NewTlug Meetings:2006-06-27
From GTALUG
This month's NewTLUG meeting will be held Tues June 27th., at the IBM offices 3600 Steeles Ave E.
- Important
This meeting is free and all are welcome, however, all attendees will be required to have a security badge. Badges should be prepared in advance. If you plan to attend, please send your name to Paul (off-list at <pmora@ca.ibm.com>), preferably before Monday June 26. ...and please be sure to return badges to the front reception at the end of the session.
Thanks:
to Paul for helping NewTLUG not only by arranging for a room and hosting our meetings at IBM but also with looking after the badges.
Badges:
please email Paul Mora <pmora@ca.ibm.com> to pre-register
Date: Tues June 27th., Time: 7-10pm
Topic: 1) Drupal (http://drupal.org/about) demo and howto:
Drupal is software that allows an individual or a community of users to easily publish, manage and organize a great variety of content on a website. Tens of thousands of people and organizations have used Drupal to set up scores of different kinds of web sites, including:
- community web portals and discussion sites - corporate web sites/intranet portals - personal web sites - aficionado sites - e-commerce applications - resource directories
Drupal includes features to enable:
- content management systems - blogs - collaborative authoring environments - forums - newsletters - picture galleries - file uploads and download and much more.
2) ICANN - "Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" or: the International Internet naming scheme - changes and new information from recent meetings
+++ There will be time available for general Linux questions and answers.
Presenter:
Evan Leibovitch <evan@telly.org> http://www.telly.org/ A well known and well regarded Linux and Open Source advocate and writer, Evan has over the years participated in many projects including: the 86open Project, Linux International, co-founded The Linux Professional Institute and the Canadian Linux Users' Exchange and originally conceived and started "New Users' TLUG (NewTLUG).
Location:
IBM offices 3600 Steeles Ave East, north side of Steeles at Pharmacy/Esna Park (between Victoria Park and Warden) http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?mapdata=nGCyq1371PhhgCmx6Z%2b1cDMK7StVSEOC8pv6WLEwpPl4J5csVKolXMC1br3AveG47eA$spAMvur8zk2XOMgoEZ6s2G1gxGZI6fILrLIfssN9UqLRPAuYnV84Fbwn7amW8Y%2fM6NeCfvcJVGtRhNNBCahqzxnGwYk6G9JBDVKNwGC7biOuwnI5$(sorry for the wrap)
Directions:
Meet at the front entrance well before 7:00pm (6:30 recommended) to pickup your ID badge. At about 7:00 we'll be escorted to the auditorium. Some provision will be made for anyone arriving a little late.
Parking: Parking is available in the visitor parkade from 6:00pm to 11:00pm.
