League of Professional System Administrators -

LOPSA-NJ - "What's the biggest problem in system administration?"

wbilancio — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:27:59 -0800

Start: 2010-03-04 19:00

End: 2010-03-04 21:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT+7

"What's the biggest problem in system administration?"

Date: Thursday March 4 2010
Time: 7:00 PM - 7:20 PM - Social Time
7:20 PM - 7:25 PM - LOPSA-NJ Business and Announcements
7:25 PM - 7:30 PM - LOPSA-NJ Professional IT Community Conference (PICC) News
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM - Main Presentation

This month's meeting will be less technical, more philosophical.

What's the biggest problem facing system administrators? Is it the vendors? The managers? The tools? Is it us? (nah, it couldn't be us! Must be the tools). Scaling? The inconsistant syntax of Perl? It probably isn't any one thing.

LOPSA-NJ Announces Speakers and Opens Registration for Professional IT Community Conference

hcoyote — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:11:41 -0800

Princeton, NJ, February 21, 2010 – The Professional IT Community
Conference is a regional event, but that isn't stopping
internationally known speakers from appearing and presenting their
vision of System Administration. The headliners of this event have
varied backgrounds and experiences, but all are looking forward to
sharing their thoughts on an array of topics.

Scheduled for May 7th and 8th, the two day event will feature three
keynote addresses. Renown speakers and sysadmins David Blank-Edelman
and New Jersey-native Thomas A. Limoncelli join IBM research staffer
Eben Haber in presenting keynotes to conference attendees.

LOPSA-NJ - Disaster Recovery, Crisis Management, Leadership and Responsibility

wbilancio — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:31:35 -0800

Start: 2010-02-04 19:00

End: 2010-02-04 21:30

Timezone: US/Eastern

As sysadmin I worked in state of continuous disaster recovery for three years; I did this in countries that I had never before visited, and in situations that could be extremely stressful. I'd like to pass on what I've learned from my mistakes and my successes to a wider audience.

When I first started working as a sysadmin, I had enlisted in the United States Air Force as a Computer Systems Operator (3C0X1). It happened that I was assigned to the 1st Combat Communications Squadron (1CBCS) in Germany. Over the next three years I would participate in 30 exercises and several real-world missions. What a way to start a career.

LOPSA Live! IRC chat with the board and community for 2010/January/13 @ 4PM US/Eastern

pckizer — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:25:53 -0800

Start: 2010-01-13 16:00

End: 2010-01-13 17:00

Timezone: US/Eastern

Chat with the Board and community about anything LOPSA on the #lopsa-live IRC channel. 2010/January/13 @ 4PM US/Eastern.

(LOPSA IRC instructions and information)

SCaLE University at SCaLE 8x

stpierre — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:24:30 -0800

Start: 2010-02-19 09:00

End: 2010-02-19 17:00

Timezone: US/Pacific

LOPSA continues its partnership with the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) with the return of SCaLE, four high-quality half-day tutorials for system administrators of all skill and experience levels. The SCALE University classes will be held on Friday, February 19th. 2010.

The SCaLE University Pass includes a full day of training (two classes of your choice) and full access to all three days of SCaLE. To register, visit the SCaLE registration page, select the "SCALE 8X Full Access Pass" and then the "SCALE University Pass," which will include a $60 discount on your total charge.

LOPSA freenode IRC cloaks now available!

jessetrucks — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:05:41 -0800

LOPSA is now making LOPSA group IRC cloaks available on freenode!

All current members in good standing and sponsor representatives may qualify for a LOPSA group cloak. To be eligible for a LOPSA group cloak, the LOPSA membership or sponsorship must be current, and the individual's freenode network account must be set up according to the freenode network cloaking rules, which are found at:

http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#nicksetup

LOPSA Live December 2009 Transcript

pckizer — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:28:56 -0800

Attached is the transcript of the December 2009 LOPSA Live session. My (pckizer) apologies for the delay in getting it posted; holiday activities and my forgetfulness colluded to lead to my lapse in posting. This was a short session we expect due to the already mentioned holiday prep on the part of many people. Volunteers and participants for SCALE are still requested as well as a pre-announcement of plans for a NJ event this coming year. Our new Executive Director, MaryBeth Kurland, was with us to be introduced as Deepa has an opportunity in a direction that takes her from primary but will still let her be available in Association Headquarters.

