[KLUG Members] Call for autumnal speakers ][

[Adam Williams]

We are still seeking presenters to fill out the 2002 year, only four
dates available!  We will soon be entering the holiday season when we
are prompted to remember the importance of friends, family and
community.  How better to celebrate than to give back to the Open Source
community that provides us with great software than by presenting some
of your expertise and knowledge to fellow KLUG-ers!

Dates Available:
2002-11-26,2002-11-19,2002-11-26,2002-12-10,
2003-01-14,2003-01-21,2003-01-28

We also still need a "short" speaker to fill out our "Those
Tricksters!!!" session on 2002-10-08.  This only involves speaking for
10 - 15 minutes about a short topic (Setting up NTP for example) or
simply your favorite Linux utility or shortcuts.  These do not need to
be 'advanced' topics.

If you'd like to step up to the plate and claim a date, or just to
suggest a topic you would like to see, contact me at
programdirector@kalamazoolinux.org

Requested Topics:
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1. ACPI
2. GIMP: Intro to using
3. StarBasic: Writing programs and macros in Star Office / Open Office
4. SGML: Huh?  (I wanted documentation and they told me they could build
it from the sgml included in the tar ball.....WTFM?)
5. SSL
6. CORBA
7. Video / Multimedia with Linux
8. Automating Desktop Tasks in GNOME (Macros)
9. DNS servers: bind and djbdns
10. Voice over IP, IP telephony
11. Manging large documents in Open/Star Office (table of contents,
indexes, document linking, cross referencing, versioning)
12. GUI CD creation tools
13. Working with audio  (http://www.oli4.ch/laoe/
http://www.eca.cx/ecawave/ http://glame.sourceforge.net/)

Suggested Applications:
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GNOME Meeting (http://www.gnomemeeting.org/)
Mr. Project (http://www.mrproject.org/)
gLabels (http://snaught.com/glabels/)
GIMP (http://www.gimp.org/)
Dia (http://www.lysator.liu.se/~alla/dia/)
Cinelerra (http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php3)

Presentation 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.