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-----Original Message----- From: Eater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subj: [CHAOS:667] Re: Southeast Linuxfest Date: Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:09 pm Size: 3K To: [email protected] Sounds like a good excuse to drink beer in a strange city. I'm down. Anybody else? On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 8:49 PM, djs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Good Evening: > > My name is David Stillman. I am a part of growing community that is > starting a LinuxFest for the Southeast US. > > We, as a community, have come up with a letter to give you some more > info: > > > Hello, we are writing to introduce to you the Southeast LinuxFest, and > event being planned for > June 13, 2009 by several LUGS in the Southeast United States. > > Our goal is to be very similar to Ohio LinuxFest and the now defunct > Atlanta Linux Showcase - a > fun, diverse, and community-oriented Linux convention. Our official > mission statement is: > > "The Southeast LinuxFest is a community event for anyone who wants to > learn more about Linux and > Free & Open Source software. It is part educational conference, and > part social gathering. Like > Linux itself, it is shared with attendees of all skill levels to > communicate tips, ideas, and to > benefit all who use Linux/Free Open Source Software. LinuxFest is the > place to learn, to make new > friends, to network with new business partners, and most importantly, > to have fun!" > > We have made significant progress towards holding this event - we have > filed for non-profit > corporation status in South Carolina, and have several potential sites > in the Greenville- > Spartanburg, SC area. Several groups have already contacted us, > offering volunteers and/or requesting booth space. We have also been > in touch with Chris DiBona (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_DiBona) > and Mark > Spencer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Spencer), who have > confirmed that they will attend our > event, barring any conflicts that may arise. While we are making > spirited progress, we cannot do this without the support of other > LUGs. Having > strong LUG support is vital to the success of our event, both in it > being a memorable and enjoyable > experience, and in seeking sponsorship. > > Please consider officially supporting our efforts to have this annual > LinuxFest in the Southeast. If your LUG is interested, we would ask > that you show your support for the concept of this event by > allowing us to add your group to our website as official supporters, > and appointing somebody in your > LUG to join our mailing list and attend our weekly IRC meetings (Every > Tuesday at 9pm EST) so that > they can keep your LUG up to date on our plans as we move forward. > > There are other ways to support S.E.L.F., too. Help us reach your > local media outlets, so that we > may spread the word. Suggest event sponsors, potential speakers, or > those who might want event > floor space. > > This event is for you, the Linux/FOSS users in the Southeast. Let's > make this event truly enjoyable. > > To learn more, and to keep up with our news, please visit our website: > http://www.southeastlinuxfest.com/wiki/ > > If you are interested in attending, please register. It is important > to us for planning venue size > and other considerations. > http://www.southeastlinuxfest.com/signup.html > > If you have any questions, suggestions, or ideas, please let us know > via our IRC channel, or by emailing > our mailing list. We look forward to talking to you soon. > > Sincerely, > > The S.E.L.F. Leadership, and our supporting LUGs including UCLUG, --- message truncated --- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CHAOS706.ORG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chaos706?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
