[ale] Alabama LUG Fest

[Michael D. Hirsch]

This looks like it could be a lot of fun, and it's less than 3 hours away by 
car.  Carpool anyone?

Michael

On Wednesday 07 January 2004 05:50 am, Geoffrey wrote:
> Thanks for the info Mark, I'm passing it on to the list:
>
> mark wrote:
> > Dear Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts,
> >     My name is Mark Bolding and I am e-mailing you on the behalf of the
> > Alabama LUG Fest (ALF) Planning Committee. ALF understands how people
> > feel when strangers e-mail mailing lists and advertise something that
> > maybe the list feels isn't appropriate, so we are mailing the list
> > co-ordinators to ask if they will be kind enough to pass along the
> > message to the mailing list if they feel this is appropriate.
> >
> > Thanks for your time,
> > Mark
> >
> > --
> >
> > Come Join The Second Annual Alabama LUG Fest!
> >
> > Last year, various LUGs around Alabama decided that with the departure
> > of Atlanta Linux Showcase, we should come together and have a day of
> > festivities. We really didn't know what to expect. It was the first time
> > any of us had put together any type of convention or conference. But the
> > turn out and activities helped make it the first ever successful Alabama
> > LUG Fest. We hope to continue the same success this year and spread the
> > fun to even more people who are interested in having fun with other
> > persons interested in the same topics.
> >
> > The LUG Fest will be held in Birmingham, Alabama this year at the UAB
> > Worrell Building on Friday, Feburary 6th, 2004 and at the UAB Margaret
> > Cameron Spain Auditorium on Saturday, Feburary 7th, 2004. We hope you
> > can attend and join us in having a great time. Activities for this year
> > include:
> >
> >  - LUG Warz - A trivia-style geek game where we pit various LUGs (and
> > sometimes just complete strangers who have formed a team!) against each
> > other in a true test of Geekdom. Finally, reading all those Slashdot
> > stories, watching every episode of Star Trek, and reading the Linux
> > Kernel code comments will come in handy! Win some neat prizes and have a
> > blast seeing who truely is the geekier LUG!
> >
> >  - A hardware swap for those who want to get rid of that junky i486 or
> > that Commodore 64 that you never seem to have time to tinker with. Buy,
> > sell, trade. Anything goes so long as it doesn't smell bad and it isn't
> > totally encrusted with dust. Be sure to bring some extra cash, or make
> > some extra cash selling those parts you never use.
> >
> >  - Come hear Jerry Carter give his LinuxWorld speech! Didn't make it to
> > New York? Want to ask him some questions? Mr. Carter will be talking
> > about Samba's current development and it's future development.
> >
> >  - Other speakers and presentations include but not limited to: Wesley
> > Duffee-Braun of LPI, Anthony Skjellum creator of MPI, best hardware at
> > the show, worst desktop, some LAN gaming on Linux. And if we still
> > haven't convinced you to come there will be free Krispy Kreme donuts and
> > coffee and door prizes. Free swag! You can't pass that up.
> >
> > Unfortunately, there is a $10 registration fee. We hate to do it. We
> > wish we didn't have to. But, we do. Gotta pay for the conference space
> > somehow. Registration has begun via PayPal! Register early! And hurry
> > up! Early registration ends January 15th. After that the price is $12.00
> > which covers the cost of the super cool badges everyone gets!  So
> > register now and get your badges for free!!  Also you can register at
> > the door for $15.00.  Register now to reserve your spot at
> > http://www.alabamalugfest.org .
> >
> > What: Alabama LUG Fest
> > When: Friday night and all day Saturday, Feburary 6th-7th
> > Where: UAB Worrell Building on the 6th. UAB Margaret Cameron Spain
> > Auditorium on the 7th
> > Why: Uhh, do you really need another reason to attend?
> >
> > For more information visit http://www.alabamalugfest.org/.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mark Bolding
> > Center for the Development of Functional Imaging
> > University of Alabama at Birmingham
> > 205.934.2009
> >
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