I'd like to point out that Arun's email said pizza and drinks are
_before_ the event, not after.

Plan on arriving a little early.

On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Arun Batchu<arun.batchu@...> wrote:
> All, Updates:
>
> The event will be held in University of Stthomas, O’Shaughnessy Science LL
> 18 . stthomas.edu website has a link to the building. Thanks to
> Kathleen...it was a tough find this time.
> The room has limited capacity, so please RSVP as soon as possible -
> president@... if you are planning on attending. It will help make sure
> with food and capacity logistics.
> We have at least two sponsors at this time: University of Stthomas and
> DevJam. We need more sponsors, so please get the word out.
> The ticket price will be 25$ for attending. UST staff and students attend
> free. We will have pizza and drinks during the social hour before the start
> of the event. This should be great for networking.
>
> Website will be updated soon by Hamlet.
>
> Please spread the word around. Clojure is an important development and
> Stuart is a much sought after speaker.
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Arun Batchu <arun.batchu@...> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Friends,
>>
>> I am excited to announce that Stuart Halloway, author of the book
>> "Programming Clojure", popular speaker on the NFJS circuit and CEO of
>> ThinkRelevance Inc.will be talking to us about Clojure. Stuart is a very
>> popular speaker, so we should be thankful to David Hussman to make this
>> event possible ( twisting Stuart's arm).
>>
>> Please mark your calendars : Evening, July 21st, Tuesday, 2009. This will
>> be a paid event. Usual discounts to students, otug speakers, faculty and
>> those currently un-employed will be offered. My goal is to break-even and
>> yet keep the entrance fee as low as possible without compromising quality.
>> The planning committee is working out the details and will announce to this
>> group as progress is made. Our website http://otug.org will be updated as
>> progress is made. The location most probably will be in the premises of our
>> gracious host: University of Stthomas/Graduate Programs in Software. We are
>> trying to locate and reserve a room/hall as I write this note.
>>
>>
>>
http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/3ginv9lc5pfas86ogd4ub525a8%40group.calendar.\
google.com/public/basic.ics
>> is the OTUG Google calendar which you can subscribe to.
>>
>> To make this event successful, I will need some help from each one of you:
>> a little goes a long way. In other words if you are reading this email, then
>> please think about helping in whatever way you can. And, as you will see, it
>> does not take much.
>>
>> Plan on attending. This talk is a result of the group's desire to get
>> exposed to the functional way of thinking. Clojure is a very good candidate
>> for introducing that method. Almost every developer/architect in the
>> software world should attend.
>> Bring a friend. If you are birds of the same feather, then flock together.
>> Spread the word. Do your friends and colleagues a favor by informing them
>> about this talk.
>> Sponsor or find a Sponsor.  Sponsorships will help offset the costs which
>> in turn will help us do a better job as well as lower the fees for
>> attending.
>> Get involved in the organization of this event. Its amazing how many cool
>> people you will meet ( not including myself ) when helping out. For e.g. you
>> may want to pick the speaker up. Imagine having a captive speaker giving you
>> undivided attention. FREE! Same if you want to drop him. Or you can treat
>> him for lunch or dinner and really figure out Clojure secrets. And...you get
>> the idea. So, contact me if you want to help. Hurry... only limited slots
>> available!  Early birds get the juiciest choices!...
>>>
>>> Abstract - In recent years, the Java community has embraced a variety of
>>> new languages that target the JVM, but also offer productivity advantages
>>> over traditional Java coding.
>>>
>>> One of the most interesting of these languages is Clojure, a "Lisp
>>> unconstrained by backward compatibility." In this talk, you will see why
>>> Clojure deserves serious consideration as the next big JVM language:
>>>
>>> Clojure provides all the you know and love from dynamic languages such as
>>> Ruby and Python.
>>> Clojure's sequence library turns the tables on OO, providing a powerful
>>> set of verbs that can work with a small, standard set of nouns.
>>> Clojure includes Lisp's signature feature: Treating code as data through
>>> macros.
>>> Clojure's emphasis on immutability and support for software transactional
>>> memory make it a viable option for taking advantage of massively parallel
>>> hardware.
>>>
>>> Speaker Bio - Stuart Dabbs Halloway is a co-founder of Relevance, Inc.
>>> Stuart is the author of Programming Clojure, Component Development for the
>>> Java Platform and Rails for Java Developers. Stuart regularly speaks at
>>> industry events including the No Fluff, Just Stuff Java Symposiums, the
>>> Pragmatic Studio, RubyConf, and RailsConf.
>>
>> Stuart is open to consulting opportunities  if you or your organization
>> want to grab him for a few hours.
>>
>> Later,
>> Arun.
>>
>
>



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