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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, April 12. The meeting topic for this month is
as follows:
Digital Stereo Photography and Phantograms
Stereoscopic (3D) photography is almost as old as photography itself.
However, when working with film and photo-chemical processing, getting good
results was tricky and time-consuming. Digital cameras and computer-based
processing have made the task much easier, and have also opened up the field
to interesting new possibilities. The phantogram (technically a stereoscopic
anamorphosis) is a relatively new form of stereo photograph, which makes use
of the latest image manipulation tools, but is based on techniques and
principles that have been around for centuries. The results can be quite
impressive, and lifelike.
In this presentation, Gilbert Detillieux will describe some of the
principles of stereo photography and phantogram production, as well as
demonstrating this using open-source tools such as The GIMP, and freeware
such as AnaBuilder (which is Java-based, and platform independent). The
presentation will also discuss some of the legal issues facing those working
in this medium, due to two US patents that have been granted recently, which
cover some of the fundamental processes involved.
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.
**********************************************************************
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.)
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.
**********************************************************************
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!
--
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, March 8. The meeting topic for this month is
as follows:
MythTV
Shawn Wallbridge will be presenting on MythTV. MythTV turns your PC running
Linux into a personal video recorder, like a Tivo, with some neat features.
* Basic 'live-TV' functionality. Pause/Fast Forward/Rewind "live" TV.
* Support for multiple tuner cards and multiple simultaneous recordings.
* Distributed architecture allowing multiple recording machines and
multiple playback machines on the same network, completely transparent
to the user.
* Compresses video in software using rtjpeg (from Nuppelvideo) or mpeg4
(from libavcodec). Full support for Hardware MPEG-2 encoder cards
(Hauppauge PVR-250 / PVR-350). Preliminary support for DVB cards and the
new pcHDTV tuner card.
* Support for the (very nice looking) hardware MPEG-2 decoder and TV out
present on the Hauppauge PVR-350.
* Completely automatic commercial detection/skipping.
* Grabs program information using xmltv.
* A fully themeable menu to tie it all together.
Shawn will show how to get it all set up with the least amount of effort
using KnoppMyth, a Knoppix based MythTV installer.
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.
**********************************************************************
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 7:15
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.
**********************************************************************
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!
--
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, February 8. The meeting topic for this month is
as follows:
Revolution OS
Since our scheduled presenter (that would be Shawn) had an unexpected
business trip, we will be showing Revolution OS. So bring your popcorn.
Revolution OS tells the inside story of the hackers who rebelled against
the proprietary software model and Microsoft to create GNU/Linux and the
Open Source movement. There are interviews with Linus Torvalds, Richard
Stallman, Bruce Perens, Eric Raymond, Brian Behlendorf, Michael Tiemann,
Larry Augustin, Frank Hecker, and Rob Malda (from Slashdot). For more
information on Revolution OS, visit the website at www.revolution-os.com.
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.
**********************************************************************
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 7:15
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.
**********************************************************************
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!
--
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, January 11. The meeting topic for this month is
as follows:
RAID on a Budget
We've all heard people talk about disaster recovery and business
continuity plans. One of the steps to building a strong IT environment
is using redundancy to reduce the downtime a business could face at
the worst possible time.
John Schulz will be presenting a overview of various RAID (redundant
array of independent disks or redundant array of inexpensive disks)
solutions he has worked with. The focus will be on low to mid end OEM
or "build your own" solutions where cost per GB is an important factor.
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.
**********************************************************************
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.
**********************************************************************
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!
--
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, December 14. The meeting topic for this month is
as follows:
Migrating from Red Hat to Debian Linux
Red Hat/Fedora has much to recommend it, but if you're looking to try
and expand your horizons a bit, Debian's a good candidate to try!
Scott Balneaves, from Legal Aid Manitoba, will give a quick overview
of installing Debian, the different "flavours" (i.e. stable, testing
and unstable), and an overview of the commands and files you're used
to on Red Hat, and where to find them on Debian, so you can get
yourself kickstarted with a little less reading.
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.
**********************************************************************
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.
**********************************************************************
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!
--
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, November 9. The meeting topic for this month is
as follows:
Building a Transparent Bridging Firewall with OpenBSD
Shawn Wallbridge will be presenting on how to create a transparent
bridging firewall with OpenBSD 3.6. Shawn will demonstrate setting up
the firewall, and will (time permitting) show how to use OpenBSD's pf
firewall to monitor bandwidth usage, and getting the usage numbers
into MySQL with some Perl.
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.
**********************************************************************
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.
**********************************************************************
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!
--
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, October 12. The meeting topic for this month is
as follows:
Linux-Based Thin-Client Technologies
By centralizing your computing resources and using any of a variety of
thin-client technologies, you can realize savings in both cost and
labour. Adam Thompson will demonstrate some of the thin-client
technologies available today, especially those that allow diskless
operation. PXES in particular will be highlighted, due to its ease of
deployment.
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.
**********************************************************************
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.
**********************************************************************
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!
--
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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Hear ye, hear ye!
This is the FINAL CALL for nominees to participate in the election for
the MUUG board. Those elected will serve from October 2004 until October
2005. The deadline to nominate yourself, or someone else, is September 28,
2004. 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.
-----------------------
MUUG Board Elections - Call for Nominations
Every October 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 member in good standing can be nominated to run for a position.
As of this writing, the following members of the current Board have let
their names stand for re-election:
Gilbert Detillieux Systems Analyst University of Manitoba
Kevin McGregor Systems Specialist City of Winnipeg
Doug Shewfelt Systems Specialist City of Winnipeg
Adam Thompson Consultant athompso.net
Shawn Walbridge System Administrator Frantic Films
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 28, 2004, which is 14 days prior to the
October 12 meeting.
Although the by-laws require that the nominations be done in writing,
with signatures, you can speed up the process by 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.
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
--
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
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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 14. The meeting topic for this month is
as follows:
Let's build a highly available web server!
How do you put together a redundant fail-over linux cluster suitable
for use with Apache and MySQL? How do you solve the problem of real
time data replication when you have a database that is doing frequent
updates? Why MySQLs built-in replication doesn't work!
And, and a bonus, lets have it do some load balancing as well. After
all, no sense having that second machine sitting there doing nothing,
right? And all this for less than $3000.00. Come see and hear John
Lange speak on this feat of derring-do!
Tools used: Linux-HA, DRBD, openMosix, MySQL and Apache.
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.
**********************************************************************
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.
**********************************************************************
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!
--
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
------ End of Forwarded Article
Hear ye, hear ye!
This is a call for nominees to participate in the election for the MUUG
board. Those elected will serve from October 2004 until October 2005.
The deadline to nominate yourself, or someone else, is September 28,
2004. 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.
-----------------------
MUUG Board Elections - Call for Nominations
Every October 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 member in good standing can be nominated to run for a position.
As of this writing, the following members of the current Board have let
their names stand for re-election:
Gilbert Detillieux Systems Analyst University of Manitoba
Kevin McGregor Systems Specialist City of Winnipeg
Doug Shewfelt Systems Specialist City of Winnipeg
Adam Thompson Consultant athompso.net
Shawn Walbridge System Administrator Frantic Films
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 28, 2004, which is 14 days prior to the
October 12 meeting.
Although the by-laws require that the nominations be done in writing,
with signatures, you can speed up the process by 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.
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