Meeting Format

SLUG meetings follow a standard meeting format with a common first half, and then dividing after the break. This is to provide two streams of content catering to both new and experienced Linux users.

The standard meeting agenda is:

18:15: Doors Open
18:30: Announcements, News, Introductions
Introduction to SLUG, Q&A, "What has Linux done for/to me lately?", SLUG News & Discussion
18:45: General Interest talk
The General Interest talks are designed to be of an intermediate level. Previous topics have included:
  • SLUG Forum: "Package Management Systems comparison"
  • Conrad Parker: Sweep
  • Adrian van den Dries: Zope
19:30: Break/Intermission
Refreshments available in the foyer. We request that you make a gold coin donation to cover our expenses.
19:45: Split into two groups for:
8:30pm: Dinner