Cost will be $5 per person, thanks to our generous sponsors (see below). If we have any money left over it will be split between the Electronic Frontier Foundation and next year's Linux Picnic (Picn*x14).

• Richard Mancusi for $100 to help out-of-work or financially burdened people to attend.

• Dietary requirements/preferences (e.g., vegetarian, allergies, not spicy,

Linux Holiday Banquet & Party

WHAT:

WHEN:

WHO:

WHERE:

COST / SPONSORSHIP:

• Ian Kluft, President of SBAY.org for $100 contribution to reduce the cost of the dinner.
• Richard Mancusi for $100 to allow 10 out-of-work or financially burdened people to attend.
• James Todd of MyJXTA, "IM the JXTA Way:" (download) for $100 contribution to reduce the cost of the dinner.

RSVP:

IMPORTANT - Email billdinner@wards.net to indicate if you will be coming. Please include the following information:

• How many people in your group
• Dietary requirements/preferences (e.g., vegetarian, not spicy, extra spicy, favorite dishes, etc.) for each person
• Whether financial assistance is necessary (out of work, etc.)

DIRECTIONS

• From CA-85, take El Camino Real north. Just past Rengstorff, the restaurant will be on your left; make a U-turn at the next light. Park on the street or in the lot behind the restaurant.
• From US-101, take the Rengstorff exit (south/west) and follow Rengstorff until it ends at El Camino. Turn right on El Camino and U-turn as above. Alternate: take San Antonio Rd instead and turn left on El Camino.
• From I-280, take the El Monte Rd. / Moody Rd. exit and head east on El Monte. Turn left onto Foothill Expressway, then right onto San Antonio Blvd. Take San Antonio to El Camino Real and turn right. The restaurant will be on your right after a couple of blocks (if you reach Rengstorff you have gone too far).
• On public transit, take VTA Light Rail or Caltrain to the Mountain View Transit Center, then take Line 34 or 35 to Showers & Latham (in front of Wal*Mart). Walk down Showers to El Camino, then a block or two down El Camino to the restaurant. Or take VTA Line 22 from either direction along El Camino and get off near Rengstorff. Or go to http://www.511.org and use their Trip Planner to plan your route. You can also email me if you will need a ride from the train station and I might be able to arrange something.

We look forward to seeing you there!

--Bill Ward
President, PenLUG
Vice President, SVLUG

WHO?

WHAT?

Special holiday dinner for Linux fans!

WHERE?

Chef Wang's, 5100 El Camino Real, Los Altos (directions below)

WHEN?

Wednesday, December 15, 2004 - 7pm

WHY?

To enjoy good food in the company of other Linux users

RSVP

IMPORTANT! Space is limited and we need to tell the restaurant how many people to expect! Send email to billdinner@wards.net

COST

$10 per person (or less, depending on sponsorship)

Update: Ian Kluft has graciously pledged $100 for the dinner. If you (or your company) would like to help out as well, please let us know!

DETAILS

DIRECTIONS

WHAT? - Special holiday dinner for Linux fans!

WHO? - SVLUG and PenLUG members

WHERE? - Chef Wang's, 5100 El Camino Real, Los Altos (directions below)

WHEN? - Wednesday, December 15, 2004 - 7pm

WHY? - To enjoy good food in the company of other Linux users

RSVP - billdinner@wards.net - IMPORTANT!
COST - TBD (max. $10-$15; could be less, depending on sponsorship)

SVLUG and PenLUG will be having a special Linux holiday banquet at our favorite Chinese restaurant. Bring friends and family, and please RSVP to let Bill know how many people will be coming. Send questions or RSVP to "billdinner@wards.net"

Important - please specify any dietary requirements and preferences (e.g. vegetarian, no spicy, extra spicy, favorite dishes, etc.) in your RSVP. Also, if you are out of work or otherwise in financial difficulty, let me know as we may have some funds available to cover the cost of your meal.

Sponsorship - if you or your company would like to help fund this event and receive the undying gratitude of the Linux community please let me know. We would love to be able to announce that the dinner is free for everyone!

The banquet room has a maximum capacity of 60 so please RSVP soon!

DIRECTIONS

Plug in the address (5100 El Camino Real, Los Altos) into your favorite Internet mapping site, or...

From CA-85, take El Camino Real north. Just after passing Rengstorff the restaurant will be on your left; make a U-turn at the next light and park.

From US-101 take the Rengstorff exit (south/west) and follow Rengstorff until it ends at El Camino. Turn right on El Camino and make a U-turn at the next light and park.

From I-280 take the El Monte Rd. / Moody Rd. exit and head east on El Monte. Turn left onto Foothill Expressway, then right onto San Antonio Blvd. Take San Antonio to El Camino Real and turn right. The restaurant will be on your right after a couple of blocks (if you reach Rengstorff you have gone too far).