[BBLISA-announce] April BB-LISA Meeting: Lightning Talks

[Matt Simmons]

Do you love lightning talks? Because I love lightning talks.

When I found out that the DC DevOps group had an entire meeting
dedicated to lightning talks, I was jealous. I mentioned the idea to
John, Adam, and crew, and they liked it. Of course, when you volunteer
an idea, you volunteer /for/ that idea, too, so if you look at the
BBLISA Calendar (http://www.bblisa.org/calendar.html), you'll see my
name organizing the April meeting. Fun, right?

OK, so here's the plan.

For the April 10, 2013 meeting, I want somewhere between 9 and 12
five-minute lightning talks, which you'll know is around an hour if
you're good at quick math. After the lightning talks are over, I want
do a "round table" type discussion, where we talk about the
interesting things that we heard, and we can get more information on
some of the topics. I think it's the best part of lightning talks
(being exposed to crazy new ideas) and what always happens after
lightning talks (people crowding around the presenters they saw so
they can ask questions and learn more). But this way, we all get to
learn more.

Here's what I need, though. Lightning talks (obviously?). I need you
(yes, you the person reading this message) to give a lightning talk.
It's super easy. It's literally five minutes or less of you geeking
out about something that you love. If you would come up to your
friends and geek out for five minutes about something, then that's all
I'm asking you to do now. It's just that your friends are BBLISA, in
this case. It's also really great practice if you signed up for a
lightning talk at LOPSA-East (http://lopsa-east.org/2013/).

To make this easier, I created a Google Form:
http://bit.ly/BBLISA-Lightning-Talks-2013

Just fill out the form. I'll get it, and I'll be in touch to answer
any questions or concerns.

The meeting is scheduled for April 10th, and socialization starts at
7pm. We're in MIT E-51, Room 315 (http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=E51 or,
if you want directions, http://goo.gl/pAvDy)

Please take a second to figure out what you'd like to present on, fill
out the form, and come present. I'd love to hear about your idea, and
I know everyone else would, too.

Thanks,

Matt Simmons
http://www.standalone-sysadmin.com

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