> All meetings are *free* and open to the public, and everyone from all
> levels of expertise and interest in Linux and Open Source Software are
> encouraged to attend (and bring a friend or two)! In addition, after
> each meeting ends everyone is welcome to join in on an informal dinner
> gathering at the Palace Diner (http://www.thepalacediner.com/) on
> Washington St. This is a great opportunity to interact with members
> of the local Linux community, and a forum where questions and comments
> are strongly welcomed.
>
> For more details, please see http://mhvlug.org.
>
> Hope to see you all there!
>
> -Sean
>
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> SUMMARY:MHVLUG Meeting Wednesday, July 9 - 6pm - 8pm : OpenSim - the e
> mergence of an open 3D internet platform
> LOCATION:Mid Hudson Library System Auditorium, Poughkeepsie, NY
> DESCRIPTION:Sean Dague will be talking about his work on the OpenSim p
> latform (http://opensimulator.org), an open source implementation of t
> he Linden SecondLife protocol. With OpenSim you can easily build and
> host your own 3D virtual world. You can also use it as a 3D toolkit f
> or easily building specific 3D applications. The talk will go over th
> e emerging space littered by buzzwords such as: Virtual Worlds, 3D Int
> ernet, Web 3.0, and give you and idea of some of the technology here.
> It will specifically dive into bringing up your own OpenSim instance,
> why you might want to, and what you can do with it once you have it r
> unning. You connect to OpenSim with the Linden SecondLife client (htt
> p://get.secondlife.com). Attendees that have laptops, working 3D acce
> leration, and the Linden client installed will be given instructions t
> o play around with a test instance running at the meeting. This will
> be a highly visual meeting. Come and enjoy the eye candy!
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> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium
>
> Jun 4 - Sqeak! and eToys
> Jul 2 - KVM (Tenative)
> Aug 6 - Zenos
> Sep 3 - TBD
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Sean Dague Mid-Hudson Valley
sean at dague dot net Linux Users Group
http://dague.net http://mhvlug.org
There is no silver bullet. Plus, werewolves make better neighbors
than zombies, and they tend to keep the vampire population down.
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