[Planning] Re: I would like to give a talk to the Los Angeles Linux User

[SML]

> No, he hasn't written back.  Maybe you should start
> planning a talk for that day.  If he gets back
> to us in the next week or so, we can still give
> him the slot, otherwise I'm tempted to say it's yours,
> or at least that you get the first half-hour.
> - Dan
 

OK ... so no news means Brantley is not confirmed?  Thus the talk on
"Lobbying 101" is confirmed? Topic description below. When could the
LULA website be updated?

/Sharon


-- The City of Los Angeles comtemplates OpenOffice.org : How the FOSS
community can help

Los Angeles City Councilmembers Eric Garcetti, Wendy Greuel, and Jack
Weiss have introduced a motion to divert scarce dollars away from a
propriatary office productivity software to OpenOffice.org. They
anticipate the savings to the City of Los Angeles to be in the 5 million
dollar range. The money saved will instead be diverted into a fund for
LAPD expansion.

How can the Los Angeles FOSS community help? Want to know some
specifics? Chelsea Shure from MWW Group, a political affairs firm
downtown, will take you through the ins and outs of communicating with
political creatures in the most effective way.
Chelsea will cover
 * how to present your case
 * introducing yourself to your elected officials
 * possible pitfalls for open source advocates
 * How to lobby City Hall.
 * where to go for more information

http://www.lacity.org/council/cd13/cd13press/cd13cd13press13227121_02022005.pdf
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