From: William Kendrick <nbs@sonic.net>
Subject: Linux Users' Group of Davis, November 18, 19 and 20 Events
To: editor@davis.com, aggiedailycalendar@californiaaggie.com,
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 19:43:44 -0800 (PST)


LUGOD, The Linux Users' Group of Davis, will hold the following events
in the middle of November:

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Linux Demonstration:

  When:

    Saturday
    November 18, 2000
    10:00am - 3:00pm

  Where:

    Davis Food Co-Op
    620 G Street
    Davis, CA 95616

  Why:

    Members of LUGOD will have a PC set up and running Linux.
    Attendees are free to try out the system, and are encouraged to
    ask questions.  Information on Linux and LUGOD, and Linux freebies,
    will be available.

  For more information:

    Visit:    http://www.lugod.org/projects/demo/
    Contact:  Henry House at:  hajhouse@houseag.com

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Linux Installfest:

  When:

    Sunday
    November 19, 2000
    10:00am - 4:00pm

  Where:

    Engineering Unit II (EUII)
    Room 1131
    UC Davis Campus
    Davis, CA 95616

  Why:

    Bring your PC to us and we'll help you install and configure the
    Linux operating system.  This event is free, but please visit the
    website for preparation information and to RSVP!!!

  For more information:

    Visit:    http://www.lugod.org/if/
    Contact:  Roland Minden at:  rminden@mail.com

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LUGOD Meeting:

  When:

    Monday
    November 20, 2000
    6:30pm - 9:30pm

  Where:

    Z-World, Inc.
    Room 9
    2900 Spafford Street
    Davis, CA 95616

  Topic:

    "Open Source Bioinformatics" using Linux
    presented by Eric Engelhard of Sagres Discovery

  Details:

    Engelhard of Sagres Discovery will talk about a Linux
    bioinformatics pipeline he is building which consists of an FTP
    server, a web server, a PostgreSQL database, PHP, Samba, a small
    Beowulf cluster, and Perl.

    Bioinformatics is defined as "the use of computers in solving
    information problems in the life sciences, mainly, it involves
    the creation of extensive electronic databases on genomes,
    protein sequences, etc."

  For more information:

    Visit:    http://www.lugod.org/meeting/
    Contact:  William Kendrick at:  root@lugod.org

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About LUGOD:
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  LUGOD is a non-profit organization dedicated to the
  Linux Operating System which meets twice a month in Davis, CA.
  Please visit our website for details:

    http://www.lugod.org/


-bill!
root@lugod.org
http://www.lugod.org/