[DMA-Announce] General Meeting, April 24, 2007 - New Meeting Place

[Nancy J. Christolear]

Please note that the April 24 main meeting will be in the “Warrior Room”
at Huber Heights Athletic Foundation Hall, Huber Heights, and will start
                              at 7:00 p.m.

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                        Open Source Software for
                                    Windows
                                    
                                 presented by
                                    
                                    
                                    
                            Nancy Christolear 
                                           
                                     
                          Tuesday, April 24 at 
                                    
                          “Warrior Room” of the
                         Huber Heights Athletic
                         Foundation Hall, Huber
                                Heights, Ohio
                                    
                           No charge.    Please
                                    bring a
                             friend.    Guests
                                    welcome.
                                    
                         Please join us Tuesday
                         night, April 24, 2007
                             for this free
                         presentation in Huber
                            Heights Athletic
                         Foundation Hall, Huber
                         Heights, Ohio.  We'll
                        begin at 7:00 p.m. Bring
                               a friend.
                                    
                                    
                                    
                              Please note: NEW
                           location! NEW time!
                                    
                         Huber Heights Athletic
                          Center, 5367 Fishburg
                         Rd., Huber Heights, at
                                   7:00 p.m.
                                    
                           by  Nancy Christolear
                                     
                                    
                                    

There are lots of applications available for the Windows platform that
are Open Source. What does this mean exactly? “Open Source” indicates
that the source code is released with the product and is available for
you to modify if you feel it is necessary. Open Source software is very
often distributed free of charge or at a significantly reduced price.
You can experience the freedom of OSS without leaving your familiar
Window's platform. Nancy will show a variety of high quality OSS for the
Windows platform, including the office suite from OpenOffice.org as well
as GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program) which rivals Adobe Photoshop.
Copies of TheOpenCD will be available for give-away or sale at a nominal
price. We'll also talk about some new and exciting developments in OSS.

Nancy is a mathematics instructor at Sinclair Community College. She
leads the Digital Photography SIG, is heavily involved with the Linux,
Genealogy, and Gaming SIGs, and served as Chair for Computerfest 2005.
Nancy has been a fan of OSS since 1998. She presented seminars on OSS
for Windows at Computerfest in 2004 and 2005.


Easy Access

Facility is wheelchair accessible.
RTA route 19 runs travels Brandt past Fishburg, one block from the
building.



FREE Parking

Plenty of free parking is available at the facility.



Directions

HHAF Hall is one block West of Brandt Pike, just beyond the Huber
Heights Post Office.

>From I-70, take Brandt Pike (201) South to Fishburg.
>From I-75, take Needmore East, then North on Brandt Pike(201) to
Fishburg.
>From Rte 35, take Woodman Drive North, then Right on Brandt Pike(201) to
Fishburg. For your convenience, here's a Google map of 5367 Fishburg
Road.



Pizza

After the meeting, we'll enjoy food, beverages, and conversation at
CiCi's Pizza at the corner of Troy Pike and Taylorsville in Huber
Heights. CiCi's is just 3 miles from HHAF Hall.

Take Fishburg West, then Troy Pike North to Taylorsville. CiCi's is next
to K-Mart.



Reason for Changes

DMA Trustees have been struggling to provide adequate facilities for our
monthly General Membership meetings. Both UD and WSU presented
challenges. We have been searching for a location that is comfortable
for our members, room enough for all attendees, offers free parking,
equipped with audio, visual, and internet, and still affordable for the
organization. HHAF Hall meets all qualifications. Apple-Dayton meets
here regularly.

April is our trial month. Please come out and have a look at this
facility. If feedback from our membership is positive, we will reserve
the Warrior Room for the coming year.

All are welcome. The meetings start at 7:00 p.m. Guests are always
welcome.

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