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Hello PLUG,<br>
<br>
A reminder that next week (Tues 10th May) we're in Fremantle for our
monthly presentation, where Carl Gherardi is presenting "<span
class="event-description">How to work with IPv6 after the
IPocalypse" at </span><span class="event-where"><b>L-3 Nautronix,
108 Marine Terrace, Fremantle 6160</b>, starting at <b>7:30pm <u>sharp</u></b>.
Please come early to get access; train travel to Fremantle may be
delayed by the shipping incident this morning that has damaged the
rail bridge so plan ahead (but I should think it will be OK inside
a week).<br>
<br>
We would like to invite anyone who wants to give a "<b>lightning
talk</b>" to contact me as well. A lightning talk is around 5
minutes or less, doesn't require slides or any other materials. If
you've been doing something interesting let others know.<br>
<br>
As always, please pay your (token!) PLUG membership. Details are
on the PLUG web site (</span>BSB 633-108, account 122 346 679; $10
standard, $5 concession).<span class="event-where"> Please do this
before next week and we can try and issue membership cards next
week at the meeting. <b>PLUG needs your membership as a show of
support for it to continue</b>.<br>
<br>
Unfortunately this presentation will NOT be streamed live; the AV
team will endeavour to record the presentation and will try and
make this available at some stage afterwards. I think Peter in
Katanning will be organising a gathering around a week later to
watch the presentation for those in that region. If anyone on the
PLUG list would like to help record the presentations, please sign
up for the AV project mailing list (check the PLUG web site); no
experience necessary.<br>
<br>
We're still looking for volunteers for various efforts:<br>
</span>
<ul>
<li><span class="event-where">Software Freedom Day - work out what
PLUG should do</span></li>
<li><span class="event-where">Presentation organisation - find and
schedule speakers</span></li>
<li><span class="event-where">Workshop & Installfest - find a
venue, pick a date, get people to come along</span></li>
<li><span class="event-where">Other events? BBQ? Laser tag?
Dinner? - we have a PLUG in the Pub at the end of this month -
Mon 23rd!<br>
</span></li>
<li><span class="event-where">Promotion & Publicity in general<br>
</span></li>
<li><span class="event-where">Branding - new logos?
banners/posters?</span></li>
<li><span class="event-where">Other projects?<br>
</span></li>
</ul>
<span class="event-where"><br>
I've been polling people to find out what changes we should do for
the monthly meetings, and the feedback is we should try and keep
central and close to transport links, include lightning talks (see
above), and move the start time earlier. While we're not changing
next week's meeting time (7:30pm) , we'll look at that for the
June meeting at IBM - let us know you're feedback.<br>
<br>
Lastly, we've been looking at bringing a speaker in from over
east, but the costs are around $1,000 or so (flights +
accommodation + food, possibly a little less, but that's a ball
park). However, we're thinking we should not dip into funds for
this (unless the 300 people on the mailing list who haven't paid
their membership want to pay up!). In which case, would you be
interested in paying $50 each to have a well known (Australian)
speaker come to Perth to talk one month?<br>
<br>
As always, suggestions, ideas, and volunteers welcome!<br>
<br>
James<br>
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