MEETING INTRODUCTION
Unigroup's October 2009 meeting will be our second meeting at Cooper Union's new Engineering building, which is located on the East side of Cooper Square and 1-2 blocks South-East of the old Engineering building (which is now closed).
We had a great meeting room for our first meeting at Cooper's new building, however, due to meeting room conflicts, we are currently scheduled to meet in Room 616 (6th Floor)... but keep an eye out for changes. This space is reported to be small, and Cooper was attempting to find a larger room for us (possibly in their other building, across the street).
Our October 2009 meeting will be a special Joint Meeting with the NYCOSUG - NYC OpenSolaris Group, and as such, non-member meeting fees will be waived (ie. free meeting) for this special meeting.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
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To REGISTER for this event, please RSVP by using the
Unigroup Registration Page.
This will allow us to automate the registration process.
(Registration will also add you to our mailing list.)
Please avoid emailed RSVPs.
Please continue to check the Unigroup web site and THIS page,
for any last minute updates concerning this meeting. If you
registered for this meeting, please check your email for any last
minute announcements as the meeting approaches. Also make sure
any anti-spam white-lists are updated to _ALLOW_ Unigroup traffic!
If you block Unigroup Emails, your address will be dropped from
our mailing list.
Also, if you have an interest in Unigroup, be sure to receive
Unigroup information DIRECTLY from Unigroup, via direct receipt
of Emails and by visiting the Unigroup Web Site. NO OTHER SOURCE
provides timely, accurate and complete Unigroup information.
Please RSVP as soon as possible, preferably at least 2-3 days
prior to the meeting date, so we can plan the food order.
RSVP deadline is usually the night before the meeting day.
Note: RSVP is requested for this location to make sure the guard
will let you into the building. RSVP also helps us to
properly plan the meeting (food, drinks, handouts,
seating, etc.) and speed up your sign-in at the meeting.
If you forget to RSVP prior to the meeting day, you may
still be able to show up and attend our meeting, however,
we cannot guarantee what building security will do if
you are "not on the list".
DIRECTIONS
Location:
The Cooper Union (http://www.cooper.edu)
School of Engineering (*** New Building ***)
41 Cooper Square (3rd Avenue, between 6th & 7th Streets)
East Village, Manhattan
New York City
Meeting Room: 616
Located on the East side of Cooper Square. Look for the
new building with the non-traditional appearance.
Entrance is at the corner of 3rd Avenue and 7th Street.
Building lobby sign-in is required at the guard's desk.
Enter the building, check in with the guard at the lobby for
directions to Unigroup and Room 616 (6th Floor).
Nearest mass transit stations are:
'6' to Astor Place (stops right at The Cooper Union),
then walk 1 block East and 1 block South.
'R' to 8th Street, then walk about 2 blocks East
then 1 block South.
'4/5/6/R/N/Q' to Union Square, then walk South and East.
'B/D/F/V' to Broadway-Lafayette, then walk North and East.
Free street parking in the area becomes available at 6pm.
There are also parking lots on Broadway, at (or just south of)
Astor Place (8th Street).
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Topic: Evolution of the Solaris Installer Technology
Brief Introduction:
This will be a discussion (vs. a typical one-way presentation) on the topic of Solaris installer technologies and evolution thereof, with a focus on "what's new" in recent work. Of interest to Sun, in particular, are the expectations and desired-level functionality that customers and community want to see implemented.
Web Resources
Sun Solaris 10
http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/10
Sun OpenSolaris
http://www.opensolaris.org
Sun BigAdmin Portal
http://www.bigadmin.com
Sun Microsystems
http://www.sun.com
NYCOSUG - NY Open Solaris User Group
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/os_user_groups/nycosug
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
David Miner is a Sr. Solaris Engineer in Sun's Solaris Engineering organization, with dozens of contributions across the Solaris ecosystem during his many years at Sun. He is recognized as a thought-provoking speaker and has spoken at many conferences - including recent OpenSolaris User Group meetings and CommunityOne.
COMPANY BIOGRAPHY
For more information about Sun Microsystems, please visit: http://www.sun.com
GIVEAWAYS
We hope to have various giveaways from our friends at the local NYC Sun Microsystems Office.
FEE SCHEDULE
Unigroup is a Professional Technical Organization and User Group, and its members pay a yearly membership fee. For Unigroup members, there is usually no additional charges (ie. no meeting fees) during their membership year. Non-members who wish to attend Unigroup meetings are usually required to pay a "Single Meeting Fee".
Yearly Membership (includes all meetings): $ 50.00
Student Yearly Membership (with current! ID): $ 25.00
Non-Member Single Meeting: $ 20.00
Non-Member Student Single Meeting (with! ID): $ 5.00
* Payment Methods: Cash, Check, American Express.
! Students: We are looking for proof that you are
currently enrolled in classes (rather than working
full-time), and as such, your Student ID should show
a CURRENT date. We have been presented Student IDs
containing NO dates whatsoever, and in the
current environment, perpetual/non-expiring access
to university facilities just does not feel right.
If your ID contains no date, please bring
additional proof of current enrollment. Thanks,
NOTE: Simply receiving Unigroup Email Announcements does NOT indicate membership in Unigroup.
FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS
Complimentary Food and Refreshments will be served. This includes "wraps" such as turkey, roast beef, chicken, tuna and grilled vegetables as well as assorted salads (potato, tossed, pasta, etc), cookies, brownies, bottled water and assorted beverages.
Please join us for this meeting, you won't want to miss it!
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