[Speakers] 3ware speaking opportunity
Steve Traugott
stevegt at TerraLuna.Org
Wed Apr 10 20:53:01 PDT 2002
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
> > >
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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
--
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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