[KLUG Members] [Program Director] Seeking Speakers

[Adam Williams]

We have one remaining XML slot in the month of July.  If you have 
experience working with XML or XML tools and might be able to present
to KLUG in this series please contact me at 
programdirector@kalamazoolinux.org.

Dates still available in 2002 are: 2002-09-24, 2002-10-08, 2002-10-15, 
2002-10-22, 2002-11-12, 2002-11-19, 2002-11-26, 2002-12-10, 2002-12-17.

KLUG is on the verge of claiming "Most active LUG in the USA!", given that
out fantastic pool of volunteers has enabled us to schedule a great menu of
presentations topics every week for the next FIVE months.  If we call fill
up 2002 then we can make this claim without any doubt.  This is your chance
to be part of the best LUG in North America!

If you have a topic you'd like to present on one of the dates above,  or a 
suggestion for a presentation topic, contact me at
programdirector@kalamazoolinux.org.

We are willing to take slot reservations into the first part of 2003 at well.

Recently requested topics
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GIMP: Intro to using
StarBasic: Writing programs and macros in Star Office / Open Office
SGML: Huh?  
(I wanted documentation and they told me they could build it from the
sgml included in the tar ball.....WTFM?)

Other topics on the requested list:
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Transitioning Windows users to Linux
Corporate Linux Promotion Techniques
What is .NET/SOAP/XML-RPC
SSL
PHP Programming
CORBA
Video / Multimedia with Linux
GIMP / Graphics packages for Linux
Automating Desktop Tasks in GNOME (Macros)
SSL
DNS servers: bind and djbdns
LTSP
Voice over IP, IP telephony

Speaker Guidelines:
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1. Presentations should be 30~90 minutes in length.  Length of 120 minutes 
for advanced topics is allowed,  but please notify the program director
of your intention to run long.
2. There is typically time after the presentation proper for one on one 
conversations with members of the audience.  The meetings close around
9:15 - 9:30pm.
3. KLUG can provide an SVGA projector that works with most computers.  
The projectors native resolution is 800x600x16bit,  but it will work, with
some negligable loss of quality, at 1024x768.  We have had very good luck
with compatibility but we cannot GUARANTEE compatibility.
4. Please consider that the meeting room is quite large,  if your going to
display text/examples, please plan ahead to use a LARGE and CRISP font.
5. Presenters should provide a title, one paragraph bio, and one paragraph
topic description for inclusion on the KLUG schedule page.  Please provide
these in plain text.
6. It is appreciated when presenters can provide their presentations (in 
some open format), notes, or other content for inclusion on the KLUG
past presentations page.
7. Internet access is available, both RJ-45 and wireless, at the facility.
But KLUG cannot guarantee it's functionality at any given time.  Presenters
are advised to avoid reliance on external resources when possible.