[KLUG Members] Seeking Presenters (As Always!)

[Adam Tauno Williams]

KLUG as always is seeking presenters.  Below are the results of our 2004
Spring Topic survey (these values are a calculated 'interest ratio',
they only have value relative to each other; higher number = more
interest).  If you are familiar with ****ANY**** aspect of a topic below
we would appreciate your sharing your knowledge and experience with the
group.  Just visit the schedule page - 
http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/meetings/schedule.php3 - select any "Date
Available", and e-mail programdirector at kalamazoolinux.org concerning
your interest in presenting.  We will be happy to reserve the date for
you and answer any questions you might have.  Also, if you have what you
think might be an interesting topic NOT listed below, PLEASE don't feel
excluded - the topics on our topic survey are derived from the list
archives and specific requests we receive - this list is in NO WAY to be
construed as comprehensive.

SAMBA: Integrating Win32 and LINUX/UNIX:	29
Directory Services (LDAP, Kerberos, SLP)	24
Building, Managing, and Securing a LAN		23
SSL, TLS, & Certificates			20
RPC Related Topics: CORBA, XML-RPC, SOAP	20
Video/Multimedia content creation with Linux	20
Video/Multimedia content creation with Linux	19
Power management in Linux (ACPI/APM)		17
Automating desktop tasks (Macros?)		17
Transitioning Windows users to Linux		15
Maximizing Open Office (Database access, Editing 
large documents, Scripting & Remoting, etc...)	15
Linux on alternative platforms 
(POWER PC, etc...)				13
Easy-to-use database tools for Linux		10
Running a web site / Manage-ing a web server	10
SQL, and RDMBS concepts				10
Corporate Linux Promotion Techniquies		8
TCP/IP Networks (How do they work?)		7
Free Linux Groupware Tools			5
Hotplugging Devices (USB, Firewire, etc...)	5
Web Proxy / Caching / Web Accelerators		5
PHP Programming					5
Accounting Packages for Linux			5
Open Source applications for M$-Windows		0
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If you have an interest in specifically discussing meeting topics,
presentation ideas, looking for presentation collaberators, etc... join
our speakers at kalamazoolinux.org list.
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To schedule a presentation simply select an available date and e-mail
programdirector at kalamazoolinux.org.  

Our schedule page - http://www.kalamazoolinux.org/meetings/schedule.php3

Please include:
1. A title (one sentence, 1 - 7 words).
2. A short, one or two paragraph, description of your
topic/presentation.  You may include basic HTML markup such as hrefs,
bold, underline, etc...  Please no tables.
3. A short, one or two paragraph bio (aka shameless self-promotion
blurb).  Same markup rules apply as in (B).
4. You may also include the URL to your "home page".  When listed on the
schedule page your name will link to this URL while the title of your
presentation will link the to description below.

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 XGA projector that works with most computers. 
The projectors native resolution is 1024x768x16bit,  but it will work,
with some negligable loss of quality at other resolutions and color
depths.  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. 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.  For wireless access you must have a browser with pop-ups
and Javascript ****ENABLED***.