Greetings CLUGgers, I am pleased to announce that we are having an extra meeting on 18 Feb 2008
Mike Culver, of the Developer Relations Group of Amazon Web Services contacted us recently with a offer to give us a talk about what the new Amazon Web Services has to offer. The venue is Room 031 in the Erskine Building on the UoC campus. http://www.math.canterbury.ac.nz/php/maps/ which links through to http://www.math.canterbury.ac.nz/php/maps/campus.php Doors open at 7:15pm for a prompt and definite start at 7:30. Here is Mike's Announcement for his Talk Blurb and his Bio details:- Amazon Web Services ================= Life in a Post Web 2.0 World What's possible in a post Web 2.0 world? Innovation continues at a mind-bending pace, and this presentation will showcase some thought-provoking new directions that Web Services are headed in. The presentation will provide an overview of Amazon Web Services, including a Web Service named Mechanical Turk that allows computers to make requests of people, an online storage service, a Virtual Server service, and more. There will also be a demo showing how to set up the virtual server. But mostly this will be an opportunity to have a discussion about innovation and entrepreneurial tools. Amazon spent over a decade developing a world-class technology and content platform that powers Amazon web sites for millions of customers every day. Most people think "Amazon.com" when they hear the word; however developers are excited to learn that there is a separate technology arm of the company, known as Amazon Web Services or AWS. Using AWS, developers can build software applications leveraging the same robust, scalable, and reliable technology that powers Amazon's retail business. AWS has now launched ten services with open API's for developers to build applications, with the result that over 290,000 developers have registered on Amazon's developer site to create applications based on these services. Presenter: Mike Culver, Evangelist for Amazon Web Services Mike Culver joined the Developer Relations Group of Amazon Web Services in May, 2006. He brings with him fifteen years of technology leadership experience, including at companies such as Microsoft. In addition Mike has a strong background running an IT organization, with over a decade of experience in the Electrical Wholesale Distribution industry. As a Web Services Evangelist at Amazon, he helps developers take advantage of disruptive technologies that are going to change the way we think about computer applications, and the way that businesses compete. The lecture theatre I have booked has seating for 86 so that should accommodate us alright. I will be making a very simple web based counter, and will publish the URL in the next few days so that we can change the venue to a larger theatre should that be necessary. -- Sincerely etc Christopher Sawtell
