johnd@boulder.Colorado.EDU (John Donnelly) (12/08/89)
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@usenix.org