From guy at extragalactic.net Wed Nov 18 00:36:59 2009
From: guy at extragalactic.net (Guy B. Purcell)
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:36:59 -0800
Subject: November BayLISA meeting
Message-ID: <5B8CAE82-A44C-4D83-8CD9-ADC3BA8DDBE4@extragalactic.net>
We have two items on the agenda for this month--annual elections for
our board of directors, in addition to our guest speaker.
This month, the speaker will be Robert Harker, who will discuss using
Subversion as a system administration aide (and the challenges thereof):
When: Thursday 2009 Nov 19 @ 19:30
Where: 2029 Stierlin Ct., Mountain View, CA 94043
Who: Robert Harker
What: Subversion for the Systems Administrator (stupid pet tricks
with subversion)
Visit for more details.
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This year, we have *five* board positions to fill. Current BayLISA
members are entitled to vote for their choice of candidates at the
meeting (details of the process will be given either via email prior
to the meeting, or at the meeting itself). If you're interested in
volunteering to help run our organization, please send a brief
statement of candidacy to , if possible. Note
that elected board members have their dues waived (so yes--you can run
for a spot even if you're not currently a member :^)
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One final note--because of the extra time required for the elections,
we'll be having pizza at the meeting this month so folks don't have to
worry about eating before they arrive. Please RSVP to
so we can get a rough head count & know how much to
order.
Thanks & hope to see many of you there!
-Guy
From guy at extragalactic.net Wed Nov 18 00:51:04 2009
From: guy at extragalactic.net (Guy B. Purcell)
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:51:04 -0800
Subject: Candidacy statement
Message-ID: <3866E3FB-036D-4ADF-A5AB-9E5C14C0CCA3@extragalactic.net>
Hi,
This is a quick statement to declare that I'm running for a spot on
the BayLISA board of directors in this month's elections.
I got my degree in astrophysics & "played with computers" as a hobby;
now, I've been a sysadmin in the Bay Area for over ten years & hardly
remember much astronomy (at least not without trying hard :^) I'm
interested in helping to guide the organization through the impending
server swap & website cleanup, and through the process of figuring out
how our group should "fit" in the community of Bay Area tech groups &
start kicking the can down that path.
Thanks for reading :^)
-Guy
From rick at linuxmafia.com Wed Nov 18 01:41:38 2009
From: rick at linuxmafia.com (Rick Moen)
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:41:38 -0800
Subject: November BayLISA meeting
In-Reply-To: <5B8CAE82-A44C-4D83-8CD9-ADC3BA8DDBE4@extragalactic.net>
References: <5B8CAE82-A44C-4D83-8CD9-ADC3BA8DDBE4@extragalactic.net>
Message-ID: <20091118094138.GG6625@linuxmafia.com>
Quoting Guy B. Purcell (guy at extragalactic.net):
> If you're interested in volunteering to help run our organization,
> please send a brief statement of candidacy to ,
> if possible. Note that elected board members have their dues waived
> (so yes--you can run for a spot even if you're not currently a member :^)
I've served both as Board member and as Treasurer for quite a few terms,
and in the latter capacity been keeping track of BayLISA's finances and
expenses for the Board, plus keeping track of our membership records and
state corporate filings. I'd be glad to keep going for another 2-year
term if the members wish.
I'm a longtime sysadmin, active member with a couple of dozen
techanical groups in the Bay Area, and maintainer of the BALE calendar
of technical events (http://linuxamafia.com/bale/).
(I've always voluntarily paid for my own BayLISA membership to support
the group, even though as a Board member I don't have to. I'd plan on
continuing to do so.)
--
Rick Moen "If accuracy / Is what you crave /
rick at linuxmafia.com Then you should call it / Myanmar Shave."
-- FakeAPStylebook
From rick at linuxmafia.com Wed Nov 18 02:24:23 2009
From: rick at linuxmafia.com (Rick Moen)
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:24:23 -0800
Subject: November BayLISA meeting
In-Reply-To: <20091118094138.GG6625@linuxmafia.com>
References: <5B8CAE82-A44C-4D83-8CD9-ADC3BA8DDBE4@extragalactic.net> <20091118094138.GG6625@linuxmafia.com>
Message-ID: <20091118102423.GH6625@linuxmafia.com>
I wrote:
> I'm a longtime sysadmin, active member with a couple of dozen
> techanical groups in the Bay Area, and maintainer of the BALE calendar
> of technical events (http://linuxamafia.com/bale/).
Typo, sorry. http://linuxmafia.com/bale/
From guy at extragalactic.net Fri Nov 20 09:17:51 2009
From: guy at extragalactic.net (Guy B. Purcell)
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:17:51 -0800
Subject: Election results
Message-ID:
FTR, the results of last night's landslide election are that the
following folks were elected for our standard two-year term:
Robert Harker
Rick Moen
Guy B. Purcell
Heather Stern
That leaves one unfilled slot that the board can fill (until next
year) if/when they find a volunteer.
Additional members of the board whose positions weren't up for
election this year are:
Rob Markovic
Mikey Turner
-Guy
BayLISA Arch