FC: Speaking at Capital PC User Group in Virginia this Thurs 7 pm

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

[I am back in DC. Sorry for the short notice. --Declan]


http://www.cpcug.org/user/internet/flycurr.txt

Capital PC User Group (CPCUG)                        Monday May 1, 2000
Internet Special Interest Group (SIG)
May 2000 and Future Meetings

*** See below for directions to meeting site, future meeting programs,
    Internet SIG news and SIG mailing list information ***

Topic:    Technology, Politics, Society, Civilization and more
Speaker:  Declan McCullagh, Wired News Washington Correspondent
          <http://www.politechbot.com/>
          <http://www.mccullagh.org/>
Date:     Thursday, May 11, 2000, 7 pm
Location: Washington Gas Light Corporation, Springfield, Virginia

Journalist Declan McCullagh covers a wide variety of topics, blending
technology, politics, privacy, computer security, encryption, risks
associated with computing, and more, along with their effects on
society. He observes and participates in -- sometimes more than he wants
-- areas he covers. He's a frequent and well-regarded speaker; this will
be an event not to miss.

Speaker biography
[...snip...]

***

Internet SIG Meeting location:

            Washington Gas Light Auditorium
            6801 Industrial Road
            Springfield, VA
            <http://www.mapquest.com/cgi-bin/ia_find?screen=ia_find&link=ia-map-result&uid=u94e05e5j5q3x3gs:anqy7gq6t>

Directions: Industrial Road is in the Shirley Industrial Park. It
            intersects Backlick Road between the Beltway and Edsall Road.
            Other CPCUG SIGs such as Virginia, Multimedia, and OS/2
            meet or have met here occasionally.

From

DC             Take 14th Street Bridge
               Continue with I395 directions

Beltway Inner  Take I395 North
Loop (North)   Continue with I395 directions

I395:          Take Exit 2, Edsall Road (Route 648) West
               Turn left on Backlick Road (Route 617)
               After approx. .7 mile turn left on Industrial Road
               Enter Washington Gas Light parking lot on right
                 after passing sign with white lettering on black
                 background, at sign "Payment Depository"

Beltway Outer  Take Exit 5, Braddock Road (Route 620) East
Loop (South)   After approx. 1.8 miles, turn right on Backlick Road
                 (Route 617)
               After approx. .7 mile turn left on Industrial Road
               Enter Washington Gas Light parking lot on right
                 after passing sign with white lettering on black
                 background, at sign "Payment Depository"

Metro          We need volunteers to drive attendees between Metro and
               Internet SIG meetings. Please contact Gabe Goldberg at
               <gabe () acm org> if you're available for shuttle duty using
               any Metro station near the meeting site.

               John Wells <jdwellssr () yahoo com> can sometimes shuttle
               from/to Springfield Metro. Target arriving between
               6:30-40. Please reserve early to ride with John.

DC (Van Ness)  Harold Goldstein drives from Northwest DC near Van Ness
               to most meetings; email (dcbiker () goldray com)
               or call (202-966-9091) him to arrange a ride.

*** SIG News***

CPCUG has established a policy for cancelling events due to inclement
weather. If public schools in the jurisdiction where an event will be
held (Fairfax County, for the Internet SIG) are closed for the day, or
close early, because of weather, the event is cancelled. This is
intended to avoid people having to check any CPCUG-related information,
just check on Fairfax County schools. I hope we never need to worry
about this, but it's useful just in case.

Comfort note: The Washington Gas Light auditorium is often surprisingly
cold. If you're sensitive to chilly surroundings, dress warmly or in
layers, or bring a sweater or a companion.

To encourage prompt arrivals and a vigorous discussion period from 7 to
8 pm, raffle prizes are sometimes awarded at 7:15 pm. We reserve the
right to discontinue distributing raffle tickets at that time, so that
the only way to win prizes will be to attend the pre-presentation
discussion!

Among regular prizes offered are books from O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
<http://www.ora.com>, Internet access from Millkern/CPCUG
<http://www.millkern.com> and <http://www.cpcug.org> and occasional
gifts from Microsoft <http://www.microsoft.com>.

