[wplug] [wplug-announce] Popular Demand: Regular Expressions Sat 6/11/2005 10am-2pm CMU NSH

[Beth Lynn]

Hello,

Western PA Linux Users Group will be hosting a Popular Demand Meeting 
featuring Regular Expressions. It will be held on this Saturday June 11,
2005 from 10am to 2 pm at Carnegie Mellon University, Newell Simon Hall
1507. This meeting is free and open to the general public. No RSVP 
required.

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Popular Demand: Regular Expressions
Speaker: James O'Kane
Host: Beth Lynn Eicher
Cohost: Matt Hughes

Talk Abstract:
Regular Expressions: Those odd-looking set of characters people talk about 
when they mention regular expressions (or sometimes regex) are a powerful 
tool for text matching. This talk will start with the basic constructs 
such as '.', '+' and '?' and build up to more complex expressions. The 
focus will be more toward the practical application rather than theory. 
While regular expression engines can be found in most languages, examples 
will be given in perl. If there is time, we'll try to take some example 
problems from the audience and try building some expressions. The content 
of the talk has been influenced by the O'Reilly Book on the subject:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/regex2/

Schedule:
* Doors will open at 10am to NSH 1507
* Coffee and Donut Hour 10am-11am
* Regular Expressions talk 11am-Noon
* Geeks Eating Pizza Noon-ish - 1pm
* Bylaws Meeting 1pm-2pm in NSH 1505
* General Socialization 1pm-2pm in NSH 1507

See you there!

Beth Lynn

Upcoming Events...
Saturday June 11, 2005 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Regular Expressions
Saturday July 9, 2005 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm GUM topic TBD
Saturday July 16, 2005 from 10:00 am - 5:00pm Installfest
Sunday August 7 Annual Picnic

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