SLUG Monthly Meeting for September 2009

Signup for this month is closed; just turn up and we'll print you a badge on the spot

SLUG's monthly meeting. Meetings are open to the general public, and are free of charge.

Where:

Our venue now is Google, 48 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont. It's across the road from Star City Casino. A map of the area can be found here. Appropriate signage and directions will be posted around the building.

You will need to sign-in to enter the venue. This can be performed when you arrive, but to save time we recommend that you do so online beforehand at Anyvite. If you are unsure, please sign up as a 'maybe'. This allows us to organise adequate meeting space and facilities. You do not need to create an account to indicate your attendance.

We start at 18.30 but we ask that people arrive at least 15 minutes early so we an all get into the building and start on time. Please do not arrive before 18.00, as it may hinder business activities for our host!

This month's sessions are:

General Talk
Marc Titmuss: Ingres and the transition from Closed Source to Open Source Company

The reasons, the challenges and the successes of Ingres's transition to become an open source company.

In-Depth Talk
TBA: TBA
TBA

SLUGlets
General discussion and Q&A about Linux, free software and open source.
We have lots of space, so we can also break off into other smaller discussions.

Hacker Space
We have heaps of room available to us at Google. If the talks do not grab you, feel free to come along and hack away on your favourite project in the designated Hacker Space.

Meeting Schedule

See here for an explanation of the segments.

* 18.15: Open Doors
* 18.30: Announcements, News, Introductions
* 18.45: General Talk
* 19.30: Intermission
* 19.45: Split into two groups for:
o In-Depth Talk
o SLUGlets
* 20.30: Dinner

Dinner this month will be held locally, Details will be announced on the night. We will be taking numbers at the beginning of the meeting. If you have any particular dietary requirements (e.g. vegetarian), let us know beforehand. Dinner is a great way to socialise and learn in a relaxed atmosphere

We hope to see you there!