Howdy folks!
Just a reminder to all MUUG members that the nominations deadline is fast
approaching. If you want to be nominated, or nominate someone else, you
need to let us know by September 24. Please follow the procedure outlined
below, and make sure you provide us with all the information we need.
Since the announcement below appeared in the September MUUG Lines
newsletter, we've only received confirmation of one additional nomination,
which is that of Shawn Wallbridge. Now, I know we had a couple more people
come forward at the meeting, but we need to have a formal nomination in
writing. So, please do so ASAP.
Thanks!
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MUUG Board Elections - Call for Nominations
It's been quite some time since we've made a formal call for
nominations, but it's long overdue. After adopting the MUUG by-laws
in 1992, a formal election was held. The following two years, a call
for nominations went out, but the end result was a board elected by
acclamation. The records for the years that follow aren't clear, but
it would appear that the same board members have stood by acclamation
for quite some time.
With the proposed amendments to the by-laws, on their 10th anniversary,
we thought it appropriate to once again adhere to the election procedures
outlined therein. The remaining three board members have all agreed to
let their names stand again, so here is the initial list of nominees:
Gilbert Detillieux Systems Analyst University of Manitoba
Kevin McGregor Systems Specialist City of Winnipeg
Doug Shewfelt Systems Specialist City of Winnipeg
Of course, this list is just a starting point. Any member in good
standing of the group can be nominated simply by getting the support of
one other member. If you feel you would like to contribute to the group
by running for a board position, please don't hesitate to do so. (In
fact, we'd like to see the number of board members increase.)
If you want to be nominated, or to nominate someone else, send a letter
to the group's postal box or deliver it in person to a current board
member. The letter must contain the name, title, and employer of the
nominee, along with a short (100 word or so) biography, and must contain
the signatures of the nominee and one other member. The letter must be
received no later than September 24, 2002, which is 14 days prior to the
October 8 meeting.
Although the by-laws require that the nominations be done in writing,
with signatures, you can speed up the process by also sending us e-mail
to <election(a)muug.mb.ca>, with the above information, and sending the
signed paper copy later. In this case, please include the e-mail
address of both the nominee and the supporter on the CC: list of the
message, so that all parties concerned have a record of the communication.
If you have any questions about the election or the nomination process,
please contact Gilbert Detillieux, either by phone (474-8161) during
business hours, or by e-mail to <election(a)muug.mb.ca> anytime.
Gilbert Detillieux
Election Committee Chair
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Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca>
Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/
P.O. Box 130, St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161
Winnipeg, MB, CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609
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------ From gedetil(a)cs.umanitoba.ca (Gilbert E. Detillieux)
The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly
meeting on Tuesday, September 10. The meeting topic for this month is
as follows:
Network Traffic Monitoring with MRTG and SNMP
At the January 9, 2001, meeting on Network Load Tuning, Gilbert
Detillieux took us through some of the load and usage monitoring
utilities that are available for UNIX, such as MRTG (available
online), among others. However, the coverage of MRTG was rather
brief, and didn't include any information on how to set it up. In this
month's "Mini-HowTo" presentation, Gilbert will take us through MRTG
in more detail, including how to set up a configuration file to
monitor a network interface, and some of the configuration options
that can be used to tune the output. The presentation will also
briefly cover setting up SNMP under Linux, so that MRTG can get
interface statistics from it, plus (time permitting) some tips on how
to secure that setup.
The meeting will also include our usual round-table discussion, plus
some preliminary discussion on the proposed by-law amendments and the
call for nominations for the MUUG board.
The group holds its general meetings at 7:30 PM on the second Tuesday of
every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and
August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a
MUUG member to attend.
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Please note our new meeting location: The IBM offices, at 400 Ellice
Ave. (between Edmonton and Kennedy). When you arrive, you will have to
sign in at the reception desk, and then wait for someone to take you
(in groups) to the meeting room. Please try to arrive by about 7:15
PM, so the meeting can start promptly at 7:30 PM. Don't be late, or
you may not get in.
Limited parking is available for free on the street, or in a lot
across Ellice from IBM, for $1.00 for the evening. Indoor parking is
also available nearby, at Portage Place, for $2.00 for the evening.
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For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their
Web server:
http://www.muug.mb.ca/
Also note that MUUG maintains two mailing lists, called "muug-announce"
and "roundtable". If you're not already on these lists, we encourage you
to subscribe now:
http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/
The "muug-announce" list is used for monthly meeting announcements (such
as this one) as well as other important announcements of interest to MUUG
members.
The "rountable" list is meant to be a forum for follow-ups to topics
discussed at the meetings, or for round-table-style discussion on other
topics that come up between meetings. Of course, for this to be effective,
we need to reach a certain critical mass. So, please subscribe, and stay
involved!
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Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca>
Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/
P.O. Box 130, St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161
Winnipeg, MB, CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609
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