[PLUG-ANNOUNCE] SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: September PLUG Meeting

[David Mandel]

                             MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

                        The Portland Linux/Unix Group
                                  will meet
                          7 PM Thursday Sep 1, 2005
                                      at
                          Portland State University
                                      in
                                 Cramer Hall
                                    Room 1
                           On the block bounded by
         SW Montgomery, SW Broadway (7th), SW Mill, and SW Park (9th)
          (Note: Smith Memorial Center is still under construction.)
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                                 PRESENTATION

                         Introduction to Web Mapping

                                      by

                                 David Mandel
                            <dmandel at pdxLinux.org>

      David Mandel will discuss the nuts and bolts of a web site he is
      currently building using UMN MapServer.  Topics will include:

          -  Overview of a few GIS concepts
             Why GIS is different than other graphics.
             Why Web mapping is different than other web applications.

          -  Overview of UMN MapServer
             What it will do and what it won't do.
             Brief discussion of alternative products.

          -  A critical view of a few cool web mapping sites

          -  A quick look at the site David Mandel is currently working on.
             It is definitely a work in progress, but already has some
             interesting features.

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          Agenda:
          
              7:00 - 7:30  Business
                   We will discuss the status of our ongoing projects 
                   including PLUG's monthly Advanced Topics meetings, 
                   PLUG's monthly hands on clinics, PLUG for Education,
                   etc.
                   We will also discuss ways of finding speakers for
                   future meetings.

              7:30 - 8:30  Presentation
          
                   See above
          
              9:00 - ...  Beer
                                  The Lucky Labrador Brewing Company
                                  915 SE Hawthorne
          
          
          
                                          David Mandel
                                          Chief Activist
                                          Portland Linux/Unix Group
                                          560 SE Alexander
                                          Corvallis, Oregon 97333
                                          (541) 730-5285 mobile
                                          dmandel at pdxLinux.org
          
          
          P.S.  Biznix which specializes in Linux and UNIX support for 
                the Business Computer User meets on the second 
                Thursday of the month at the Novell offices in Tigard.
                See http://www.Biznix.org for details.
                
          P.S.  BLUEgroup (The Beaverton Linux Users Education Group)
                is a group geared toward new users or those interested 
                in learning more about Linux.  BLUE group meets on the 
                4th Thursday of every month (except Thanksgiving and 
                Christmas) at the corner of Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy and 
                Western ave.  See www.BLUEgroup.org for details.

          P.S.  PDXLUG provides a less formal alternative to PLUG 
                emphasizing the needs of new users.   PDXLUG meets 
                every second Thursday of the month in southeast Portland.
                See http://www.PDXLUG.org for details.

          P.S.  The Mid Willamette Valley Linux Users Group meets at
                Peak on 13th and Western at 6:30 PM on the first Tuesday 
                of the month.
                See http://www.lug.corvallis.or.us/ for details.
                    
          P.S.  The Eugene Linux Users Group meets several times a month.
                See http://www.euglug.org for details.

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