Re: LUG: Welcome Back Bash, Upcoming events - Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:04:11 -0400

Subject : Re: LUG: Welcome Back Bash, Upcoming events

From : jpgoel@ncsu.[redacted]

Date : Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:04:11 -0400

Hi all,

I'm Jay, the treasurer for ACM. Please let us know when you are having
installfests, etc. If I know in advance, I can help talk to the other
groups (ACM, STARS, GSA, etc) and we could get more participants, and make
them more "community-centric" events rather than "lug-centric". We could
throw together a baller installfest party!

One option you could also consider is placing ads in the technician, in
terms of getting the word out. I'm not sure, however, what the success
rate of tech ads are.

I'd really like to see our LUG do some cool stuff, and one of our ACM
goals is to do a better job reaching out to people and fostering
community. Too often us geek types get into our routine and don't
branching out.

Anyways, just throwing that out there. Let me know!

Jay

On Tue, September 2, 2008 10:53 am, Ed Anderson wrote:
> Nathaniel,
> Thanks for your enthusiasm and willingness to help out with the LUG.
> Even though you can't come to meetings, we'd love to have you involved
> in help out in other ways.
>
> 1. Spread the word, about linux and the LUG. There are many linux
> users on campus that don't know about the LUG and many people who
> would rather use linux if they knew about it. It's less scary to try
> it out when you know you have a support group to help you when you get
> stuck.
>
> 2. Help out at Installfests. We'll be holding installfests once per
> semester (to be planned during out next meeting), which are to walk
> people through installing linux or to help them solve any problems
> they have. You can volunteer help at the events, and invite people at
> attend once we announce the date.
>
> If you have time you can hang out with us on IRC (irc.freenode.net
> #ncsulug). That way you can meet us and we'll know who you are too.
>
> Hope to see you around sometime!
>
> Ed
>
> On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 11:06 PM, <nisink@ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:
>> I would like to be involved with the LUG group but I will be unable to
>> attend the meetings on tuesdays because I have a class that runs until
>> 8:45. I hope however that i can be involved in other ways.
>>
>> nathaniel sink
>>
>>> The welcome back bash was a big success! We had lots and lots of
>>> people come by our table, and not only crossword puzzle fillers, but
>>> many people with interest in Linux and the LUG. Jasmine Adams is also
>>> very interested to help get the word out about the LUG and will be
>>> mentioning us in her next mass email.
>>>
>>> We have a good number of things lined up for this semester.
>>>
>>> Our next meeting will be at CrazyFire Mongolian Grill at 7:00 on Sept
>>> 9. If you need or can offer a ride from NCSU, meet outside on the
>>> west side of Cox hall at 6:45. We are meeting to have dinner and
>>> socialize with fellow LUG members. There will be several people
>>> joining the LUG this semester, so this is the perfect chance for us to
>>> get to know each other a little better.
>>>
>>> On September 23, Austin Page will be giving a presentation titled
>>> Virtualization - Closer to the "Cloud". This meeting is to explore the
>>> current state of virtualization, with a stress on software
>>> virtualization in Linux, and what it can do. If you are curious about
>>> how to run Windows "In a Box", then this is the activity for you. Also
>>> covered will be the idea of "Cloud Computing".
>>>
>>> On October 7, Skip Grube will be be giving a presentation on Linux
>>> gaming with wine.
>>>
>>> Our schedule is a little off starting out this semester, so during
>>> September, we will be meeting on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, rather than
>>> the usual 1st and 3rd. Since there are 5 weeks in September, we'll be
>>> back on schedule in October.
>>>
>>> I want to give credit to Daniel Marcus and his roommate for helping
>>> out with the display for the welcome back bash. They did a great job
>>> on very short notice. They will be helping us out with public
>>> relations this semester while Stephen Roller is studying abroad in
>>> Europe.
>>>
>>> I'm excited for this upcoming year. Thanks to everyone for your
>>> support in making it a success!
>>>
>>> Ed
>>>
>>
>>
>