all- there are a few items of administravia that i would be remiss in not addressing. these are mostly oreilly and associates administravia in nature ... so without further ado ... attached are (3) emails from oreilly and associates regarding items of varying interest to the parties in this user group. i'll attempt to get these out to the group as i get them. as many of you will note not all of this (in fact little of it) is regarding wireless technology. still there are some good geeky nuggets in there. of tangential interest is a drawing to be held to allow a winning member a chance at winning a trip to the mac os x conference in santa clara, ca on sept 30 - oct 3, 2002. we're supposed to hold a drawing at our next meeting to determine who our candidate contestant will be. as the user group coordinator i will then submit the winners name for the final drawing. here's the skinny regarding the prize... The winning pass* includes: -Access to all conference sessions October 1-3 including keynotes* -Admission to Exhibit Hall -Admission to all on-site evening events -All conference handouts (excluding tutorial materials) -Three breakfasts and three lunches *Pass does not include tutorial fees, lodging, and transportation. the deadline for submissions is august 7, 2002. so getting this squared away tomorrow will be sneaking it in just under the wire. for those of you who won't be able to join us tomorrow ... first off shame on you, if you want your name to be added to the drawing drop me an email and i'll make sure that you have an entry in the hat. below are the details regarding the drawing from oreilly ans associates. legalese to follow - if you're not cool with these rules you might want to refrain from dropping your name in the hat. ;-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- THESE RULES CONSTITUTE THE OFFICIAL RULES OF THIS RAFFLE. 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