SPUG: October Meeting Today: Slashcode; Pop-Up Windows

[Tim Maher/CONSULTIX]

            October 17, 2000 Seattle Perl Users Group Meeting
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        Topics: Slashcode NG ; Pop-up Date/Time Windows in HTML
      Speakers: BRIAN AKER, VA Linux; JOE DEVLIN, Devlin Tech. Consulting
          Time: October 17th, 2000 (Third Tuesday), 7pm-9pm
      LOCATION: Union Bank of California Bldg, 5th Floor Mtg Room
          Cost: Free
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Brian Aker, Slashdot Senior Software Developer, VA Linux, will tell
us about the new version of the Slashcode publishing system (code-named
"Bender"), used in the slashdot.org and use.perl.org web sites,
among others. It's written in Perl, of course.

The new version includes a publishing system that features cached
content, heavy integration with Apache via mod_perl, a standard API
and module interface to write to, an interface to a rich templated
display system, and a database independent backend.
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Joe Devlin, of Devlin Technical Consulting, will give a brief talk
about a Perl module he wrote that creates Date and Time pop-up windows
in HTML format.
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SPUG leader Tim Maher will give out some free books in a drawing,
and help guide the discussions as usual.

->UPDATE: Looks like Tim won't be able to make the meeting, so we'll
hold off on the book drawing until next time.

Admission is free and open to the general public.  Attendees are
encouraged to arrive at the building's 5th & Madison door by 6:45pm,
which might be locked at other times.

Parking

We recommend avoiding the parking lot below the Union Bank building,
due to the very hefty fee you'll be assessed if you leave after 9pm.
There are plenty of other parking garages in the vicinity that are
more affordable, and some on-street parking too.

Pre/Post-Meeting Gathering Place

Come and pass the pre-meeting time with other SPUGsters at the
Rock Bottom brewpub, at 1333 5th Ave., (206) 623-3070, in
downtown Seattle.  Look to your left, near the bar or pool table,
for bizarre yet strangely appealing characters wielding laptops
and hearty ales.  Attendees tend to arrive after 6pm, and to leave
for the meeting by 6:40pm.

For more information, including driving directions and street
addresses, see http://www.halcyon.com/spug/.

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|  Tim Maher, Ph.D.           Tel: (206) 781-UNIX        |
|  SPUG Founder & Leader      Email: spug at halcyon.com    |
|  Seattle Perl Users Group   HTTP: www.halcyon.com/spug |
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