Main Topic: Ann Arbor Parking Availability and the DDA

Edward Vielmetti and Fred Posner

Fred Posner and Edward Vielmetti are going to give us a presention on the development of a telephone based parking information system in Ann Arbor, and the technical and political challenges they overcame in building it.

Fred tells the story of rapid system development using Asterisk and Perl;
Ed tells the story of a slow and sometimes hostile reaction to innovation with public data.

You can read a write up over at the "VoIP Tech Chat" blog A2DDA Blocks Asterisk Parking Data

Fred is a Network Engineer / VoIP Consultant with Team Forrest. Fred recently moved to Ann Arbor and misses Florida winters.

Ed has been designing and building internet-enabled information systems in one form or another since 1985 from Ann Arbor, MI.

Book Exchange

A couple members have books they are willing to part with. If you have books you want to pass on or exchange bring them.

Everything Else
As usual we'll discuss any current happenings in the Linux community, have our book giveaway, and plan on some dinner after the meeting where you can hammer our speakers with the hard hitting questions they deserve.

If you have topics for future meetings you would like us to cover please email the board, thanks.

Where:

The MUG meetings are held at:

Farmington Community Library - Main Branch
32737 W. 12 Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48334-3302

Click here for a map of the area.

When:

the meetings are on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

6:00pm	Doors open, registration
6:30pm	Meeting starts, Mug business
6:45pm	Main presentation
8:15pm	2nd Presentation
8:45pm	Meeting adjourns
9:00pm	Dinner at a local establishment