Fri Feb 11 06:07:52 2005 e.s.t Login | Register EVENTS FREE SOFTWARE INSTITUTE POLITICS JOBS MEMBERS' CORNER MAILING LIST MEMBER-ONLY CORNER CORNERS COMMITTEES MEETINGS THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNT PROFILE JOIN ONLINE New York Linux Scene is an organization dedicated to providing resources to the New York Linux Community. It's about developing open source leadership. Bound to no specific local organization, it's members support the NY Scene with manpower, technology, money and time. Its goal is to enable Linux users, Free Software users, and the population in general through their lugs, schools, businesses, and government agencies Membership Finance Education Journal Lobbying Web Site Public Relations Install Feasts Real Estate The Free Software Institute The Committee to Support Free Software in Education Inservice program FINANCE View Status Update Status Committee Chair Joe Maffia Permanent Committee: NYLXS raises money through Membership Dues and charges for educational services. This committee is a function of the Treasurers office and reports monthly on the income and dispersions of funds. In addition, this committee creates a budget of each year to help NYLXS obtain it's goals. Committe Members Joe Maffia Micheal Richardson Member Name Member Name Member Name Membership View Status Update Status Committee Chair Ruben Safir Permanent Committe: NYLXS has dues paying members who are required to periodically give NYLXS help in it's goals. This committee determines the standards for Membership, accounts for volunteer hours, and determines with the Board issues of membership policy. Committe Members Richard Weinberg Ruben Safir Member Name Member Name Member Name Education View Status Update Status Committee Chair Selso DaSilva Permanent Committe: This committee overseas all of NYLXS's activities concerning educating people about Linux and Free Software, and expanding peoples empowerment throug it's use. Committe Members Marcus Conti Ruben Safir Member Name Member Name Member Name Journal View Status Update Status Committee Chair Ruben Safir Permanent Committee: NYLXS will publish a Quarterly on-line Journal and a Yearly Printed Journal with Scholarly Work with Free Software, as well as publishing our activities. This important fund raising activity is critical in our goals of getting Free Software adopted in society at large. Committe Members Michael Richardson Joe Villari Member Name Member Name Member Name Lobbying View Status Update Status Committee Chair Ruben Safir Permanent Committee: Many political, legal and govenmental issues affect the enviorment in which Free Software exists, many directly affecting it's ability to exist. NYLXS' lobbying arm works with the Government on issues such are fair use, education, digital rights. Committe Members Ruben Safir Member Name Member Name Member Name Member Name Technology Subcomittee View Status Update Status Committee Chair Marco Scoffier The Design and Development of what you see here. Committe Members Ruben Safir Joe Villari Joe Grastara Member Name Member Name Public Relations View Status Update Status Committe Chair Michael Richardson Permanent Committee: The mission of the Public Relations Committee as being to get as much public attention as possible on the activities of NYLXS. To that end, some tasks of the Public Relations Committee will be to forge relationsips with people in the News Media, and notify them of NYLXS activities which might be news worthy, to develop relationships with other Linux/Free Software Groups and keep them notified of NYLXS activities, and generally anything to get the message out there. Committe Members Joe Grastara Member Name Member Name Member Name Member Name Install Feasts View Status Update Status Committee Chair Joann Cripps Also know as Installfests, these are parties where people install free software as much a possible as often as possible..... Bring your machine along next time! Committe Members Joanne Cripps Ruben Safir Member Name Member Name Member Name Real Estate View Status Update Status Committee Chair Richard Weinberg Permanent Committee: One of the goals of NYLXS is to obtain a permanent residence for teaching, it's library and tinkering. Committee Members Richard Weinberg Member Name Member Name Member Name Member Name The Free Software Institute View Status Update Status Committee Chair Paul Rodriguez The Free Software Institute is the backbone of our training initiative. Building on Workshops, Classes and Programs, the institute will bring industrial strength training on Free SOftware and Linux systems to Businesses and the Home. Leadership starts here. Committe Members Paul Rodriguez Ruben Member Name Member Name Member Name The Committee to Support Free Software in Education View Status Update Status Committee Chair Marcus Conti Permanent Committee: The committee leads NYLXS in getting the adoption of Free Software in Education across NYC. This mission is critical for Children and Adults in assuring freedom of choice in the future, and today. Getting Free Software in education will enhance education, decrease the digital divide and unlock the potential of students, without tieing them into commerical exploitation. Committe Members Marcus Conti Member Name Member Name Member Name Member Name Inservice Program View Status Update Status Committe Chair Joanne Cripps Inservices is a term borrowed from the Medical Field. It describes a discussion amoung professionals where one presents his latest findings and techniques in the field for peer review. NYLXS will present many inservices as a part of it's professional leadership program. Committe Members Joanne Cripps Ruben Safir Member Name Member Name Member Name Committee View Status Update Status Committe Chair Member Name Interdum volgus videt,SPAM SPAM SPAM si versus paulo concinnior unus et alter, iniuste totum ducit venditque Committe Members Member Name Member Name Member Name Member Name Member Name Back to the top