{"id":282,"date":"2012-07-18T21:02:38","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T01:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ale.org\/?p=282"},"modified":"2012-07-18T21:07:48","modified_gmt":"2012-07-19T01:07:48","slug":"ale-central-mtg-for-thurs-july-19th-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ale.org\/?p=282","title":{"rendered":"ALE CENTRAL MTG. for Thurs., July 19th, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIn a spirit of improving the value and relevance of the ALE organization
\nto both its members and to the wider Open Source and IT communities,
\nthe ALE Central Meeting for 7:30pm on Thursday, July 19th, 2012 will
\nbe an open discussion and brain storming session to share feedback on
\nwhat is or isn’t working in ALE now, and to consider what new directions
\nmay be worthy of exploration and commitment:<\/p>\n

“ENVISIONING THE FUTURE OF ALE”<\/font>
\nA Public Forum Discussion
\nmoderated by Aaron Ruscetta,
\nALE Events Coordinator (etc) <\/strong><\/p>\n

SYNOPSIS:
\n— As an essentially anarchist organization with no formal charter or
\nmanaging hierarchy, the structure and operations of ALE are a highly
\nrepresentative (and self referential) model of the Open Source ideals and
\ncommunities that we strive to support. Like most Open Source software
\nprojects, the duties of maintaining the organization and services are
\nhandled by whatever small cadre of volunteers may feel motivated to
\nstep up and do the necessary or envisioned work. ALE has kept itself
\nrunning fairly smoothly for about 17 years under this system, but in
\nconsideration of the changes that the IT industry and the Open Source
\nworld have undergone in recent years it seems that a little self reflection
\non our efforts and re-evaluation of our group’s future goals may be in
\norder. ALL ARE WELCOME!<\/p>\n

BIO:
\n— Aaron Ruscetta has been an active ALE member and volunteer since
\ndiscovering an avid enthusiasm for Linux and the FLOSS philosophy
\nback in 1998. For the past several years he has served as a public face
\nfor the group in various roles including FLOSS Evangelist, meeting
\nmoderator, web site manager and Events Coordinator, as well as
\noffering public education presentations and civic duty lobbying
\nsurrounding the issues of computerized election systems and electronic
\nvote fraud. Aaron’s volunteer efforts with ALE have been directly
\nsupported by numerous fellow members, including Michael Hirsch,
\nCharles Shapiro, J.D. Pfulgrath, Michael Warfield, Michael Trausch,
\nJoshua Roberts, Stephen Blevins and ALE sysadmin Jim Kinney, and
\nindirectly by the countless ALE and FLOSS community members who
\ngenerously provide relevant presentations or who actively participate
\nin our meetings and mailing lists.<\/p>\n

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\nThe meeting will be held at Emory Law School in our
\nusual Gambrel Hall, room 1C venue.
\nOur meeting time frame is 7:30pm to ~9:30pm
\nDirections to Emory Law School can be found at
\nhttp:\/\/ale.org\/?page_id=2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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