[wplug] [wplug-announce] TODAY GUM: Nominations & GNOME Sq Hill Library 9/16 12:30PM-4PM

Beth Lynn bethlynn at wplug.org
Sat Sep 16 10:06:48 EDT 2006


Hello,

This is just a reminder that the meeting is today at 12:30PM.

Hope to see you there!

Thanks,
Beth Lynn

On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, Beth Lynn wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Western PA Linux Users Group will be hosting a General Users Meeting
> (GUM) featuring GNOME It will be held on this Saturday September 16, 2006 
> from 12:30pm to 4:00 pm  at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Squirrel Hill. 
> During this meeting we will also be accepting nominations for the board.
> This meeting is free and open to the general public. No RSVP required.
>
> PLEASE NOTE THE LOCATION:
> Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Squirrel Hill
> 5801 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15217
>
> THERE ARE TWO MAJOR CHANGES SO PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
> 1. WE WILL NOT MEET AT CARNEGIE MELLON ON SEPTEMBER 15
> 2. WE ARE MEETING AT 12:30PM NOT AT 10AM
>
> Visit our new Maps and Directions page
> http://www.wplug.org/pages/wplugmap/
>
> GUM Topic: GNOME
> Speakers: Patrick Wagstrom
>
> Linux on the desktop has been "The Next Big Thing" for many years now. Isn't 
> it about time that it actually happened? The GNOME project provides a stable, 
> robust, and dare I say, sexy, desktop environment for Linux and Unix that 
> just works. During this talk I'll give a bit of the history of the GNOME 
> project and show off how to get things done using GNOME. I'll highlight some 
> of the new features of the desktop and associated applications such as 
> Banshee for music and iPod integration, easy photo management with F-spot, 
> email and calendering with Evolution, and much much more. If you haven't 
> looked at the Linux desktop since the era of CDE and FVWM or have never 
> considered it as a viable option, this is your chance to get a closer look. 
> Come see what you've been missing.
>
> About the Speaker: Patrick Wagstrom is a Ph.D. student at Carnegie Mellon 
> University where he studies Open Source Software development, specifically 
> looking at the community interactions of the GNOME project. He is also 
> contributor to various projects related to the GNOME project, and is the 
> maintainer of MCatalog.
>
> About the nominations:
> We need members to show up at this meeting so that we can have quorum in 
> order to nominate the next board of Western PA Linux Users Group. Members
> really should make an effort to show up because we will be giving door prizes 
> to members who are in attendance at the business meeting.
>
> To charter members:
> Those who paid dues anytime between (11/2004-9/2005) will be considered 
> current in dues until September 22, 2006. If you want to renew in person, 
> please be prepared to do so before the the business meeting on 9/16.
>
> Schedule as follows:
> 12:30pm-1pm Social gathering - light refreshments
> 1pm-2pm business meeting
> 2pm-3pm GNOME talk
> 3pm-4pm Social hour
> 4pm-4:30pm tear-down
>
> See you there!
>
> Beth Lynn Eicher
> WPLUG Vice Chair
>
> Upcoming Events...
> Pittsburgh Perl Workshop September 23 http://www.pghpw.org/
> 4th Annual Ohio Linuxfest September 30 http://www.ohiolinux.org
> Elections meeting October 21 12:30pm at Sq. Hill Library
>
> For more information on this event or WPLUG please contact
> info at wplug.org
>
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