No meeting this month. I have had something come up, so no meeting. Stay tuned for next month instead.

It’s near the and of summer. Everyone is either on vacation, or just getting back from one. Time to think about what to do in the fall. New servers? New filers? Better security? Bring any and all ideas.If you are into gadgets, I’ll have a copy of O’Reilly’s latest magazine offering with me, MAKE.

Today is sysadmin day. Visit the sysadminday website for more info.

Slight change of venue this time. We will be meeting at the Tim Horton’s Carling at March. See the event calendar for full address. The last time we were there, there was an accessible hotspot, so you should be able to get a connection If you bring a laptop.I still want to get my open filer finished, but it doesn’t look like it for this week. Other topics are welcome: solaris 10, bsd, knoppix, anything goes. Policies, standards, ITIL, whatever.

For anyone who is a member of SAGE, the elections for a new board of directors is this weekend. If you are a member, please cast your vote. It is important for the continuation of the organization.

I’ve duplicated part of the announcement below and you can read the candidate statements on the main SAGE page.

The SAGE Leadership Committee has completed fielding a list of candidates for the new SAGE Board, formally known as the Board of The System Administrators Guild, Incorporated. The election is scheduled to take place electronically, beginning on June 17th, 2005, closing 17:00 PDT June 24th 2005.