Can we have a speaker?

[bkelsay at comcast.net]

I'll make sure I'm there!  What can we do to help?
Brian Kelsay

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Densmore" <DensmoreB at ctbsonline.com>
To: "Kclug" <kclug at kclug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 2:41 PM
Subject: RE: Can we have a speaker?

> Cool! Maddog is coming here? So what can we do to help out with this? Is
> anyone one the list interested?
> 
> Brian
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Duston, Hal [mailto:hdusto01 at sprintspectrum.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 1:07 PM
> > To: 'Kclug'
> > Subject: FW: Can we have a speaker?
> > 
> > 
> > FYI:
> > 
> > Julie Thornton wrote:
> > > As you know, I work for Linux International, and report 
> > directly to Jon 
> > > "maddog" Hall, the Executive Director.  Over the past 18 
> > months or so, 
> > > several local folks have suggested that it would be nice to 
> > get maddog 
> > > here, but with his very busy schedule, that has been quite 
> > difficult. 
> > > However, today I did finally convince him to come on August 
> > 10th, so I 
> > > hope you will allow a more formal KULUA "meeting" where he 
> > can report to 
> > > us a bit of what he sees happening around the world with 
> > Linux adoption 
> > > and perhaps discuss some interesting ideas for the future.
> > > 
> > > If all of this is ok with you, I'd like to have the 
> > "meeting" on campus. 
> > >  I will get in touch with the EECS Department and ask them 
> > to host the 
> > > event, which will also be billed as KULUA-sponsored.  That 
> > could allow 
> > > for some membership opportunities.  For maximum impact, I'd 
> > like to run 
> > > an ad in the LJ World as well, but that would need to be funded.
> > > 
> > > The timeline for this is very short, particularly if we want to 
> > > advertise.  If it is OK with you, may I post this info to 
> > the list along 
> > > with some fundraising thoughts to pay for an ad?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Julie Thornton, Marketing Director
> > > Linux International
> > 
> > Hal
> > 
> > 
> > majordomo at kclug.org
> > 
> 
>