Begin forwarded message: > From: Michael Dorrington <[email protected]> > Date: 2 June 2011 09:33:33 GMT+01:00 > To: Manchester Free Software <[email protected]>, MAN-LUG > <[email protected]>, NWDC Announcements > <[email protected]>, Blackpool LUG > <[email protected]>, Liverpool Linux User Group > <[email protected]>, bradford <[email protected]> > Subject: MFS Talk. Tues, 21 June. "PostgreSQL and 2ndQuadrant", Simon Riggs. > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it. > > * Talk: PostgreSQL and 2ndQuadrant. > http://www.postgresql.org/ > http://2ndquadrant.com/ > * Speaker: Simon Riggs, 2ndQuadrant. > > * Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory). > * Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN. > "(Between Thomas St and the Craft Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)" > http://madlab.org.uk/ > * Date: Tuesday, 21st June 2011 (3rd Tuesday of the month) > * Start time: 19:00 > * Finish time: 20:30 > > Details > ------- > "PostgreSQL is the World's Most Advanced Free Software Database. > PostgreSQL has been a pivotal free software project for many years. With > a feature set that both rivals and exceeds proprietary software, > PostgreSQL usage is growing quickly worldwide." > > MFS are very pleased to have Simon Riggs present a talk on PostgreSQL > and 2ndQuadrant. Simon will be travelling up from London for us. He is > an excellent speaker and this is one not to miss. > > The event will include a Q&A session, discussion and then lively debate > in the pub afterwards. > > Speaker > ------- > "Simon Riggs is a Major Developer and Committer on the PostgreSQL > project, as well as CTO of 2ndQuadrant. 2ndQuadrant is a Platinum > Sponsor of PostgreSQL development and is the largest group of direct > project contributors worldwide. Simon speaks regularly at industry > events on PostgreSQL and database related topics, as well as the lead > author of PostgreSQL Admin Cookbook." > > Location > -------- > The meeting will take place at the usual time, 7pm, at Madlab on Edge > Street in the Northern Quarter. "(Between Thomas St and the Craft > Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)". The venue provides wifi. The > talk is followed by an informal discussion in the bar opposite (A Place > Called Common <http://www.aplacecalledcommon.co.uk/>). > > Transport > --------- > Parking: Around the venue there are parking meter bays that become zero > cost after 6pm on Tuesday but get full up. There are paid parking lots > around the venue, the light blue P in this OpenStreetMap centred on > Madlab > <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.48427&lon=-2.23652&zoom=15&layers=M>. > A lot of them, perhaps all, are are owned by NCP > <http://www.ncp.co.uk/>. If you can't decide otherwise then park in > Manchester Arndale <http://www.manchesterarndale.com/directions.aspx>. > > Public Transport: Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill > tram station and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly close > to Madlab, see OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab > <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.48427&lon=-2.23652&zoom=15&layers=M>. > Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach > Station are not too far either. > > Further details at <http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/2011-06-21>. > > More Information > ---------------- > General information about Manchester Free Software meetings can be found > on our website. > > * http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/Meetings > * http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/2011-06-21 > > If you would like five minutes to tell us about something, please > contact us at <[email protected]>. >
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