Watch for last-minute email notices sent to the Internet SIG mailing
list regarding weather-related changes and cancellations! These will be
accurate and may supercede information printed in CPCUG's magazine, The
Monitor, or posted elsewhere. If you attend Internet SIG meetings,
it's worth subscribing to ensure hearing late-breaking news!

Internet SIG meetings begin with audience introductions and a general
question/answer dialogue. This is an opportunity to discuss Internet
triumphs achieved, information/resource treasures found, or mysteries to
be resolved. Internet novices are most welcome. We encourage grizzled
Internauts to help novices gain expertise by answering questions in
complete sentences consisting primarily of English words.

In order to enhance and demonstrate the value of CPCUG membership,
raffle prizes are reserved for CPCUG members. Please bring CPCUG
membership card, Monitor issue, or your membership number to facilitate
claiming prizes.

Note instructions at end of this note for self-service mailing list
including subscribing/unsubscribing, updating subscriptions, and
retrieving mailings!!!

After meetings, dedicated Internauts sometimes seek a late dinner. Join
us for a friendly meal and personal networking!

*** Future SIG Meetings ***

Topic:    Broadband Internet Access (Cable/DSL) Panel
Speakers: TBA
Date:     Thursday, June 8, 2000, 7 pm
Location: Washington Gas Light Corporation, Springfield, Virginia

As competing technologies for fast Internet access -- cable modem and
DSL, available from cable TV and telephone companies -- become widely
available, new technical, logistical, and economic issues and tradeoffs
emerge. This meeting will bring together vendors and customers of the
competing technologies to provide facts, rebut myths and
misinformation, and allow accurately evaluating and comparing them.

---

Topic:    Vanity Searching -- Finding Yourself and Your Tracks Online
Speaker:  John Schwartz, Washington Post
Date:     Thursday, July 13, 2000, 7 pm
Location: Washington Gas Light Corporation, Springfield, Virginia

If you use the Internet, you may be leaving tracks as clear as
footprints in fresh snow. Everything you do -- Web browsing, newsgroup
postings, email list subscribing and posting -- can leave permanent
records. Retrieving this kind of information about onself is called
"vanity searching". This presentation will describe vanity search
techniques useful to learn what the Internet knows about you, and ways
that some data can be corrected or removed.

Speaker biography:

John Schwartz writes about technology issues for the Washington Post. He
has written about such topics as government regulation of the Internet,
xenotransplantation and the dinosaurian origins of birds, C. Everett
Koop and Moxy Fruvous. He was born in Galveston, Texas and got a liberal
arts degree from the University of Texas; he also graduated from the
University of Texas Law School. He lives in Takoma Park, Maryland with
his college sweetheart and three children.

---

Topic:
Speaker:
Date:     Thursday, August 10, 2000, 7 pm
Location: Washington Gas Light Corporation, Springfield, Virginia

---

Topic:    Cyber Threat to the Critical Infrastructure
Speaker:  Special Agent Jim Christy, Law Enforcement &
          Counterintelligence Coordinator, Defense-Wide Information
          Assurance Program Office, Assistant Secretary of Defense for
          Command, Control, Communications, & Intelligence
Date:     Mon, September 11, 2000, 7 pm
Location: NIH (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda

*** Internet SIG Email Mailing List ***

Questions? Send Gabe Goldberg email at gabe () acm org

The Internet SIG's LISTSERV email mailing list is hosted
by America Online. This allows self-service registration
and subscription maintenance.

To subscribe to SIG mailings, send email to:

  LISTSERV () LISTSERV AOL COM

containing the line

  SUBSCRIBE NETSIG-L <firstname> <lastname>

You will receive a simple request to confirm your subscription.  After
confirmation, you will receive a few email notes each month regarding
Internet SIG business.  The list does not allow subscriber postings.

To unsubscribe, send email to the above address containing the line

  SIGNOFF NETSIG-L

For information on LISTSERV commands, send email to the above address
containing the line

  HELP

For information on files available to NETSIG-L subscribers, send email
to the above address containing the line

  INDEX NETSIG-L

You will receive a list of filenames, including monthly archives of
email sent to NETSIG-L subscribers. If you've mistakenly purged a note
or want to review information, send email to the above address
containing line(s) like

  GET NETSIG-L xxxxxxx

where xxxxxxx is a filename you want, requesting archive(s) for month(s)
in which the email was sent.

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