LOPSA Live! IRC chat with the board and community for 2009/December/9 @ 4PM US/Eastern

pckizer — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:04:06 -0800

Start: 2009-12-09 16:00

End: 2009-12-09 17:00

Timezone: US/Eastern

Chat with the Board and community about anything LOPSA on the #lopsa-live IRC channel. 2009/December/9 @ 4PM US/Eastern.

(LOPSA IRC instructions and information)

The Lopsagram for November 2009

hcoyote — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:27:03 -0800

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                           The Lopsagram

         The League of Professional System Administrators
 
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Please email board@lopsa.org with any questions, comments, or ideas.
            We always want to hear from our membership.

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In this memo:

1. A November Note from Ski
2. LOPSA returns to SCALE 8X
3. New mailing list focused on small sites
4. Luke S. Crawford wins 2009 Chuck Yerkes Award

Member Benefit: Health, Life, Disability, and Long Term Care Insurance

hcoyote — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:34:42 -0800

LOPSA is now offering all of its members the opportunity to receive savings of up to 40% on health insurance, life insurance, long-term care insurance and more!

All members who participate in the program will receive special premium rates and enhanced insurance coverage for yourself, your family, or your company. These benefits can extend to part-time and full-time employees of companies.

We are pleased to offer significant association value to our members on programs including:

Health Insurance for Groups and Individuals
Life Insurance
Long-Term Care Insurance

Luke S. Crawford wins 2009 Chuck Yerkes Award

trey — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:56:59 -0800

The Chuck Yerkes Award is presented annually in recognition of outstanding individual contributions in online forums over the past year. It was created after Chuck Yerkes' untimely death in 2004 to memorialize the mentorship he provided countless system administrators through his helpful and accurate posts to system administration mailing lists. Each year, an awards committee selects someone who followed Chuck's example in the prior year in their contributions to system administration online forums—whether mailing lists, web forums, or chat rooms.

The LOPSA awards committee presents the 2009 Chuck Yerkes Award to Luke S. Crawford. Luke's writing has shown the patience, insight, and helpfulness that we should all strive to emulate in providing mentorship online.

LOPSA is pleased to present this award and congratulates Luke on this recognition from the community.

LOPSA-NJ: December Meeting Pre-holiday post-LISA party, and earth-shattering announcement!

wbilancio — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:13:55 -0800

Start: 2009-12-03 19:00

End: 2009-12-03 21:00

Timezone: US/Eastern

LOPSA-NJ: December Meeting Pre-holiday post-LISA party, and earth-shattering announcement! With special invited guests.

Date: Thursday Dec 3rd 2009
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Agenda:
7:00 - 8:00: Pre-holiday Party! Bring a simple not-messy food/snack to share, talk about what you learned at LISA, or what you missed f you didn't go. If you'd like to geek out, bring your favorite screen saver on a thumb drive.

8:00 - 8:15: Earth-shattering ANNOUNCEMENT
8:15 - 8:45: Participatory Activity with Special Guests
8:45 - 9:00: Summary and Future Plans
9:00 - ?: Departure for LOPSA After Dark optional session

The Ohio LinuxFest Needs LOPSA Love -- Please Help!

moose — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:49:44 -0700

The seventh Ohio LinuxFest is happening very soon, September 25-27, 2009, in scenic Downtown Columbus, Ohio. This will be the third year that LOPSA will offer classes in partnership with OLF.

I'm a proud and active member of LOPSA but I'm also an organizer of the Ohio LinuxFest. Wearing my OLF hat I'd like to beg you FOR HELP!

We need to get the word out about OLF. It's kinda last minute, sure, but our registration numbers are horrifically off. Is it the economy? Did we miss crucial marketing? Are people preferring to visit the G20 conference in Pittsburgh? Is it a health care crisis conspiracy? Space aliens?! I don't know!!

LOPSA Live! IRC chat with the board and community for 2009/September/16 @ 4PM US/Eastern

pckizer — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:28:27 -0700

Start: 2009-09-16 16:00

End: 2009-09-16 17:00

Timezone: US/Eastern

Chat with the Board and community about anything LOPSA on the #lopsa-live IRC channel. 2009/September/16 @ 4PM US/Eastern.

(LOPSA IRC instructions and information)

September 2009 Memo to Members

hcoyote — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:14:19 -0700

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         The League of Professional System Administrators
 
                     September 2009 MEMO

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Please email board@lopsa.org with any questions, comments, or ideas.
            We always want to hear from our membership.

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In this memo:

1. Welcome aboard, New Board
2. Ohio LinuxFest University is nearing.
3. Call for OLF Volunteers for the LOPSA Booth
4. LOPSA Membership discounts for Usenix LISA 2009