[Novalug] ANNOUNCEMENT: Tech Sessions @ Red Hat Beginning SAT 16-FEB

[linuxwashdc at videowashdc.biz]

Might the session be taped and placed on the web for the folks who can not be there? I will not be able to attend.

Justin

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [Novalug] ANNOUNCEMENT: Tech Sessions @ Red Hat Beginning SAT
> 16-FEB
> From: Shawn Wells <swells at redhat.com>
> Date: Mon, February 11, 2008 10:31 am
> To: novalug-techsessions at calypso.tux.org
> Cc: novalug at calypso.tux.org
> 
> I'm pleased to announce the first Tech Session @ Red Hat.  We've talked 
> about them before, and they're now *finally* coming to fruition.
> 
> TOPIC:                    Asterisk & VoIP
> PRESENTER:         Jared Smith
> TIME:                      10:00AM - 11:30AM-ish
> DATE:                     Saturday, 16-FEB
> LOCATION:           8260 Greensboro Drive, Suite 300, McLean (Tysons 
> Corner), VA 22102 [MapQuest Link 
> <http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&searchtab=home&formtype=address&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&cat=&address=8260+Greensboro+Drive&city=McLean&state=VA&zipcode=22102>]
> 
> 
> This Saturday, 16-FEB, Jared Smith will be talking about Asterisk/VoIP.  
> In addition to being a fellow NoVA LUG member, Jared co-authored the 
> O'Reilly "Asterisk:  The Future of Telephony" book, which became the #5 
> best-selling technology book on Amazon in 2005.  Jared has said that he 
> usually ends up talking for 60-90 minutes, then a Q&A/demo session at 
> the end.  We do not have a set end time, so we can easily over as needed.
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> Because of the limited room, please respond back to me (just responding 
> to this EMail is OK) indicating if you will be coming.
> I'll also be picking up the tab for some food (pizza, doughnuts, 
> something) and need to know how much to get.
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> For those of you that may note be familiar with Asterisk, it is the 
> leading open source telephony engine.  I've used it personally for a 
> PBX, and am aware of several companies using it for much more.  I've 
> seen implementations of Asterisk as a conference bridge, IVR, voicemail, 
> etc.
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> A few quick links:
> Asterisk:                                                  
> http://www.asterisk.org/
> "Asterisk: The Future of Telephony":    
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/asterisk/
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> This will be the first (of hopefully many) technical sessions to come.  
> The intent is to provide a smaller (~20-30 people) environment to 
> showcase linux based projects/apps that solve real-world problems.  
> Questions? Comments?  Please reply to novalug-techsessions at calypso.tux.org
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> Because of the limited room, please respond back to me (just responding 
> to this EMail is OK) indicating if you will be coming.
> I'll also be picking up the tab for some food (pizza, doughnuts, 
> something) and need to know how much to get.
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> Also, Greg Pryzby was kind enough to setup a mailing list for these 
> sessions.  If you're not a member already, I highly suggest joining the 
> novalug-techsessions mailing list @
> http://calypso.tux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/novalug-techsessions. 
> Future EMails will be going out through that list.
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> P.S. -- I'm still pushing hard for those discounted RHCE classes ;)
> 
> -- 
> Shawn D. Wells
> Solutions Architect, Federal Team
> swells at redhat.com
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