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<P><FONT SIZE=2>A reminder that our next meeting will be at 7PM on Tues. July </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>the 8th at the Planet Sub on 50th and Main.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://kc.pm.org/news.html" TARGET="_blank">http://kc.pm.org/news.html</A></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www.planetsub.com/kc.html" TARGET="_blank">http://www.planetsub.com/kc.html</A></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The presentation will by Adam Sajna on the Politics and </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Implementation of Internet Infrastructure. </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Ever wonder about the differences between self-styled </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Internet backbone providers, Tier 1, Tier 2, and small time </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>ISPs. You've heard of T1's, but what about T3, OC3, OC12, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>OC48, and OC192? Know what peering is? Variations on peering </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>agreements, when and how they are formed? Balanced bandwidth? </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Where the feeds come in to Kansas City? What goes on behind </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>the scenes? How to get a 100Mb feed for $1,000/month?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Next week's meeting promises to be interesting. Hope to see you there.</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Garrett Goebel</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>IS Development Specialist</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>ScriptPro Direct: 913.403.5261</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>5828 Reeds Road Main: 913.384.1008</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Mission, KS 66202 Fax: 913.384.2180</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>www.scriptpro.com garrett at scriptpro dot com</FONT>
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