== August Monthly Meeting ==
You can read the full version of this announcement at
http://slug.org.au/node/117
SLUG's monthly meeting. Meetings are open to the general public, and are
free of charge.
Where:
Our venue is now Google, Level 5, 48 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont.
It's across the road from Star City Casino. A map of the area can be
found here[1], and public transit directions are at [2]. Appropriate
signage and directions will be posted around the building.
You will need to sign-in to enter the venue. This can be performed when
you arrive, but to save time we recommend that you do so online
beforehand at Anyvite[3]. If you are unsure, please sign up as a
'maybe'. This allows us to organise adequate meeting space and
facilities. You do not need to create an account to indicate your
attendance.
We start at 18.30 but we ask that people arrive at least 15 minutes
early so we an all get into the building and start on time. Please do
not arrive before 18.00, as it may hinder business activities for our
host!
This month's sessions are:
General Talk
Mitchell Seaton: The OLPC Battleground
OLPC gears up during the rest of this year with the development of the
XO 1.5 laptop, SugarLabs pushes forth with the SoaS (Sugar on a Stick)
and Sugar v0.86, and deployments continue around the world. In this
talk, Mitchell will discuss the current state of play, future directions
and the world-wide support community at the heart of it all.
In-Depth Talk
TBA: TBA
TBA
SLUGlets
Mini-tutorial
Patrick Elliott-Brennan will be leading a discussion on video encoding
on Linux, with demonstrations!
General discussion and Q&A about Linux, free software and open source.
We have lots of space, so we can also break off into other smaller
discussions.
Hacker Space
We have heaps of room available to us at Google. If the talks do not
grab you, feel free to come along and hack away on your favourite
project in the designated Hacker Space.
Meeting Schedule
See here[4] for an explanation of the segments.
* 18.15: Open Doors
* 18.30: Announcements, News, Introductions
* 18.45: General Talk
* 19.30: Intermission
* 19.45: Split into two groups for:
o In-Depth Talk
o SLUGlets
* 20.30: Dinner
Dinner this month will be held locally, Details will be announced on the
night. We will be taking numbers at the beginning of the meeting. If you
have any particular dietary requirements (e.g. vegetarian), let us know
beforehand. Dinner is a great way to socialise and learn in a relaxed
atmosphere :)
We hope to see you there!
[1] http://tinyurl.com/ParkingPyrmont
[2] http://wiki.slug.org.au/howtogetthere
[3] http://anyvite.com/events/home/n6wyhrrnrt
[4] http://www.slug.org.au/meetings/meetingformat
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Melissa Draper
Sydney Linux Users Group | Secretary
http://slug.org.au
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