[ug-glug] Re: March 7th Meeting

[Eric Boutilier]

Thanks Darren!

All -- here are the presentation topics/speakers for the March 7th meeting:

- DTrace and more - Jim Fiori, Sun
- SMF - Russell Rezzian, Motorola

For background and discussions on DTrace and SMF technologies, see their 
respective (community-based, engineer-led) homepages and forums:

http://opensolaris.org/os/community/dtrace
http://opensolaris.org/os/community/smf

Eric

Young, Darren wrote:

>Everyone - 
>
>Here are the details for the March 7th meeting at the University of
>Chicago Graduate School of Business. The address is 5807 S. Woodlawn
>Ave, Chicago, IL 60637.
>
>Some "official" maps and directions:
>  - http://maps.uchicago.edu/hydepark.shtml
>  - http://www.chicagogsb.edu/visit/hydepark/map.aspx
>  - http://maps.uchicago.edu/directions/car.shtml
>  - http://maps.uchicago.edu/campus.shtml
>
>>From the city (or I-55), take Lake Shore Drive south to the 57th Street
>exit (the museum exit). Follow that around for 2 blocks but note that
>once it veers south it becomes Cornell Ave. Keep following that as it
>veers to the right again and turns into Midway Plaisance Drive. Continue
>on "the midway" for 8 blocks until you reach Woodlawn Ave and turn right
>(heading north). The building is on the east side of Woodlawn just south
>of 58th street. Mapquest and Google return decent directions from other
>areas.
>
>Another option is to take the Dan Ryan south to the Garfield/55th street
>exit. Stay on the right side of the street which turns to Morgan Drive
>as it wanders though Washington Park. Keep following that until you pass
>the hospital and hit Midway Plaisance Drive heading east. Continue on
>that until you come to Woodlawn (about 5 blocks) and turn left heading
>north to the GSB building.
>
>If you're coming in on the Metra Electric line, take the UC/59th Street
>stop, that will place you just west of Stony Island Ave on 59th street.
>>From there walk west 6 blocks to Woodlawn then north to the GSB
>building. From the Michigan Ave station to 59th is around a 20 minute
>ride and quite inexpensive. If you take this option the GSB runs a van
>service from the building here to the 59th street station every day from
>5 to 10 PM. It's for staff and faculty but all I have to do is call in a
>pickup and they'll drop you off there.
>
>There is an L (red line I believe) stop by the Dan Ryan and from there
>you can cab here. If several people would be coming together this way we
>could probably arrange one of us with a vehicle to make a pickup.
>However, it is more than a mile away in a so-so area so most people that
>train in take the Metra Electric (hint hint, it is the south side).
>
>Parking is available along Midway Plaisance Drive as well as on
>Woodlawn, 59th and 58th. Note that Woodlawn is a 2-way street but 58th
>is 1-way heading west (to University Ave). Unfortunately, I was unable
>to work with security this late to obtain building parking, but it could
>be done in the future.
>
>No matter which way you get here, you can't miss the building, it's 5
>floors and almost all glass. See this page for pictures of the building
>but really, you can't miss it.
>http://www.chicagogsb.edu/about/index.aspx
>
>The main entrance to the building is on the NW corner, the one on
>Woodlawn and 58th Street. Come through the glass doors there to the
>security desk (the big round one). They'll know about the event and can
>show you where the meeting room is located. If you get a guard that's
>not sure what you're talking about, it's room 219.
>
>The room is reserved from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM but the building and labs
>are open until 10 PM on weekdays. Feel free to come early if you'd like,
>we'll probably be able to have access as early as 6 PM. If you do show
>before 7 PM, give the guard my name and they'll phone me so I can come
>get you.
>
>Wireless access is available here, however there isn't enough time to
>provision accounts for people. So, if anyone needs 'net access I was
>planning on throwing a small switch in there so people can plug in. No
>accounts necessary for that to work. Sorry, have to use that annoying
>*cable* thing. Oh, and if you do want to plug be sure you have a
>firewall installed locally as there is *no* firewall on our public
>networks.
>
>We've arranged for (8) 4' tables with 3 chairs each that way people can
>take notes, set up laptops, etc as well as a projector for presenters
>(and spare tables and chairs). There is a cafeteria in the building
>that's open until 9:30 and serves decent food and Starbuck's coffee.
>
>If you have any questions, need more details or if I've left anything
>out, feel free to email me directly.
>
>Thanks and I look forward to this!
>
>Darren Young
>Senior UNIX Admin
>University of Chicago
>Graduate School of Business
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