You can read the full version of this announcement at
http://slug.org.au/node/122
== Summary ==
Date: Friday 29nd of January (Friday next week).
Start Time: Arrive at 6:15pm for a 6:30pm start
Format: Lightning Talks, BOFs, Pizza Dinner
Where: Google Australia, opposite Star City
== SLUG January Monthly Meeting ==
Instead of running two 45 minute talks will be having two sets of
Lightning talks.
For those who don't know what a Lightning talk is, it's a very short
talk to get a short overview about a subject. They are great because if
you are not interested in the current subject you only have to listen for 5
minutes. I personally have found that I always learn something cool,
exciting or new!
The first section will be on "General Lightning talks", each person will
get 5 minutes (and 5 minutes only) to talk about anything from something
simple as "The new idea I want help with" to the "My summary of this 45
minute talk" or even "5 cool facts about Rusty Russell".
The second section will be on "In-depth Lightning Talks", each person
will get 7 minutes to talk about something a bit more indepth.
*Slots are still available*, so if you are interested in talking, please
sign up at the following URL:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=t6Is2nMnHr3Q-Xt7cOAHpkQ&hl=en
= Meeting Details =
SLUG is the very mis-named Sydney Linux User Group. We are a general
Open Source interest group which runs our primary event on the last
Friday of every month (except December). Meetings are open to the
general public, and are free of charge.
Our venue is 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 Eventbrite[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.
= Meeting Schedule =
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!
See here[5] for an explanation of the segments.
* 18.15: Open Doors
* 18.30: Announcements, News, Introductions
* 18.45: General Talk
* 19.30: Intermission
* 19.45: In-Depth Talk
* 20.30: Dinner
BoFs and the Hackerspace run from the time the doors open.
= Bird of a Feather (BoF) Sessions =
The list of BoFs at the moment are:
* SLUGlets - our regular forum for newbies and desktop users
If you would like to run a BoF, please discuss on the SLUG Activities
mailing list[4].
= 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.
= Dinner =
For dinner, we order in a selection of pizzas. The cost is $10 per
head, and we will be collecting money from 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 :)
For those who want to continue the conversation after dinner, some of
us will be heading to a pub in the local area.
[1] http://tinyurl.com/ParkingPyrmont
[2] http://wiki.slug.org.au/howtogetthere
[3] http://slug.eventbrite.com/
[4] http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/activities
[5] http://www.slug.org.au/meetings/meetingformat
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