[THIN] Re: GeekSpeak BarCamp at Synergy
- From: "Jim Kenzig" <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 14:47:39 -0400
I kinda wanted to make it a broader topic then just about the library. I am
interested in having a discussion with what others are doing in their IT
department to conserve resources (virtualizing etc), alleviate stress on
staff (tools to make IT life simpler SMS, Citrix Third party) and what the
biggest challenges people havein IT and how they have resolved them.
Jim
On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Barry Flanagan <barry.flanagan@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> We have quite a few people signed up to speak at the GeekSpeak BarCamp at
> Citrix Synergy now. Here is a sample –
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> *Virtualization Defined - Joe Shonk*
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> *How Cuyahoga County Library Gets The Most Out of IT - Jim Kenzig*
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> *Desktop Virtualization - Jaymes Davis*
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> *What is High Availability - Michael Bilancieri*
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> *Ultra Mobile Gadget Tech - Adam Marano*
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> *HP Print Drivers in a Citrix Environment - Robert Tuft*
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> *PowerShell Tips - Vishal Ganeriwala*
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> Here is some background info on this event –
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> One of the new tracks at Citrix Synergy this year is the GeekSpeak track.
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> In addition to the GeekSpeak Live event, there will also be a GeekSpeak
> BarCamp event. This event is designed to allow any attendee to sign up to
> speak for 30 minutes on any technical topic. GeekSpeak BarCamp will give the
> attendees at Citrix Synergy a new opportunity to contribute to the
> discussion and provide a much wider array of technical content. Pizza and
> drinks will be provided for those who attend. The Geek Speak Gadget Gear
> Lounge will be open during both GeekSpeak Live and the BarCamp as well. We
> will have eight Dell/AlienWare workstations for multiplayer gaming over
> Project Apollo.
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> This BarCamp event will follow immediately after GeekSpeak Live on
> Wednesday, May 21st. We will have access to four sections of the GeekSpeak
> room to host these sessions. We will be hosting a total of twenty sessions
> at this event, all led by members of the Citrix Community who have
> volunteered to speak. Any Citrix Synergy attendee is eligible to sign up to
> lead a session at GeekSpeak BarCamp.
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> You are invited to attend the free GeekSpeak BarCamp event. We would also
> like to invite you to speak at the event if you have a session topic you
> would like to share with the other attendees. Any technology topic is open
> for discussion at GeekSpeak BarCamp. The sessions will range from white
> board discussions to live installations. The only rule is no sales or
> marketing pitches are allowed.
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> You can find more detail and background on the Official Citrix Blog about
> GeekSpeak BarCamp http://community.citrix.com/x/NYCoAQ and on the CDN Wiki
> - http://community.citrix.com/display/cdn/GeekSpeak+BarCamp+Schedule .
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> You can post your session idea in the comments on the blog, or email them
> to me at citrixblogger @ citrix.com (remove the spaces).
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> We look forward to seeing you at Citrix Synergy and at GeekSpeak.
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> Thanks,
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> Barry Flanagan
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Jim Kenzig
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services
Citrix Technology Professional
Blog: http://www.techblink.com
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