[ale] Thursday, April 20th Meeting

[Jerald Sheets]

Here's one more reminder for tonight's meeting.  Remember to be there  
as close to 7:30 as is possible...Before 7:30 is preferable.

The one change would be that since I'm presenting as well as  
escorting as well as....   It'll be even more necessary to be on  
time.  It'll be a bit awkward to have to pause the presentation to go  
down and pick up some more people.  I'll try to do the hobnobbing and  
Q/A, "new-business" type stuff early on which is more  
"interruptible", and try to get to the actual meeting presentation  
closer to 8.

I apologize for whomever arrived last night.  I got the phone call  
when I was at Starbuck's putting together tonight's slide  
presentation.  Please do come back.  I'd like our hosting to be a big  
success, and I'd like you guys to have a home for as long as you need  
one.

So, tonight!  7:15.  The Weather Channel.  Directions are below, and  
I'll see you there!

Jerald Sheets
Systems Administrator
The Weather Channel



On Apr 12, 2006, at 10:12 AM, Jerald Sheets wrote:

> Hello everyone.  This is the "directions, information, and such"  
> email for the Northwest meeting.
>
>
> Directions:
> The Northwest ALE meeting will be held at the offices of The  
> Weather Channel in the Windy Hill area.
>
> Address:  300 Interstate North Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339
>
> Gmap:  http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=300+Interstate+North 
> +Parkway,+Atlanta,+GA,+30339
> Mapquest:  http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=300% 
> 20Interstate%20North%20Pkwy% 
> 20Se&city=Atlanta&state=GA&zipcode=30339%2d2403&country=US&title=% 
> 3cb%3e300%20Interstate%20North%20Pkwy%20Se%3c%2fb%3e%3cbr%20%2f%3e% 
> 20Atlanta%2c%20GA%2030339%2d2403%2c%20%20US&cid=lfmaplink2&name=
>
>
> Parking:
> There is plenty of parking throughout the lot, feel free to park  
> anywhere that is not marked as "reserved".
>
> Ingress/Egress:
> The offices of The Weather Channel are under high security.  As  
> such, we will need to meet in the lobby and sign in.  I have spoken  
> with our security officer, and he is looking for an attendee list  
> only, so he is comfortable with a number entering and leaving, and  
> what their name is.
>
> We will need to gather as a group in the lobby, and I will escort  
> everyone to the meeting area.  If there are any late arrivals, just  
> let the guard know you are there for the meeting, and I will be  
> paged to come and get you.
>
> Similarly, after some amount of "hobnobbing", we will need to leave  
> as a group.  There are many restaurants & bars in the area to  
> continue conversations at, and I for one wholeheartedly endorse  
> doing so...I'm sure we'll be hungry by then.
>
> Time:
> The reservation for the room is "7:30 - 9:00" but I am told we can  
> stay later if conversation/lecture requires it.  I will be staying  
> after work, so I will be there if you arrive early, however the  
> group will need to enter together, so come around 7:15 - 7:30 for  
> convenience's sake.
>
> Topic:
> I have no idea.  :)
> If we are still without topic right now, I can give a brief  
> presentation about how we employ Linux at TWCi, but it would be a  
> broad, general overview.  Please be thinking about presenting if  
> you have a topic to share.  To make the ALE<=>Twci relationship  
> successful, we need to keep the talks interesting, lively, and  
> profitable.
>
> Facilities:
> We are in the 6th floor corporate conference room.  It has a full  
> wall-sized screen and several LCD panels around the room.  It is  
> run by a PC/LCD projector combo that I will be obtaining  
> information about using.  More specifically, I will be inquiring  
> about putting a Mac or Linux system on the projector instead, that  
> we might be able to demonstrate straight for our platform of topic.
>
> I am also meeting this week with the network infrastructure  
> manager.  As of right now, we are going to have some sort of  
> access.  Wired access will be easy.  I have also requested a  
> wireless connection, and should have information regarding that  
> request soon.
>
> Refreshments:
> I'm told there'll be some lite snacks available in the meeting room.
>
> More information as it becomes available.
>
> Jerald M. Sheets
> Systems Administrator
> The Weather Channel Interactive.
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