Speakers Bureau
John Donnelly
johnd at boulder.Colorado.EDU
Fri Dec 8 07:59:58 AEST 1989
The USENIX Association is seeking volunteers to participate in a Speakers
Bureau. The purpose of the Speakers Bureau is two fold: to provide a
forum for people with expertise in various areas of UNIX to share that
knowledge with others; and, to provide a source of speakers for
educational groups (high schools, colleges, universities, local user groups)
who could discuss a variety of UNIX-related topics in a colloquium-type
setting.
We would like the Speakers Bureau to have a local flavor where the
volunteers and interested groups draw from within the local/regional
community. In cases where round trip travel of greater than 50 miles is
involved, USENIX would provided a mileage allowance.
Before you discard this idea, thinking you are too busy, please consider
volunteering to speak just once or twice during the year. We are sure you
will find this a rewarding experience and a great service to those who hear
you speak.
When a request for a speaker is received, the Speakers Bureau will try to
match the requirements with a particular volunteer's expertise. If you are
contacted, and cannot speak, please feel free to decline. We want you to
accept only those invitations which you truly want to do.
Should you decide to lend your expertise to this project, please fill out the
attached Information Sheet and return it to our office as soon as possible.
We would like to promote this concept, but need a collection of speakers
before we can announce its existence to potentially interested groups.
If you do not wish to volunteer, but know of someone within the UNIX
community who might be interested in participating, please fill out the
relevant part of the Information Sheet, and we shall contact the person
directly. If you know of a group that would benefit from some of the
resources that may become available, please let us know.
John L. Donnelly
Coordinator
USENIX Speakers Bureau
Information Sheet
Name:_______________________________ Title:____________________
Organization:__________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Phone(work):_________________________ Home:___________________
email address:__________________________________________________
Do you have any logistical limitations where/when you can speak?
Geographical area:_______________ Day of week:______________
Length of time: __________________ Time of day:______________
Do you have any group preferences (high schools, colleges, user groups)?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
How often would you make yourself available to speak?________________
_____________________________________________________________
What are your particular areas of expertise? ________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Give a brief description of yourself (educational background, current
position, previous speaking experience,...):__________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Do you know of any other people who might be interested in being
involved in the Speakers Bureau (in any capacity - give name[s], phone
number[s])? ___________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Are you interested in using the resources of the Speakers Bureau for your
group/organization? If so, what topics would you be interested in?______
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Please return this Information Sheet to:
Speakers Bureau
USENIX Association
5398 Manhattan Circle, Suite 201
Boulder, CO 80303
303-499-2600;
FAX303-499-2608
email: johnd at usenix.org
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