<div class="gmail_quote"><div>Greetings, friends of BayLISA.</div><div><br style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Here's a friendly reminder of the upcoming BayLISA meeting this</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">

<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Thursday, December 15, at 7:30pm.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">This month is our twice-yearly Short Topics (Short But Cool) meeting.�</span></div><div>
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">We're welcoming friends from LogicMonitor (hosted monitoring solution),</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">CloudStack (IaaS platform), and Source Ninja (open source patch/</span></div>

<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">bug/vulnerability management), as well as PC-BSD for the "keynote."</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">iXsystems is graciously feeding our attendees. More details and�</span></div>

<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">speaker bios are at the Meetup site (�</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="http://bit.ly/v8S7UI" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/v8S7UI</a> )</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">.�</span></div>

<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">We're meeting at the usual location, LinkedIn's 2051 Stierlin Ct</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">building in Mountain View. We appreciate the courtesy of our members</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">and guests who RSVP through Meetup�</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">(�<a href="http://bit.ly/v8S7UI" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/v8S7UI</a></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">�) so we can arrange</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">for refreshments and ensure enough space. It's looking to be a busy�</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
</div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">one this month, so please RSVP soon. We may outgrow our space this</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">month, and we're working on�</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">�larger meeting spaces at LinkedIn, so</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">�check the Meetup page before you head out, or follow the signs when you get there.�</span></div><div>
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Next month (January 19, 2012) we're pleased to welcome Mark Burgess</span></div>

<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">of CFEngine.com to speak on "SysAdmin 3.0: The Infrastructure Engineer."</span></div><div>
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Many of you may have seen Dr Burgess speak at LISA this month.�</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">This is a great opportunity to meet him in a smaller environment and�</span></div>

<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">see what he's seeing in our industry and ask your questions. Also looking</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">to be a popular session--please RSVP through Meetup (�</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="http://bit.ly/tP8BEw" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/tP8BEw</a> )�</span></div>

<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">if you plan to come.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br>
</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">We have a 60-spot "limit" on Meetup, because if we get over that, we'll</span></div><div>
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">need to work on moving to another meeting space. If you get in after the 60</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">spots are filled, please sign up for the waiting list and check back. We'll</span></div>

<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">update the site if we change location or space. Likewise, please update</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">your RSVP if you discover you can't make it. We will do our best to�</span></div>

<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">safely accommodate drop-ins of course.�</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br>

</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">HEY: Did you see someone at LISA, or run into someone at work, who you think�</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">would make an intriguing and beneficial presenter at a future BayLISA�</span></div>

<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">meeting? If so, please let me know. We have some people lined up</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">and some on our wish list, but we want to make this the most useful</span></div>

<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">group for all Bay Area sysadmins (and those of you from outside the�</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Bay Area who might find yourselves out here on a third Thursday!).�</span></div>

<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Thanks, and hope to see a few of you this Thursday...</span></div>

<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div><font color="#888888"><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Robert Novak</span></div>

<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">BayLISA President</span></div>
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