[Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity

[Pete Kisich]

Yes.  We can do 1 1/2 hours no problem.  I'll get you a Bio of the speaker
sometime today. Thanks.

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Traugott [mailto:stevegt at TerraLuna.Org]
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 10:46 PM
To: Pete Kisich
Cc: 'speakers at svlug.org'
Subject: Re: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity


We have a 1-1.5 hour time slot for the meeting; you originally asked
for 10 minutes, and I'm offering the full meeting -- you're taking me
up on the offer for the full 1-1.5 hours, right?  

I would expect around 150 people, no refreshments ordinarily served;
around 30 of us usually hit the IHOP on Great America afterwards.  
Standard "call for sepakers" boilerplate with more information below.

I'll need a description/speaker bio from you -- sample below,
following the call for speakers.

Steve

__________________________________________________________________

			  CALL FOR SPEAKERS

The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) has openings for speakers
for our monthly meetings during several upcoming months, including May
1st.  If you would like to present a topic of general interest to
the Linux community, please feel free to contact SVLUG speaker
coordinator Steve Traugott at speakers at svlug.org.  

About the group:
================

The Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) is the oldest and one of
the largest Linux user groups in the world.  Past speakers include
Marc Andreessen, Paul Vixie, Tim O'Reilly, and Larry Wall.  SVLUG
celebrated its 10th anniversary at the March 4, 1998 meeting, where
Linus Torvalds addressed an audience of 500 people.  

SVLUG members include Linux professionals and enthusiasts in the
vicinity of San Jose, California, internationally known as Silicon
Valley.  Member interests include Linux and free or low-cost
implementations of Unix, open source software, and commercial products
which incorporate Linux.  The group was originally formed in 1988 as
the PC-Unix Special Interest Group of the Silicon Valley Computer
Society.  

SVLUG meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month, in
conference centers provided by Cisco.  The meetings are either
technical presentations, product demonstrations, or general question
and answer meetings.  Typical audience size for the monthly meeting is
150-250 people, with as many as twice that for popular topics.  The
standard room configuration includes video projector and wireless
microphones.  All meetings are free and open to the public.

See http://www.svlug.org for more information.

__________________________________________________________________


We're pleased to announce the next meeting of the Silicon Valley Linux
Users Group!

WHAT: 

  SpringBox -- http://www.dloo.org

WHEN: 

  Wednesday, 6 March, 7pm-9pm or so.

WHO: 

  Nile Geisinger and Alex Ledin, dLoo, Inc., Petaluma, CA

BACKGROUND: 

For the past two years dLoo has been developing a new way of creating
and sharing open source software. The result is a project called
SpringBox.

Before the Web, information was trapped in proprietary databases and
couldn't be linked together. The Web overthrew that model, and
replaced it with a model in which information was public and linkable.
These two traits made the value of the information available online
grow exponentially.

Today, open source software is trapped on individual computers and
can't be linked together. SpringBox makes it possible to build
networks of software out of distributed units of code that live on the
Internet. With SpringBox, open source developers can post code
publicly in discrete units, like web pages, and other developers can
create new discrete units of code that link to those units. In this
way, SpringBox enables a Web of Software.

We believe SpringBox has the potential to do for open source software
what the Web did for online information. Our presentation will discuss
SpringBox, this new unit of code (the Symbol) and the way that Symbols
can be used to construct an extensible Linux software environment.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:

Alex Ledin is the COO of dLoo and has contributed to the technology of 
SpringBox. In prior work, Ledin has contributed to large public engineering 
projects and developed electric vehicles. Ledin is a graduate of UC Davis 
with majors in Electrical Engineering and Political Science. In his spare 
time he enjoys restoring old cars, playing classical piano and jazz 
saxophone, and traveling.

Nile Geisinger is CTO of dLoo and the creator of SpringBox. Before working 
at dLoo, Geisinger worked at TimeDance and the Advanced Development Center 
at Ricoh. Geisinger is also a graduate of UC Davis with majors in Computer 
Science and Philosophy. In his spare time, Geisinger writes statements 
about what he does in his spare time. He doesn't expect to finish.

WHERE:

Cisco Building 9.  The land of NUMBERS. The VINEYARDS conference
center.  The side we are on is the Silver Oak/Jordan conference rooms,
where a large Cisco fountain is usually not turned on.  Directions on
how to get there are listed at:

        http://www.svlug.org/directions/cisco-9.shtml 

We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate.  If you
have any improvements to make, please let our Web Team know!
web-team at svlug.org

NOTES:

It's best if you arrive close to on time, as otherwise there may not
be someone posted at the door to let you in.  After the speakers end
their presentation there is usually a Q&A session, time for job
seekers and employers to meet, and often a few door prizes.  When the
meeting is over people are encouraged to chat a bit, but also to exit
the building so Cisco can lock up. Don't worry, a lot of us go to
dinner afterward so there's plenty of time to chat outdoors or
offsite.

We look forward to seeing you there!




On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 09:05:20AM -0700, Pete Kisich wrote:
> Hi Steve,
> 
> May first would be great.  Let me know approximately how many people we
> would be speaking to so I'll know the amount of resources I'll need.
Also,
> we may be interested in sponsoring some sort of food or drinks.  Let me
know
> what you guys usually do.  Thanks and talk to you soon.
> 
> Pete Kisich
> Sr. Systems Engineer
> 3ware, Inc.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Traugott [mailto:stevegt at TerraLuna.Org]
> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 11:14 PM
> To: Pete Kisich
> Cc: 'speakers at svlug.org'
> Subject: Re: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity
> 
> 
> Hi Pete, 
> 
> I haven't heard an answer from anyone at 3ware about this yet -- May
> 1st is still available -- would you still be interested?
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 11:20:05PM -0800, Steve Traugott wrote:
> > Hi Pete,
> > 
> > Would you be able to do a 1.5 (or so) hour talk?   First Wednesday
> > night of May, June, or July?
> > 
> > Steve
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 01:20:58PM -0800, Pete Kisich wrote:
> > > Hi Steve,
> > > 
> > > We would be very interested in coming to speak to SVLUG about our
> current
> > > and future products for the Linux platform.  3ware is focused on our
> very
> > > dedicated Linux user base and open source.    
> > > 
> > > In short, we provide Linux developers and users the ability to build
> > > inexpensive,  multi-terabyte ATA RAID systems with performance equal
to
> or
> > > better than most SCSI controllers.  You can get more details at out
> website
> > > at www.3ware.com.
> > > 
> > > Let me know when you would like to schedule us to come in and talk to
> the
> > > group.  We would only need roughly 10 minutes to present plus q/a.
> Thanks.
> > > 
> > > Pete Kisich
> > > Sr. Systems Engineer
> > > 3ware, Inc.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Steve Traugott 
> > Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group
> > http://www.svlug.org
> > --
> > UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC
> > stevegt at TerraLuna.Org   
> > http://www.stevegt.com
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
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> > 
> 
> -- 
> Steve Traugott 
> Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group
> http://www.svlug.org
> --
> UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC
> stevegt at TerraLuna.Org   
> http://www.stevegt.com

-- 
Steve Traugott 
Speaker Coordinator, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group
http://www.svlug.org
--
UNIX/Linux Infrastructure Architect, TerraLuna LLC
stevegt at TerraLuna.Org   
http://www.stevegt.com
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