#!SUITS

We have had a great time this week, and thank you to everyone whom attended. This Macquarie sign is from the top of their new “activity-based” building at Shelley St. For those who missed out, it’s not like any other office buildings you’ve ever seen before. Keep an eye out for when SUITS runs another one of these extraordinary visits again perhaps next year!

I want to take this opportunity to thank Will from Google, Robyn from Atlassian and Larissa from our sponsor Optiver whom have worked with me throughout the time leading up. A special thanks goes to Anna from Macquarie because she has made our visit possible even at such short notice! They have put in so much effect to make this all possible, and it’s easy for this effort to go unnoticed.

I promised to make the photos available, and here it is after the break. I’ve only included low-res photos here, but feel free to click through to get to the full quality photos. The links and resources are also after the break.

Feedback. I’d love to know what you thought about this event. Send me an email with any thoughts or comments, in particular:

1. What did you get out of the day?
2. Which parts did you like best (and/or didn’t like), and why?
3. How can we make this event even better for next time?

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This Thursday, we have two very big events on. Our weekly BBQ will be happening outside the School of IT as usual from 12:30 until 1:30.

Come back at night at 6pm we’ll be having drinks at Manning Bar and a lot of fun. At around 6:30pm the Sydney Uni Band Comp will start up so stick around to enjoy it.

This Wednesday (8 Apr 09) will be our last barbeque before the Easter break. Same time, same place:

12:30 – 13:30 outside School of IT building

$2 for Access members and $3 otherwise. $1 for just a drink. Be sure to come early before you miss out on dessert!

As a follow up to Software Freedom Day that we held on 26 Sep 08, I’m making some of the slides that were shown on the day available to everyone who missed the event.

• Soren (Atlassian) – Learning from Open Source
• Tim (School of IT) – SunSPOTs @ Sydney
• Enoch (School of IT) – Copyright and Open Source Licences

Hopefully more to follow!

Five days ago we received the following:

Hear hear, ye Disciples of the Computer Age,

The followers of the sect of Set hereby challenge your finest champions to do battle! It will be a battle of wits, stamina and musical prowess. It is a battle to find the greatest GUITAR HERO of our time.

The House of Manning has kindly lent us their great tavern for our use on Tuesdays, from the hours of 1pm to 3pm.

We look forward to hearing from you and hope you can find the greatest of champions that will be able to take on our valiant heroes. Please let us know the date of a suitable Tuesday.

May the Gods bless your brave souls,
Bishara Marzook
Sutekh Secretary.

To which we responded:
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