[svlug] ISSUE: SVLUG's continued status with SBAY

[Jennifer Davis]

> As the LinuxWorld conference director, I would like to make a very special 
> request - would you be interested in hosting this event in the Yerba Buena 
> area outside of Moscone at the same time as LinuxWorld? I think it would be a 
> very nice event. IDG World Expo has already indicated to me that they would 
> wholeheartedly commit resources for this. Let me know if you're interested. 
> We were thinking of having our own 15th anniversary event, and then I 
> informed them of the annual picnix stuff, and they were intrigued.

I think that could work really well.  I'm not sure about the location 
change, have to see what people think.. but commuting to that location 
might be easier.  We had a little over 500 people last year.. to give you 
an idea of the size.  http://www.linuxpicnic.org (if you hadn't heard of 
it before).  I think it's important that it remain the volunteer run and 
feel to it though.. definitely has that close welcoming community feel to 
it.

  >
> And as a general inquiry, I'd like to extend an invitation to work more 
> closely with SVLUG (and BALUG, PenLUG, and BayLISA) on LinuxWorld. Part of my 
> job is to do a better job of outreach with various communities, including 
> LUG's, developers, and sysadmins. I'd like to continue this discussion in an 
> open-ended way.

BayLISA is definitely open to working with other groups and organizations.

>
> I'm currently in the Portland airport waiting for my plane to land so I can 
> board. By the way, the stuff going on in Oregon is freaking incredible. Way 
> more than I expected, even though I knew a fair bit of what's happening. I'd 
> love to share my Oregon enthusiasm with all of you if I ever get a chance ;)

:) ?  What is happening in Oregon?