From matt.hahnfeld at gmail.com  Thu Jul 14 08:28:26 2005
From: matt.hahnfeld at gmail.com (Matt Hahnfeld)
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:28:26 -0400
Subject: [grand-rapids-pm-announce] GR Perl Mongers July 29 -- Special
	Guest: Bob Coe from the City of Grand Rapids/Northrop Grumman
Message-ID: <13c4da41050714082874dd1b6@mail.gmail.com>

Back from a brief hiatus last month, Grand Rapids Perl Mongers will
meet this month on July 29 at 11:30am.

Don't miss this month's speaker!  Bob Coe from Northrup Grumman will
be presenting on how Perl was utilized to build an online GIS
(Geographic Information System) for the City of Grand Rapids.  He will
be joined by developers Jeremy Gerrits and Joseph Harnish.  They'll
talk about some of the ways the City of Grand Rapids is using Perl and
Open Source software to serve the local community and why the city
chose Perl.  They'll also demonstrate how Perl was used to implement
some of the mapping services the City of Grand Rapids provides on
their web site.

If you're interested in seeing some of the work the team did, be sure
to check out the following URLs:
http://maps.ci.grand-rapids.mi.us/website/rdcl/ (Grand Rapids Road Closings)
http://maps.ci.grand-rapids.mi.us/pbiq2 (Public Inquiry Application)
http://www.ci.grand-rapids.mi.us/index.pl?page_id=1450 (GIS - The Right Tools)

We will meet at the Priority Health Conference Center at 3111 Leonard
St NE in Grand Rapids (near the corner of East Beltline and Leonard
next door to Red Hot Inn).  The meeting starts at 11:30.

Free pizza will be provided to all attendees, and newcomers are always
welcome!  There is no fee to attend a Perl Mongers meeting.

If you are interested in attending and want lunch, please RSVP to Matt
Hahnfeld at matth at everysoft.com prior to the meeting so we can get the
right amount of Pizza.

See ya there!

Matt Hahnfeld
President, Grand Rapids Perl Mongers

From matt.hahnfeld at gmail.com  Wed Jul 27 12:03:49 2005
From: matt.hahnfeld at gmail.com (Matt Hahnfeld)
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:03:49 -0400
Subject: [grand-rapids-pm-announce] Perl Mongers this Friday! Bob Coe: Perl
	and the City of Grand Rapids GIS
Message-ID: <13c4da41050727120349898762@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all!

Just a reminder that Grand Rapids Perl Mongers will be meeting this
Friday, July 29, at 11:30am at the Priority Health Conference Center
(3111 Leonard St NE).

This month's guest speaker is Bob Coe from the City or Grand
Rapids/Northrop Grumman.  He will talk about how the City of Grand
Rapids used Perl and other Open Source technologies to build the
public mapping applications and GIS available on the city's web site. 
Bob will be joined by two developers from his team, so be sure to
bring your technical questions.  It should be a great presentation!

More information about the Grand Rapids GIS is available at our web site:
http://grand-rapids.pm.org/.

Although RSVPs are never required, RSVPing to matth at everysoft.com will
guarantee we'll have enough FREE pizza for you.

There is no charge to attend and newcomers are always welcome.  I hope
to see y'all there!

Matt Hahnfeld
President
Grand Rapids Perl Mongers