Fw: Picn*x14: Free Linux picnic in Sunnyvale, Aug 14th

FYI, Linux 14th birthday BBQ in Sunnyvale on the 14th.

Robin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Kendrick" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 3:32 PM
Subject: Picn*x14: Free Linux picnic in Sunnyvale, Aug 14th


> Announcing "Picn*x14":
> 
>  This August marks the 14th birthday of the Linux kernel, and the
>  local Linux community is throwing its annual picnic and barbecue
>  to celebrate.
> 
>  This year's event, "Picn*x14", will be held on Sunday, August 14th
>  (the weekend following LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco) in
>  Sunnyvale, California:
> 
>    Sunnyvale Baylands Park
>    999 East Caribbean Drive
>    Sunnyvale, CA 94089
> 
>  For maps and directions, see:
>  http://www.linuxpicnic.org/directions/
> 
>  To RSVP for this event, visit:
>  http://www.linuxpicnic.org/rsvp/
> 
> 
> Free Event, Free Food, Free Give-Aways:
> 
>  The picnic is a free, family-friendly event.  Free food and soft-drinks
>  will be provided to those who RSVP in advance.  (Vegetarian options
>  will be available.)  Sports, games and 'geeky' activities will take
>  place.  (See http://www.linuxpicnic.org/activities/ for details.)
> 
>  There will be free give-aways (books, t-shirts and more),
>  free commemorative t-shirts (courtesy of Google.com) and
>  a chance to win some big-ticket prizes:
> 
>    * 1U rack-mounted Linux server (courtesy of Linux-Consulting.com)
>    * "VoomPC" car PC enclosure (courtesy of mini-box)
> 
>  For more details and contest information, see:
>  http://www.linuxpicnic.org/free_stuff/
> 
>  Remember to RSVP!
>  http://www.linuxpicnic.org/rsvp/
> 
> 
> About the Annual Picnic:
> 
>  Picn*x began in 2001 as "Linux10", to celebrate the 10th birthday of
>  the Linux operating system, and has been held annually, each August,
>  in Sunnyvale, California.  (See http://www.linuxpicnic.org/history/ )
> 
>  This year's event is being organized by:
>    Bay Area Large Installation Systems Administrators (BayLISA),
>    Consortium of All Bay Area Linux (CABAL),
>    Linux User Group of Davis (LUGOD),
>    Peninsula Linux User Group (PenLUG),
>    Silicon Valley Linux User Group (SVLUG) and
>    sbay.org - South Bay/Silicon Valley Community Network,
> 
>  and is being sponsored by:
>    Addison-Wesley/Prentice Hall PTR,
>    BayLISA,
>    Bitpusher,
>    Coco Ranch,
>    Google,
>    Linux-Consulting.com,
>    Mini-box Embedded Systems,
>    No Starch Press,
>    Open Country,
>    Oracle Technology Network,
>    O'Reilly & Associates,
>    Penguin Computing,
>    Polywell Computers,
>    Sonic.net, and
>    Vattar Group.
> 
>  Sponsorship details can be found at:
>  http://www.linuxpicnic.org/sponsors/
> 
> 
> How To Help:
> 
>  Those who wish to help at this year's event can sign up as a
>  volunteer:
>  http://www.linuxpicnic.org/volunteer/
> 
>  Promotional flyers and web banners are available, as well:
>  http://www.linuxpicnic.org/promote/
> 
>  Please feel free to pass this announcement along to other
>  groups or individuals that you think will be interested!
> 
> Thank you, and see you at the picnic!
> 
> ---
> 
> -bill!
> Picn*x14 Co-Coordinator
> http://www.linuxpicnic.org/
> 
>


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