[clue-announce] CLUE DTC December Meeting - 12/12/06 @ 7:00 pm

[Jeff Cann]

Date:  12 December 2006
Time:  7:00 pm

*** Please Note - Our meeting room location at Oracle is a new location ***

   Oracle Denver Technology Campus [DTC]
   Building 3
   Ground floor conference room
   7700 Technology Way
   Denver , Colorado 80237

   Additional directions, including GPS, car, RTD rail and bus
   at the bottom of this message.

*** December Presentation ***

Topic:  IT Project Management Using Open Source Tools
Speaker:  Jeff Cann

Abstract:  Did you know there are over 30 open source applications now 
available for you to understand, plan, and manage your Information 
Technology [IT] projects?

Whether you lead IT projects or are a member of the team that does the 
work, you can use many of these tools to better understand the details 
of your IT projects.  You will also learn the top 4 things you can do to 
immediately change how you manage IT projects.  Finally, understand how 
to build and retain team knowledge to survive team turnover.

Bio:  Jeff has worked in Information Technology for the past 10 years.  
He has worked as a developer, consultant, web guru, architect, and 
system engineer.  He is currently a Director of Global Information 
Technology at the McGraw-Hill Companies where he chairs the Linux 
architecture team.  He is a certified Project Management Professional 
[PMP].


*** Upcoming Presentations for 2007 ***

- Solveig L Haugland, Author, consultant instructor will discuss Open 
Office 2.0.
- Eric Stomberg, Bakbone Software - Talk about business continuance that 
incorporates back up and replication (on Linux).
- John Murphy, Ingres - Discussion of open source databases.
- Rick Burton - Lessons Learned using Glade/gtk to develop software for 
the astronomy community on the Linux platform.


*** Directions to DTC CLUE ***

   Oracle Denver Technology Campus [DTC]
   Building 3
   Ground floor conference room
   7700 Technology Way
   Denver , Colorado 80237


CLUE by GPS   (* 39.6218N  104.9001W *)   elevation 5616 ft


CLUE by Bus (* 5 min walk from the DTC bus stop *)

The following bus routes (27,65,105, 465, AT, U, The LINK) take you to 
the DTC stop.
Coming from the Denver airport you can catch the AT Skyride at Island 5.

Check http://www.rtd-denver.com and search on 'AT' for schedules.

1. Exit  at the DTC bus stop, and walk downhill towards the 225 highway.

2. Go through the first set of lights at East Tuffs Avenue.

3. Building3 is the last building on the left hand side before you get 
to the second set of lights at Technology Way.


Ride the Rail to CLUE   (* 10-15 min walk from the Belleview Light Rail 
Station *)

1. Ride the Light Rail to the Belleview Station on the SE line.

2. Go through the tunnel, and up the stairs to the Union Avenue Bridge, 
at the North end of the station.

3. Turn LEFT and walk across the bridge.

4. At the traffic lights turn LEFT onto S. Syracuse Street, and walk to 
the end by the traffic circle.

5.  Walk straight across the traffic circle and follow the path along 
the left of the parking structure.
(* You should have a open field on your left and the parking structure 
on your right *)

6. Directly in front of you is Building2 on Oracle's DTC campus, 
Building 3 is located directly behind building 2.

7. Circle to the RIGHT, around to the rear of Building 2.
  8. Follow the path between the two handicap signs to bldg3's lobby.


CLUE by Car

1. From the I-25 exit at Belleview and head EAST (* away from the 
mountains *)

2. Go through the first set of lights.

3. Turn LEFT onto S. Ulster Street at the second set of lights.

4. Go through three sets of lights, you should pass the DTC bus stop.

5. Turn LEFT at the fourth set of lights onto Technology Way.

6. Make an immediate left into the parking lot.

7. Building 3 is on the left hand side.

-- 
CLUE President
http://cluedenver.org/