I think this upcoming meeting might be of interest to some of you.
Everyone is welcome to attend.

FYI, ACM has been active in the KC area since 1948.

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http://kcacm.org

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Will Cook  willcook@att.net

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Subject: KCACM April 27, 2004 Meeting - Open Source Software

>             On April 27 our meeting will be held at Park University, in 
>             the "McCoy Meetin' House" with the Student Chapters of 
>             Park University and UMKC.
> 
>             Location
>             ------------------------------------------------------------
>             Park University is just 10 minutes north of downtown
>             Kansas City on Highway 9 in Parkville, with easy
>             access from Johnson County using I-635, I-435, or
>             I-70. Directions for the Meetin' House can be found at
>             http://captain.park.edu/ACM/directions.html.
> 
> 
>             Agenda
>             ------------------------------------------------------------
>             5:30 p.m.  Social with sandwiches, chips, and sodas.
>             6:00 p.m.  Open Source Software presentation.
> 
> 
>             Open Source Software
>      Who:   Frank Wiles IT Manager for Sunflower Broadband
>     When:   Tuesday, April 27, 2004 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
>    Where:   Park University, in the "McCoy Meetin' House"
>     More:   See http://www.kcacm.org/20040427.htm for more information.
> 
>             Frank Wiles has been an avid Open Source user and
>             evangelist since 1997 when he first fell in love with
>             the concept. He has helped many companies, despite
>             the usual overwhelming adversity, embrace Open Source
>             software. His experience includes many different fields
>             including telecommunications, Internet technologies, and
>             both Internet and print publishing. Frank will cover what
>             Open Source software is, the development process and using
>             Open Source Software in your business.
>             
>             As Sunflower Broadband's IT Manager, Frank runs the servers 
>             for their cable modem network, billing systems, and various
>             other small systems within the company.
>             
>             Frank is a Red Hat Certified Engineer and LPI Level II
>             certified. He has been published on Linux.com, SysAdmin
>             Magazine, and is the co-author of "Instant Perl Modules"
>             published by McGraw-Hill. His main technology interests are
>             Internet infrastructure (SMTP, DNS, etc) and building web
>             based applications using Apache, mod_perl, and PostgreSQL.
> 
>     Cost:   All meetings are free and open to the public.
> 
> 
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