MNUG's Important Dates for 2010


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January 2010
No Monthly Meeting in January
Thursday
11th February 2010
Monthly Meeting
  • Q&A

  • Novell Update - All the latest news from Novell
    By Andrew Rook, Technology Specialist, Novell

  • Keynote: Novell Intelligent Workload Management
    By Andrew Rook, Technology Specialist, Novell

  • Supper

Thursday
11th March 2010
Monthly Meeting

  • Q&A

  • Keynote: Microsoft's Windows Azure (Cloud Computing)
    By Dave Glover (Developer Evangelist, Microsoft)

    • Interested in Microsoft's Cloud Computing offering?

      Then come along and learn about Microsoft's Windows Azure(tm) Platform. It's a cloud services operating system that serves as the development, service hosting and service management environment for the Windows Azure platform.

    • Windows Azure is a flexible platform that supports multiple languages and integrates with your existing on-premises environment. To build applications and services on Windows Azure, developers can use their existing Microsoft Visual Studio(r) expertise. In addition, Windows Azure supports popular standards and protocols including SOAP, REST, XML, and PHP.

    • There will also be time to ask plenty of questions, so ask away!

  • Supper

Thursday
8th April 2010
Monthly Meeting

  • Q&A

  • Keynote: Special Novell BrainShare 2010 (Salt Lake City) Update
    by Novell's Technology Specialists

    • All the latest news direct from Novell's premier event
    • If you want to know what's happening, don't miss this one!

  • Supper
Thursday
13th May 2010
Monthly Meeting

  • Q&A

  • Novell Update - All the latest news from Novell
    By Brett Williams, Technology Specialist, Novell

  • Keynote: Cloud Computing and Amazon Web Services
    By Simone Brunozzi, Technology Evangelist, Amazon Web Services - APAC (Asia Pacific)

    • Brief introduction to Cloud Computing
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Amazon EC2: virtual servers on demand
    • Demo: launching SuSE instances, and Elastic Load Balancing
    • Q&A
    • Freebie Alert! - Turn up and recieve a $25.00 AWS credit coupon!

  • Supper
Thursday
10th June 2010
June Monthly Meeting cancelled - due to lack of speaker and venue
Wednesday
28th July 2010
Please note the change of date, time and venue - for this month only

This month we will be attending the Novell - IT in Action Tour

Set the Pace for IT Success

As an IT professional, you have to be in more than one place at any given time. Deploying software, servicing end users, evaluating the latest products, justifying budget requests, meeting business needs.you've always needed technology that makes you as efficient as possible.

If you've been waiting to satisfy your appetite for the latest IT infrastructure innovations, the wait is over. Let us help you set the most efficient pace for IT success with the Novell IT in Action tour, coming to a city near you:

Dates and Venues

City: Date: Venue:

  • Brisbane July 20 Christie Conference Centre, 320 Adelaide Street
    Programme runs from 8:30am to 2:30pm
  • Sydney July 21 Sydney Harbour Marriott, 30 Pitt Street
    Programme runs from 8:30am to 2:30pm
  • Melbourne July 28 Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, 25 Collins Street
    Programme runs from 8:00am to 2:30pm

  • Adelaide August 12 Intercontinental Adelaide, North Terrace
    Start time 8:00am
  • Wellington August 17 The Duxton Hotel Wellington 170 Wakefield Street, Te Aro
    Programme runs from 8:30am to 2:30pm

Join Novel to discuss how you can:

  • Address the need to securely manage IT resources (workloads) across physical, virtual and cloud environments with Intelligent Workload Management
  • Build your next-generation data center at a price that fits your budget
  • Get your hands on industry-leading identity and security technologies
  • Simplify application deployment and management
  • Network with peers to exchange ideas, explore solutions and compare best practices. Learn why millions of users all over the world have entrusted their success to Novell solutions. It's all part of our charge to help you set a winning pace for tackling the IT challenges you face. Register today!

Agenda Details

Please note that it is necessary to register for this event. Booking in as soon as possible is advised in order to avoid disappointment.

Thursday
12th August 2010
Monthly Meeting
  • Q&A

  • Novell Update - All the latest news from Novell
    By Ross Irvine, Technology Specialist, Novell

  • Keynote: Hands-on Novell Identity Management Installation
    By Ross Irvine, Technology Specialist, Novell
    • Real life installation experiences
    • Customising implementations

  • Supper

Thursday
9th September 2010
Monthly Meeting

  • Q&A

  • Keynote: To be announced

  • Supper
Thursday
14th October 2010
Monthly Meeting

  • Q&A

  • Keynote: To be announced

  • Supper
Thursday
11th November 2010
Monthly Meeting

  • Q&A

  • MNUG Annual General Meeting (AGM)
    • Have a say in how our group is run
    • Help elect our new Executive team
    • Better yet - Volunteer for a position!!!

  • Keynote: To be annouced

  • Supper

Thursday
9th December 2010
*** MNUG Christmas Party! ***

Fantastic Food & Drinks and Great Company!!!

Venue: (Tentative)

    Stalactites Restaurant
    Upstairs Dining Room
    177-183 Lonsdale Street
    (Russell Street corner)
    Melbourne CBD
    Ph: 9663 3316

Come and join us for a fantastic Greek Banquet!

Starting at 6:15pm

All MNUG members, friends and their guests are most welcome

Please note:

  • All current MNUG Members' meals will be paid for by MNUG
  • All drinks are to be paid for individually
  • All friends' and guests' meals are to be paid for individually (@ $30 per person)
    (Hint: Sign up on the night and get a free dinner!)
  • Stalactites is a fully licenced restaurant, with a good choice of beverages available,
    however you may choose to bring your own (wine only) if you prefer.

The great company is FREE - so come along and be a part of it!

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