[ale] [ANNC] ALE CENTRAL MTG. for Thurs., July 19th, 2012

JD jdp at algoloma.com
Thu Jul 19 08:04:50 EDT 2012


Wasn't planning to attend, but for this important discussion, I'll be there!



On 07/18/2012 09:07 PM, Aaron Ruscetta wrote:
> In a spirit of improving the value and relevance of the ALE organization
> to both its members and to the wider Open Source and IT communities,
> the ALE Central Meeting for 7:30pm on Thursday, July 19th, 2012 will
> be an open discussion and brain storming session to share feedback on
> what is or isn’t working in ALE now, and to consider what new directions
> may be worthy of exploration and commitment:
> 
> “ENVISIONING THE FUTURE OF ALE”
> A Public Forum Discussion
> moderated by Aaron Ruscetta,
> ALE Events Coordinator (etc)
> 
> SYNOPSIS:
> – As an essentially anarchist organization with no formal charter or
> managing hierarchy, the structure and operations of ALE are a highly
> representative (and self referential) model of the Open Source ideals and
> communities that we strive to support. Like most Open Source software
> projects, the duties of maintaining the organization and services are
> handled by whatever small cadre of volunteers may feel motivated to
> step up and do the necessary or envisioned work. ALE has kept itself
> running fairly smoothly for about 17 years under this system, but in
> consideration of the changes that the IT industry and the Open Source
> world have undergone in recent years it seems that a little self reflection
> on our efforts and re-evaluation of our group’s future goals may be in
> order. ALL ARE WELCOME!
> 
> BIO:
> -- Aaron Ruscetta has been an active ALE member and volunteer since
> discovering an avid enthusiasm for Linux and the FLOSS philosophy
> back in 1998. For the past several years he has served as a public face
> for the group in various roles including FLOSS Evangelist, meeting
> moderator, web site manager and Events Coordinator, as well as
> offering public education presentations and civic duty lobbying
> surrounding the issues of computerized election systems and electronic
> vote fraud. Aaron’s volunteer efforts with ALE have been directly
> supported by numerous fellow members, including Michael Hirsch,
> Charles Shapiro, J.D. Pfulgrath, Michael Warfield, Michael Trausch,
> Joshua Roberts, Stephen Blevins and ALE sysadmin Jim Kinney, and
> indirectly by the countless ALE and FLOSS community members who
> generously provide relevant presentations or who actively participate
> in our meetings and mailing lists.
> 
> =============
> The meeting will be held at Emory Law School in our
> usual Gambrel Hall, room 1C venue.
> Our meeting time frame is 7:30pm to ~9:30pm
> Directions to Emory Law School can be found at
> <http://ale.org/?page_id=2>
> =============


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