[Canberra-pm] Next(?) meeting: 2nd November

[Jacinta Richardson]

G'day everyone,

This is advance notice that Paul (and possibly I) will be back in Canberra for
training purposes and would love to meet up with you all for dinner.  The place
we went last time is fine (if they promise to visit us a little more often),
although if anyone else has suggestions for inner city, vegetarian friendly
restaurants, we're happy to consider those too.  It helps greatly if the place
has a separate area we can book so that it's quiet enough to do any demonstrations.

So:
	Date:  2nd November
	Time:  6:30pm
	Where: ?  Still to be decided.  Possibly:
				Bernadette's Cafe & Restaurant
				Shops 5 & 6
				Wakefield Gardens
				Ainslie
	Who:   Canberra Perl Mongers
               SAGE-ACT members
               CLUG members

	What:  2 talks by Paul Fenwick
               Possibly something else
               Free books given to those who sent colleagues on our courses.

So you want to start a business?  (approx 60 minutes)
=====================================================
The clock-radio bleets loudly, and you close your eyes and try not to think
about going to work.

Despite every assurance that a particular machine contained no valuable
information whatsoever, and did not need to be on the backup schedule, it's now
dead; and it's your job to recover the only copy of the now vital reports
contained therein.

You've been working unpaid overtime for months, and management have been
ignoring your pleas for extra technical staff. There seems to be an increasing
trend for your boss to hand you poorly defined projects, with impossible
deadlines and insufficient resources. To top it all off, the so-called coffee at
work is undrinkable.

Don't you just wish that you could quit that lousy job and start your own
business, working on the things that you actually enjoy doing?

A dose of reality for anyone thinking of striking out on their own in the world
of computer consultancy.


Conference Presentation Mind Control (approx 30 minutes)
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At the heart of any good conference are its presenters.  To learn new skills and
discover new ideas are what conferences are all about -- at least that's what
you tell your boss when you apply for funding.  Presenting is a rewarding, and
often prestigious activity, but some speakers seem to do it better than others.

Paul Fenwick shares his experiences of almost a decade of teaching and public
speaking.  Discover how to keep your audience's attention, how to improve your
presentation techniques, and how to use mind control to get others to do your
bidding.


These talks have been well received at Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane Perl
Mongers, the SAGE conference and the Open Source Developers Club.  They're light
hearted, entertaining and maybe a little educational.  Non-technical people will
probably enjoy them as well.

If you'd like a more Perl-based evening, Paul has some security information I'm
sure he'd love to cover.

It'd be good to have one or more of you:
	* pick a place to eat and book it
	* provide Paul and myself with directions to it
	* organise a data projector (I believe Sean may be able to help here)

I look forward to hearing from you.

		Jacinta 	

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