[wplug-erie] ErieLUG Resurrection

[Lukasz Karapuda]

Brint,

I have been involved in the Erie LUG since last spring. I have organized 
the Install Fest at Mercyhurst College last spring. I am a senior at 
Mecyhurst College and live on campus. I work for the IT department and 
therefore have access to pretty much whatever we need as far as 
technology, internet access and rooms on campus. We had LAN, wireless 
and a SMART classroom with projector on the last installfest. I am 
pretty confident that we could organize meetings at MC campus if the 
other folks are interested.

I am a friend of Roger Griffiths, who posted to this list earlier 
today.  We have a bunch of Linux users on campus that would be glad to 
participate in Erie LUG meetings. In fact the official Mercyhurst Linux 
User Club is to be created this year. We plan to spend the money 
obtained from the college on preparing and distributing various Linux 
distributions on CD among the students and faculty.

I am glad to see the initiative still present!

Lukasz Karapuda


erielug at bekit.net wrote:

>Hello all!
>
>I recently stumbled upon the ErieLUG site. I was sad to see that
>activity had faded in the recent months before I had a chance to
>participate. After seeing Chris' email about his relocation and need to
>release control of the ErieLUG, I decided to contact him for more
>information. After talking with Chris and Beth Lynn of WPLUG, I have
>decided to take Chris' place as the chair of ErieLUG and attempt to
>revive it.
>
>I'll be honest, I'm new to LUGs and this may be a shaky start. I am
>however an avid Linux user/advocate (Windows free at home for 2 years!)
>and I am familiar with the community feeling the Linux and Open Source
>can bring. I recently attended the Ohio Linuxfest to meet with Chris
>and Beth face-to-face and was able to get a lot of great advice from
>both of them, as well as many others.
>
>So, here is my plan: 
>1. First of all, taking a poll of who is active on this list - please
>take a moment and post back a little "hello" to let me know I'm not
>just talking to myself :) Also, if you have any suggestions, please let
>me know - the more info I have, the better I can serve the community.
>
>2. I would like to start with an online presence. After I get some
>things worked out, I will be launching a new website for the ErieLUG.
>This will contain information about the LUG, other Linux and Erie
>events and a place for us to share ideas. I am also looking into some
>sort of IRC channel, but that will depend on your reaction to this
>idea.
>
>3. Before too long, I would like to start arranging real life meetings.
>I will probably be trying to get the library location that I believe
>you used before. If anyone has any other suggestions, please let me
>know - I know that Molly Brannagin's is a great bar and has free WiFi
>:)
>
>4. After things start rolling, I want to continue to promote the LUG.
>Perhaps try to get some news coverage and run a few events (such as
>installfests).
>
>My friend Gordon (aka - G) will be helping me get things started, and
>Chris has offered to help as long as he is able. I think that Erie is
>still an emerging market for technology - I'd like to see us work
>towards making Erie a Linux and Open Source friendly area and help the
>individuals and businesses in the area see the power of the Open Source
>community.
>
>Stay tuned - there's plenty more to come. :)
>
>-Brint
>
>Brint E. Kriebel
>http://bekit.net
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