[Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity
Steve Traugott
stevegt at TerraLuna.Org
Wed Apr 17 23:57:35 PDT 2002
Hi All,
Pete's and Pat's bios look good. Ted, we are going to be in a real
quandry with you; Cisco lets us use their space without charge, with
the agreement that we do not overtly market another company's wares on
their property. The nature of SVLUG talks is engineering, highly
technical, veering on academic at times. We'll need to let Pete and
Pat take the exclusive billing for this one. That will work better as
a draw with this audience regardless, and won't risk our agreement
with Cisco (or my position as speaker coordinator for the group).
I also need a paragraph or two about the talk itself. (Again, stay
heavy on the technical.) I'm attaching a sample again, below. This
needs to go up on the SVLUG web site by the end of this week; I'd
highly appreciate any expedited treatment you can give it.
Thanks guys,
Steve
WHEN:
Wednesday, 6 February, 7pm-9pm or so.
WHO:
MPEG4IP (http://sourceforge.net/projects/mpeg4ip/)
David Mackie, Technical Leader, Cisco Systems
Bill May, Technical Leader, Cisco Systems
ABOUT:
The objective of MPEG4IP is to remove barriers to streaming
that exist because of companies who "embrace and extend"
common standards -- and in doing so, break them. By
comparison, MPEG4IP is being developed in consideration of
the Internet Streaming Media Alliance specification for
interoperable streaming technologies.
MPEG4IP is an SDK available on SourceForge that includes an
MPEG4-based encoder, decoder and server from which
developers can create their own streaming solutions.
Originally developed for Linux, MPEG4IP has been ported to
FreeBSD, BSD/OS and Mac OS X by supporters.
MPEG4IP is not a Cisco product; However, Cisco developers
started the project over a year ago by aggregating and
enhancing existing open-source code, and creating new
libraries.
MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Both speakers are Technical Leaders at Cisco Systems'
Technology Center. The Technology Center focuses on
development of new technologies and markets. Both
have the MPEG4IP project as their primary job focus.
Bill May has over 15 years of industry experience and has
held several positions during his eight years at Cisco. He
has been involved in IOS as a developer in WAN and
Infrastructure, was a Manager, and has worked on the IP/TV
product. Prior to that he was in the telecommunications
industry at companies such as T-Com, Cohesive Networks and
Timeplex.
David Mackie has been working on standards-based streaming
media for the past five years, and has 15 years industry
experience. He has lead a variety of R&D projects centered
around Internet technologies at such companies as The
Wollongong Group, Bridge Communications, Network Computing
Devices, FTP Software, Open Market, Books That Work, Precept
Software, and now Cisco Systems.
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 Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 07:47:20PM -0700, Pete Kisich wrote:
> Hi Steve,
>
> Here are our Bios, let me know if you need anything else. Thanks.
>
> Pete Kisich, Sr. Systems Engineer
> Pete Kisich has over 10 years experience in system engineering and storage
> architecture. Previous to 3ware, he was Manager of the Platform Engineering
> group at Wells Fargo Bank. As a Sr. Storage Architect at StorageNetworks,
> Pete was part of the team which built the largest Global Storage
> Infrastructure in the world. He has worked extensively in SAN, NAS, and
> iSCSI storage networks in enterprise environments.
>
> Pat Pejack, Sr. Applications Engineer
> Pat has over 12 years experience in RAID and I/O Storage applications and
> technology. Previous to 3ware, Pat was a Sr. Field applications engineer at
> Adaptec where he gained over 10 years experience in RAID, SCSI, Fibre
> Channel, ATA, and Firewire storage applications.
>
> Ted Simon, Director of Worldwide Sales
> As Director of Worldwide Sales, Ted Simon brings over 18 years of successful
> sales and sales management experience within the storage industry. Before
> joining 3ware, Ted served as Enterprise Account Manager with
> StorageNetworks, a storage service provider. Prior to StorageNetworks, Ted
> was Major Account Executive, West Coast region, for Auspex Systems, a
> network attached server company. Ted joined Auspex from MTI, where he held
> positions as District Manager and Major Account Manager.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Traugott [mailto:stevegt at TerraLuna.Org]
> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 8:08 PM
> To: Pete Kisich
> Cc: 'speakers at svlug.org'; Joyce Cao
> Subject: Re: [Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity
>
>
> Hi Pete,
>
> I never got that description/bio -- starting to get worried. ;-) We
> normally like to update the website at least three weeks prior --
> we're a week late so far. Is there anything I can do to help?
>
> Steve
>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 08:53:01PM -0700, Steve Traugott wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 08:56:58AM -0700, Pete Kisich wrote:
> > > Yes. We can do 1 1/2 hours no problem. I'll get you a Bio of the
> speaker
> > > sometime today. Thanks.
> >
> > Great! Any questions, feel free to give me a call.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > >
> > > -----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
> > > > >
> > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > Speakers mailing list
> > > > > Speakers at lists.svlug.org
> > > > > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > 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
> >
> > --
> > 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
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Speakers mailing list
> > Speakers at lists.svlug.org
> > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/speakers
> >
>
> --
> 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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