About LOPSA - Austin
LOPSA - Austin is the central Texas chapter of LOPSA. Our focus is on building a local community of system administrators who can share their experiences, solutions, tips and techniques on addressing technical and professional issues they encounter. What seperates LOPSA from a hobbyist or enthusiast organization is that we are the for-pay persons who are on the hook for production systems be they small-business or Fortune 100. LOPSA membership is not required for attendance and participation in LOPSA-Austin, but joining LOPSA is strongly encouraged.
We are a platform agnostic organization, like LOPSA itself, and we welcome and encourage network managers, Windows and UNIX systems administrators, desktop support technicians, and anyone else that manages computer systems, regardless of experience or skill level, to join us on our mailing list and at our monthly meetings.
Mailing List
Join the LOPSA - Austin mailing list to participate in discussions and get updates on local events.
Meetings
LOPSA - Austin is currently holding monthly meetings on the fourth Tuesday of every month on the University of Texas at Austin Main Campus. Meeting space accommodations are provided thanks to the Computer Writing and Research Lab. Meetings are held within the Flawn Academic Center in room 9. Hampton Finger has provided some directions on how to best approach the campus, building, and room.
Bring questions about projects you are working on, notes from conferences, thoughts on articles you've read, words of wisdom, war stories, or just kick back and listen. Drop by for half an hour, or stay for the whole thing. Meetings tend to run anywhere from two to three hours, sometimes longer if the group refuses to break-up. Everyone is invited, regardless of organization membership!
The on-campus meeting facilities are conducive to technical discussion and presentations. While the group meets there for the start of the meetings, after some time the group retires to a local pub for dinner grub and after-work libations. So it pays to be timely so one does not missout on the pub grub and drink.
Previous Meetings
| 2006.07.12 | 6:30 PM | Salt Lick ; 360 | General Discussion |
| 2007.05.22 | 6:30 PM | Whole Foods ; Downtown | General Discussion |
| 2007.06.26 | 6:30 PM | Opal Divines Freehouse | General Discussion |
| 2007.07.31 | 6:30 PM | Draught House | General Discussion |
| 2007.08.28 | 6:30 PM | Draught House | General Discussion |
| 2007.09.25 | 6:30 PM | Draught House | General Discussion |
| 2007.10.23 | 6:30 PM | Draught House | General Discussion |
| 2007.11.27 | 6:30 PM | Draught House | General Discussion |
| 2007.12.11 | 6:30 PM | Draught House | General Discussion |
| 2008.01.22 | 6:30 PM | UT-Austin ; ENS 307 | General Discussion |
| 2008.02.26 | 6:30 PM | UT-Austin ; ENS 307 | General Discussion |
| 2008.03.25 | 6:30 PM | UT-Austin ; ENS 307 | General Discussion |
| 2008.05.27 | 6:30 PM | UT-Austin ; ENS 637 | Nick Silkey ; LVS |
| 2008.06.24 | 6:30 PM | UT-Austin ; ENS 637 | Travis Campbell ; Lights-Out |
| 2008.07.22 | 6:30 PM | UT-Austin ; FAC 9 | Hampton Finger ; BSD Jails |
Upcoming Meetings
| 2008.08.26 | 6:30 PM | UT-Austin ; FAC 9 | TBD |
| 2008.09.23 | 6:30 PM | UT-Austin ; FAC 9 | TBD |
| 2008.10.28 | 6:30 PM | UT-Austin ; FAC 9 | TBD |
| 2008.11.25 | 6:30 PM | UT-Austin ; FAC 9 | TBD |