I recieved this email to the (old?) wlug webmaster email address, and since it appears to be personalish request I posted it here.

Hi Bruce

I came across your details in the Computer & Internet directory and thought I'd be really cheeky and send you an email on the off-chance you may be interested in helping us reach the masses in the Waikato/BOP region.

We are a recently formed association (see http://www.womenintechnology.co.nz/) set up to provide forums and networking for Women in the IT industry. We've had 2 meetings in Auckland and Wellington which were really successful and our first launch in Hamilton (in association with Waikato Inst. of Technology) next week. Our list of contacts in Waikato/BOP is quite light so just wondering if there is a possibility to promote this through your group - Waikato Linux Users Group? Males are of course not out of bounds to attend, in fact our biggest supporter at Wintec is Barry Ogilvie (fin & planning mgr) who contacted us initially.

We have Heather !McEwen? speaking who has a company in Cambridge called Xenacom Computer Solutions - I've attached details of the invite etc.

My colleague and founder of WIT is Carol Lee Davidson who has a full time role with Oracle NZ as Technology Manager so is no stranger to open-source and linux. We would be happy to work out a way to work with your group to return the favour in terms of doing a presentation to your group relevant to a topic of interest from one of the technical gurus in Carol Lees' team.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts?

regards

Tania Kearns GM - WIT Ph 021 606324

Attached was a .doc registration form, the wiki doesn't do attachments very well, but it appears to be linked off their site.

.. and their web site is 'best viewed in IE' too; If we're going to have any kind of association with this organisation I'd like to see them using open standards first!! - zcat