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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I know most people on the Asterisk list
are already aware of Barcamp so skip to the notice below. For those that don’t
read on.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Barcamps traditionally are
‘unconferences’, meaning there is no set format or agenda apart
from turn up on the day and be prepared to participate, people who attend are
encouraged to speak or rather ‘chair’ a session, because as always
happens when you get a bunch of smart people in the room, people in the room
know as much if not more about a topic as you do and there is no audience or
panel separation at barcamp, barcamp is all about participation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>These 1 or 2 day events take place in
cities around the world and are organized from a general site </span></font><a
href="http://barcamp.org/" title="blocked::http://barcamp.org/"><font size=2
face=Arial title="blocked::http://barcamp.org/"><span
title="blocked::http://barcamp.org/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>http://barcamp.org</span></span></font></a><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>You can also read a review of BarcampNY2
that I attended last year </span></font><a
href="http://deancollinsblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/barcampnyc2.html"
title="blocked::http://deancollinsblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/barcampnyc2.html"><font
size=2 face=Arial
title="blocked::http://deancollinsblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/barcampnyc2.html"><span
title="blocked::http://deancollinsblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/barcampnyc2.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://deancollinsblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/barcampnyc2.html</span></span></font></a><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>People from all over the world are coming
to <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wisconsin</st1:place></st1:State>
in August so make sure you are there to participate, learn and enjoy.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>“”””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>On the
23<sup>rd</sup> of August 2007 one of the most momentous IT events this year
will be occurring </span></font></b><a href="http://www.barcampusa.org/"
title="blocked::http://www.barcampusa.org/"><b><font size=4 face=Arial
title="blocked::http://www.barcampusa.org/"><span
title="blocked::http://www.barcampusa.org/"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>www.BarCampUSA.org</span></span></font></b></a><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>For 4 days only from the 23<sup>rd</sup>
to the 26<sup>th</sup> of August an expected 5-10,000 geeks will be descending
on </span></font><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jefferson</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Wisconsin</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. It has
been compared by a number of IT writers already as the ‘<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Woodstock</st1:City></st1:place>’ of the IT world and the
tickets haven’t even gone on sale yet.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Non stop 24 hours a day, for 4 straight days some of the
brightest most influential people in IT will be
discussing/demo’ing’/networking about what’s hot/what’s
not, what they are working on today and <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>more
importantly discussing what’s important to them in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Discount and other benefits for tickets purchased prior to 1<sup>st</sup>
of May 2007 so purchase from <a
href="http://www.barcampusa.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tickets">http://www.barcampusa.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tickets</a>
from this Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>“”””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Want to Advance the Asterisk Cause?<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>During BarcampUSA there will be a ‘track’ or
series of events involving Asterisk. If you are interested in discussing or
chairing a particular talk please go to <a
href="http://www.barcampusa.org/wiki/index.php?title=Asterisk">www.barcampusa.org/wiki/index.php?title=Asterisk</a>
and register your interest or email me with BarCampUSA in the subject.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Regards,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Dean Collins</span></font><br>
<font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:black'>Cognation Pty Ltd<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'><a href="mailto:dean@cognation.net">dean@cognation.net<br>
</a><font color=black><span style='color:black'>+1-212-203-4357 Ph<br>
<br>
</span></font></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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