On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 7:38 PM, <br
...@northeastlinuxfest.org> wrote:
> Good evening Kerry,
> I wanted to give you guys at the CC Makerspace a heads up about a
> hackerspace competition at the Northeast Linuxfest this year. Below are
> the details along with a poster for the event. If you have any questions
> please feel free to contact me. We hope to see your folks there!
> Take care,
> Bruce
> Announcing the 2nd annual Northeast GNU/Linuxfest.
> Where: Worcester State University, Worcester MA
> When: March 17, 2012
> Info: http://northeastlinuxfest.org
> Last year we had just speakers at the event. This year we are stepping it
> up considerably. We are featuring a hackerspace competition where teams
> from across the Northeast will compete for prizes for best design. This
> years theme is accessibility. We will also hold LPI and BSD exams on the
> morning of the event. The folks from Open Street Map will hold workshops
> throughout the day. We also have tables from various sponsors. Among the
> keynote speakers this year will be the other organizer for the event
> Jonathan Nadeau. Jonathan is blind but this has not prevented him from
> working with Debian, Fedora and Triquel in hopes of making each
> distribution more accessible for vision impaired or physically disabled.
> This is an event that can also be used to meet other people in the linux
> world and make new contacts. This is an all day event. All events will be
> held in the main student center. There is also a cafeteria on the second
> floor which features a $5 all you can eat buffet. Last but not least, if
> you are 21 or older we have our very popular after party event at Jillians.
> We also have arranged to get special room rates at the Worcester Marriott.
> You must reserve your room before February 17, 2012 to get this rate. You
> can either use the link off the Northeastlinuxfest website or you can make
> reservations over the phone but be sure to mention the Northeast Linuxfest
> group to get the rate. You can get to Worcester by train or bus if you do
> not have a ride. You can find that information on the website as well. We
> hope you can attend and most most important, the admission is free! The
> website again is http://northeastlinuxfest.org Take back control of your
> software, take back control of your computer!
