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NLUG now meets in the MRB-III Class Room, on the Vanderbilt University Campus (Wireless SSID is "vummiv" and there is no password.). For those that may be using a GPS-enabled phone, the coordinates are lat=36.14421, lon=-86.79914. The meeting is at 6:00 PM on the second Tuesday of each month*. Parking is available along the empty parking lots along Edgehill and some side streets*. Parking is also available (free during evening hours only) in the East Garage, at the corner of 21st Avenue South and Medical Center Drive, one block south of the meeting room. Reference these Directions when planning your first visit. Please refer to the directions listed on the this page 2 different paths (Do not park in the Nursing lot, however.)

Immediately after the meeting, some members join for the Steering Committee Meeting, at a near-by restaurant. Everyone is invited to attend. Recently we have been going to Pizza Perfect in Hillsboro Village. 615-329-2757

Each month, we ask someone to present the ways they use Linux and Free Software in their life, often in particular to their career. We are scheduling upcoming speakers, so contact us if you are interested. On occasions when a presenter is not at hand, we will have a round table discussion. Members are encouraged to Recommend a Future Presenter, which may include yourself if you like, for unscheduled meetings.

• BackupPC - Howard White is going to present on BackupPC.
  

• Other Topics/Demonstrations to be announced
  

• 2012.01 Linux Fest will be held at Watkins College of Art, Design & Film (2298 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37228)
  

• Install Fest at Watkins College. Details TBA ... Contact Chris or Howard for more information!
  

• Additional sessions TBA. Please volunteer for a presentation! Email the NLUG list or a NLUG officer.

• No meeting in February (Valentines Day)

• Andrew McElroy will present an "Asleep at the Prompt" session.
  

• Additional sessions TBA. Please volunteer for a presentation! Email the NLUG list or a NLUG officer.

• Tentative date is November 2-5, see [phreaknic.info Phreaknic web site] for more information.
  

• Tentative NLUG Install Fest is in the 'penthouse break area' at Phreaknic. Volunteers are appreciated.

• Howard White presented an "Asleep at the Prompt" session on the use of "dd".
  

• Chris McQuistion presented a quick session on Cloud Flare https://www.cloudflare.com/. It has the potential to enhance the security and pre-caching of your website to server more users with fewer problems in the long run.
  

Various discussions on Nashville Linux topics and our meeting announcements are sent via the NLUG Mailing List hosted by Google Groups. Join "nlug-talk" to receive messages from our members in your email in-box. Archives of the mailing list, messages posted prior to 2007, are available at this URL.

NLUG chats in IRC.FREENODE.NET channel #nlug. We discuss our ongoing group projects and find support from our fellow members. Connect using Xchat, Konversation, irssi, pidgin, or any other IRC client program in Linux or this web interface.

• Please obey the street signs that indicate the allowed areas to park and during what times you are allowed to park there.
  

• There may be other meetings listed on this page. Keep a watchful eye as they may change. We will try to send a notification message about any meetings or changes.

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