By the way my scheduled slot would be a great time for the people on this list to get together at the event. : ) Just need to know when that is. LOL Jim On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Jim Kenzig <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 – > > > > > > > > *Virtualization Defined - Joe Shonk* > > > > *How Cuyahoga County Library Gets The Most Out of IT - Jim Kenzig* > > > > *Desktop Virtualization - Jaymes Davis* > > > > *What is High Availability - Michael Bilancieri* > > > > *Ultra Mobile Gadget Tech - Adam Marano* > > > > *HP Print Drivers in a Citrix Environment - Robert Tuft* > > > > *PowerShell Tips - Vishal Ganeriwala* > > > > > > > > Here is some background info on this event – > > > > > > > > One of the new tracks at Citrix Synergy this year is the GeekSpeak > > track. > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > > > 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 . > > > > > > > > You can post your session idea in the comments on the blog, or email > > them to me at citrixblogger @ citrix.com (remove the spaces). > > > > > > > > We look forward to seeing you at Citrix Synergy and at GeekSpeak. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Barry Flanagan > > > > > > > > > > -- > Jim Kenzig > Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services > Citrix Technology Professional > Blog: http://www.techblink.com -- Jim Kenzig Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services Citrix Technology Professional Blog: http://www.techblink.com