Put onto the FGFS list in case east coast FGFS people are interested.
Subject: [Fwd: Planning Community Based FOSS Event in NYC] From: Joe Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Debian Events NA list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 07 Feb 2004 13:05:02 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: scosug-wheel: Planning Community Based FOSS Event in NYC > Date: 04 Feb 2004 20:40:59 -0800 > > > This letter is to inform you and your group's members about current > plans to try and organize a community based replacement for LinuxWorld > in NYC. This community driven effort is being organized in NYC and will > consist of trying to create annual regional FOSS event somewhat > analogous to "LinuxTag" in Germany, with both speaker tracks that are > fully open to the public and drawn from the community at large, and > exhibit space for both commercial and non-commercial entities to use. > > Currently, we are asking for those interested in participating in this > effort to appoint two delegates. These delegates will meet in NYC on > Sunday, February 8th, 2004 (see details below) to elect an event > committee. Each delegate so designated will be given one vote. The > event committee so chosen will then be empowered to plan and organize > this event, currently planned for the summer of 2005. > > By having delegates from interested parties choose to select the event > committee, it is hoped to have a committee that can count on broad > community support and legitimacy for their efforts, for working with > corporate sponsors where nessisary, etc. > > We appreciate your time and patience in this effort. Any questions can > be referred to Lyn Ohira [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > David Sugar > GNU/FSF > > Lyn Ohira > Gnubies > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Meeting Details: > Time: Noon > Date: Sunday Feb. 8th > Place: The New Yorker Hotel, room 1560. > The New Yorker is between 34th > and 35th Streets on 8th Avenue. > > Location Details: > New Yorker Hotel > 481 8th Ave New York, NY > (212-971-0101) > mapquest: > http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=internal&addtohistory=&latitude=Rd6AEuS47E4%3d&longitude=kpp > > Fallback Meeting Location: > Three Jewels Outreach Ctr > 211 E 5th St New York, NY > (212-475-6650) > mapquest: > http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=internal&addtohistory=&latitude=JXYhEOEFUy4%3d&longitude=ucb _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
