Hear ye, hear ye!
This is a preliminary call for nominees to participate in the election
for the MUUG board. Those elected will serve from November 2011 until
October 2012. The deadline to nominate yourself, or someone else, is
October 25, 2011. Instructions follow.
The MUUG board is charged with coordinating the meetings and other
events by the group. It's fun, and you get a role in guiding the group.
All are encouraged to apply.
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MUUG Board Elections - Call for Nominations
Every year, in the fall, the Manitoba Unix User Group holds its Annual
Meeting, the main goals of which are to elect a new Board of Directors
and to pass any special resolutions. (Aside from that, it is a regular
meeting.) Any MUUG member in good standing can be nominated to run for
a position on the Board.
As of this writing, the following MUUG members have let their names
stand for election or re-election:
Sean Cody Consultant TinFoilHat
Trevor Cordes Owner/Operator Tecnopolis Enterprises
Gilbert Detillieux Systems Analyst University of Manitoba
Michael Doob Professor University of Manitoba
Robert Keizer System Administrator Thinkbox Software Inc.
Katherine Scrupa Info Systems Desk Tech St. John's Ravenscourt
Doug Shewfelt Systems Specialist City of Winnipeg
Adam Thompson Consultant athompso.net
Brad Vokey Owner Fortress Software Inc.
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 to 10.)
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 October 25, 2011, which is 14 days prior to the
November 8 meeting.
Although the by-laws require that the nominations be done in writing,
with signatures, you can speed up the process by sending 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.
Nominees should familiarize themselves with the MUUG bylaws, found here:
http://www.muug.mb.ca/pub/bylaws/
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/
PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161
Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609
The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly
meeting on Tuesday, September 13. The meeting topic for this month is
as follows:
Revision Control for System Administrators
If you've ever wished you could undo that change you made to
httpd.conf, or wanted to know the difference between the
sendmail config you're running today and what you had last
month (back when it all worked properly, right?) then you need
to learn about revision control software. Almost every *NIX
install has a revision control package either installed or
easily available; come find out how you can get better control
over your files with almost no extra effort. We'll try to
discussed the entire gamut, from ancient SCCS, simple & easy
RCS, the better-but-not-quite CVS, to slightly odd Subversion
and even the gamechanging latecomer to the party, git.
Adam Thompson will be presenting this topic, possibly from a
remote location.
Before the break, as this month's RTFM topic, Gilbert
Detillieux will be talking about job control commands in the
shell.
The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm 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 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 7:15pm,
so the meeting can start promptly at 7:30pm. Don't be late, or you may
not get in. (But don't come too early either, since security may not
be there to let you in before 7:15 or so.) Non-members may be required
to show photo ID at the security desk.
Limited parking is available for free on the street, either on Ellice
Ave. or on some of the intersecting streets. Indoor parking is also
available nearby, at Portage Place, for $5.00 for the evening. Bicycle
parking is available in a bike rack under video surveillance located
behind the building on Webb Place.
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For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their
Web server:
http://www.muug.mb.ca/
Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your
workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board:
http://www.muug.mb.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf
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Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca>
Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/
PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161
Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609