[socal-piggies] Fwd: UUASC-LA October 2006 Program

[Howard B. Golden]

Apparently I've been "sleeping under a rock," since I
hadn't been aware of this group before. This might be
of interest to some of our members.

--- Peter Benjamin <pete at peterbenjamin.com> wrote:

> Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:43:45 -0700
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> From: Peter Benjamin <pete at peterbenjamin.com>
> Subject: [Sclug] Fwd: UUASC-LA October 2006 Program
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> 
> 
>                   UUASC-LA
> Unix Users Association of Southern California
>           Los Angeles County Chapter
>              October 2006 Meeting
> 
> ---------------------------------------------
> 
>         How to Run a Major User Group
> 
> ---------------------------------------------
> 
>           Thursday, Oct. 5, 7-9 pm
> 
>             Sun Microsystems, Inc.
>         222 N. Sepulveda in El Segundo
>          10th Floor -- Martinique Room
> 
> ---------------------------------------------
> 
> UUASC has enjoyed tremendous success and unless
> you've been sleeping under a
> rock ever since Y2K, you've noticed that the Orange
> County chapter went from
> certain bankruptcy to quickly becoming the darling
> of Wall Street, and the Los
> Angeles County chapter has gone from being a
> fledgling to capturing the top
> spot amongst all area user group meetings -- a
> position we have proudly held
> for the past several years. Now it is time to
> reflect on our accomplishments.
> 
> At the October meeting of UUASC-LA, President
> Hershel Remer will lead a
> program designed to share the secrets to UUASC's
> success with other area user
> groups. We hope to see the room packed with
> representatives from every leading
> LUG and organization known to mankind.
> 
> If you have ever thought about volunteering for a
> leadership position within
> an existing organization or perhaps you're even
> considering forming your own
> group, this meeting is a must! Come and learn from
> Hershel's experience in
> booking top-notch speakers who present 24 unique
> topics every year at the two
> UUASC monthly chapter meetings.
> 
> Ask questions about how to secure meeting venues and
> corporate sponsors while
> working on minimal or no budget at all. Learn what
> goes on behind the scenes
> in running a group, leading the members, and
> building membership. You won't
> find such a class available anywhere else, and we're
> providing it absolutely
> free! In addition, Hershel may call upon other
> current and former members of
> UUASC leadership to offer their insights and field
> your questions.
> 
> Hershel, a.k.a. the Unix Rabbi, joined UUASC back in
> 1996 and helped start the
> LA chapter in 2000, taking on the role of chapter
> program director. In 2004,
> he was elected UUASC president and now handles the
> program duties for both
> chapters. In addition, he moderates the group's jobs
> email list. This will
> mark the Unix Rabbi's first speaking engagement in
> the LA chapter and first in
> UUASC since February 1999. Hershel led a couple of
> BoFs at the USENIX '05
> Technical Conference. In addition, "Rabbs" as he
> likes to be called, is a
> professional comedian, so even if the topic sounds
> boring, chances are he'll
> make you laugh at some point.
> 
> After the meeting, you are invited to mingle with
> many of the chapter members
> at UUASC-LA's favorite dining and drinking spot.
> Details will be presented at 
> the meeting.
> 
> WARNING: People may take photographs of UUASC-LA
> meetings and social events.
> If someone is absolutely opposed to having his or
> her photograph taken, that
> person needs to please speak with the photographer.
> 
> Warning to photographers: You must have a person's
> permission to post
> photographs in any public manner.
> 
> Directions:
> 
> >From the South via Interstate 405:
> 
> Exit at El Segundo Blvd. Turn left and proceed
> approximately three miles to
> the intersection of El Segundo Blvd. and Sepulveda.
> Turn right (Northbound),
> stay in the right lane. Skip to "Northbound on
> Sepulveda", below.
> 
> >From the North via Interstate 405:
> 
> Exit at El Segundo Blvd. Turn left onto La Cienega
> Blvd. (get into the right
> lane). Turn right at El Segundo Blvd and proceed
> approximately three miles
> tothe intersection of El Segundo Blvd and Sepulveda.
> Turn right (Northbound),
> stay in the right lane.
> 
> Northbound on Sepulveda:
> 
> You should now be proceeding nortbound, in the right
> lane along Sepulveda
> Blvd. The signal at the next intersection
> (Sepulveda/Grand) is an important
> landmark. The meeting venue is in the Oracle
> building (222 Sepulveda) on the
> Southeast corner, just before the intersection, on
> the right. The Free Parking
> is *across* the intersection, in the Northeast
> corner on the right.
> 
> Parking:
> 
> Continue northbound across the intersection, turn
> into the first driveway on
> the right, known as the LAX Business Park. Go
> through the raised gates, turn
> right, find  a parking space close to the traffic
> signal.
> 
> Building:
> 
> Short stairs lead from the raised parking lot to the
> sidewalk. Walk across the
> intersection heading south. The UUASC meeting venue
> (Sun Microsystems office)
> is in the "Oracle" building, closest to the
> southeast corner of the
> Sepulveda/Grand intersection. Entrances are located
> on the Oracle building's
> North and South sides. However, after business
> hours, the North side is
> closed; go to the South entrance.  If the doors are
> locked here, the security
> guard can open it; politely knock on the door to get
> their attention.
> 
> Enter and sign in, inform the guard that you want to
> go to the Sun
> Microsystems offices on the 10th floor. That means
> the elevators to the right,
> and the guard will likely need to activate the
> elevator for you. The UUASC
> meeting is in Sun's offices on the 10th floor.
> 
> For any questions on how to get there, call
> 310-607-2400. However, that number
> won't be available after business hours (5:30).
> After that time, call
> 310-607-2560.
> 
> UUASC wants to especially thank member Matt
> Ingenthron of Sun for his
> excellent hospitality.  And, UUASC wants to thank
> our host, Sun Microsystems,
> for the continued support of our meetings.
> 
>           
> --------------------------------------------------
> 
> UUASC is for all persons using UNIX either
> personally or professionally, or
> interested in learning more about UNIX. We recognize
> all varieties of UNIX,
> including (without prejudice) SCO, Linux, SVr4,
> Solaris, AIX, HP/UX, and BSD.
> This is a good place to meet others with similar
> interests and broaden your
> skills and knowledge.
> 
> There are two UUASC chapters serving Los Angeles and
> Orange Counties. Meeting
> locations for each chapter are detailed at our web
> site, http://www.uuasc.org.
> Please visit our web site.
> 
> There are no dues or other membership requirements.
> More than 300 persons
> receive our monthly meeting announcements. Meeting
> attendance varies to as
> high as 75. Hershel Remer serves as UUASC president
> and leads a team of
> volunteers who together manage the club. More
> volunteers are always needed.
> 
> Los Angeles County Chapter meetings are normally
> held the first Thursday of
> each month from 7 to 9 pm ( or whenever we feel like
> stopping ). Generally,
> meetings include a technical presentation on a
> hardware or software topic of
> current interest to the UNIX community and a
> round-table discussion of current
> topics of interest to the group. UUASC-LA needs
> future topic suggestions (and
> volunteers)!!