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<p><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>I _know_ that this is short notice, but we have
a special guest speaker in town! brian d foy is here just this weekend and he&#8217;s
volunteered to give an impromptu TechTalk this Monday night. Please add this to
your calendar.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Do plan to stay after the talk for a quick bite across
the street at the famous Red Rock bar ;) It&#8217;s a good time to share
thoughts, get a chance to talk to brian, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<h1 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=6 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Mastering
Perl<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>

<h2 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial'>brian d foy will give us an informal
presentation<br>
on his new book &#8220;Mastering Perl.&#8221;<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></b></h2>

<h2 align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=grame><b><font size=5
color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'>A little about our speaker...</span></font></b></span><font
color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h2>

<p><st1:personname u1:st="on"><b><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>brian d
foy: </span></font></b><font color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>An icon in the world of perl! brian is known as the man to
started the <a href="http://www.pm.org/">perl mongers</a> organization. He&#8217;s
also the founder and editor of <a href="http://www.theperlreview.com/">The Perl
Review</a>. He&#8217;s a writer and contributor to many CPAN modules and is
currently a consultant for <a href="http://www.stonehenge.com/">Stonehenge
Consulting Services</a>. For those of you familiar with the classic perl texts,
you will recognize brian as a co-author to the newest editions of <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Learning Perl</span></i> and <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Intermediate Perl</span></i>. To piggyback on these
great works, brian will shortly be releasing <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Mastering
Perl</span></i> (the topic of his talk).</span></font><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'><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'>&nbsp;</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'>&nbsp;</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 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=black><span style='color:black'>Monday,
March&nbsp;12</span></font>, 20097; 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><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'>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'>&nbsp;</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><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></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><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></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&nbsp;but we're going to start as close to 7:00 p.m. as possible.<font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>&nbsp;</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'>&nbsp; </span></font><font
color=red><span style='color:red'>Please proceed to the guard's&nbsp;desk and a
Ticketmaster representative take you the movie theater for this talk..&nbsp;</span></font></span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></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&amp;hl=en&amp;q=8800+w.+sunset+blvd.+west+hollywood,+ca&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;ll=34.092934,-118.380542&amp;spn=0.025482,0.054245">http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;q=8800+w.+sunset+blvd.+west+hollywood,+ca&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;ll=34.092934,-118.380542&amp;spn=0.025482,0.054245</a></span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></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><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></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 <font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><a
href="mailto:tcc@ticketmaster.com">tcc@ticketmaster.com</a> a</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>nd put &#8220;la.pm TechTalk&#8221; in
the subject line</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>.</span></font>
It is very helpful for us to know how many people will arrive so we can make
the necessary plans.</span></font><font color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></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><font
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'>Todd Cranston-Cuebas<br>
310-360-2436<br>
</span></font><font color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:blue'><a href="mailto:tcc@ticketmaster.com"><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>tcc@ticketmaster.com</span></font></a></span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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