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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I wanted to
thank all of you for making our 2006 Tech Talks a success!<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> If you
liked what you saw and heard in '06, be ready for some great speakers in '07.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>That being
said, it's time for the LA.pm to ask you to show your appreciation by
donating a little "give back" time by attending our next meeting.
The next meeting topic is...</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=6 color=red
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:24.0pt;color:red'> </span></font><strong><b><font
size=6 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:red'> </span></font></b></strong><font size=6 color=red face=Arial><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'> </span></font><strong><b><font
size=6 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:26.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:red'>Hacking for SCALE:</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=6 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:red'><br>
</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font size=5 color=red face=Arial><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>A peer-review/hack-session
on a perl benchmarking demo</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font size=5
color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font size=5 color=red
face=Arial><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'>by Juan
Natera</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font size=6 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><br>
</span></font></b></strong><font size=6 color=aqua face=Arial><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:aqua'> <br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Plan to stay afterward to get a bite in a local
restaurant.</span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Just
to give a little background info... the LA.pm has committed to having a
booth at the upcoming <a href="http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale5x/">SCALE 5</a>
conference (Southern California Linux Expo), to be held the weekend of February
10-11. First, I recommend you all go. It's a blast. Second, I recommend
that you all volunteer to be in our booth. I'm still in sore need of
fully committed volunteers. Third, as part of this commitment, we need a demo
running at our FREE booth. Juan has graciously given of his time to work on a
visual benchmarking tool to show of perl's stuff and I suggested to him
that this might be a fun opportunity for our members to come together to look
at the tool, the underlying code, and collaborate. Juan is very eager for the
chance to swap ideas so please come. The group needs to band together to show off
perl and spread the good word<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>!</span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font size=3 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Date</span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'> </span></font><strong><b><font color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:blue'>/ Time</span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'> </span></font><strong><b><font color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:blue'>:</span></font></b></strong><b><font
color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-weight:
bold'><br>
</span></font></b><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'> </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Tuesday, January 23,
2007; 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font size=3 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Location:</span></font></b></strong><b><font
color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-weight:
bold'><br>
</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Ticketmaster</span></font><font size=2
color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'> </span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Corporate Headquarters<br>
8800 W. Sunset Blvd.<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">West Hollywood</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">90069</st1:PostalCode></st1:place></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Practical
information you should know....</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Please
arrive a few minutes early if you can. I realize that traffic can be difficult
in LA but we're going to start as close to 7:00 p.m. as possible.<font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'> </span></font>Ticketmaster is located
on the southeast corner of Sunset Blvd. and <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">Palm Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street>. At night, it is hard to see
the 8800 number on our red brick building so be careful you don't drive past.
Parking is off of <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Palm Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street>.
Please see the map link below for our location. When you arrive, please pull
into our parking structure below our building unless you like getting parking
tickets ;)<font color=blue><span style='color:blue'> </span></font><font
color=red><span style='color:red'>Please proceed to the guard's desk and a
Ticketmaster representative will bring you to a conference room for this
event.</span></font><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'> </span></font></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'><a
href="http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=8800+w.+sunset+blvd.+west+hollywood,+ca&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=34.092934,-118.380542&spn=0.025482,0.054245">http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=8800+w.+sunset+blvd.+west+hollywood,+ca&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=34.092934,-118.380542&spn=0.025482,0.054245</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>RSVP
Please</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Finally,
if you plan to attend, please RSVP to the link below. It is very helpful for us
to know how many people will arrive so we can make the necessary plans.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/tcc@ticketmaster.com/techtalk-012307">http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/tcc@ticketmaster.com/techtalk-012307<font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></a></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If
you have any other questions, you can contact me directly.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Todd Cranston-Cuebas</span></font></st1:PersonName><br>
<font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'>310-360-2436<br>
</span></font><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><a
href="mailto:tcc@ticketmaster.com"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>tcc@ticketmaster.com</span></font></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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