General Meetings

Presentations are given at the meetings on a variety of topics from speakers within the group as well as from outside sources. An open forum portion of the meeting allows members to find solutions to problems. Visitors are always welcome to attend the general meetings and meet our members.

Our meeting schedule:

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Our general meetings are usually held on the second Wednesday of each month.
NOTE: There are no meetings in the months of July and August.

We encourage our members to submit suggestions for future topics or speakers and to consider making presentations to the Group. Please send your suggestions or offers by email to our .

The following topics have been suggested:

• IBM big iron and lines (HW and services)
• Software deployment and tools (eclipse, git, make, build, …)
• IBM development lab
• ISP operations
• Retro computing – collector
• 3D scanning and movies (http://www.xyzgrb.com)
• Photography (digital photo editing, how to buy a digital camera)
• Skype, VOIP
• New Web favourites (Facebook, Twitter)/Social networking
• Using data bases (ie address lists)
• Virtualization
• Linux 101 – Alan
• Cloud Computing

Check out our list of past presenters with links to their WEB sites.

GENERAL MEETINGS (details if available)

June 9, 2010

PIZZA (at 6:30 pm)

For the third straight year, the OPCUG is pleased to host a Pizza night to thank its members for their continued support. Please come early to ensure you have a choice of several popular varieties of Pizzas. We will also supply several varieties of soft drinks, plus water and dessert.

The food will arrive, at 6:30 pm, under the big tent in the front yard of the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Guests are welcome.

At 7:30 the regular meeting will take place with speaker Evelyn Watts of Corel Corporation. The topic is CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X5.

This will be our last meeting before the fall. We’ll see you in September after the summer hiatus. Consult the OPCUG website (http://opcug.ca) for details.

MEETING (at 7:30 pm)

Speaker: Evelyn Watts (Corel Corporation, http://www.corel.com)
Topic: CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X5 (product details below under "June Raffle")

Evelyn Watts is a product specialist with Corel. She has extensive experience with software training, public speaking and spends much of her time on the road, visiting user groups, customers and delivering specialized training. She is known for her engaging presentation style and fun sense of humour. Evelyn has just recently returned from this year's APCUG conference in Las Vegas where Corel continued its support of the user group community as an annual sponsor.

June Raffle

Thanks to the generosity of Corel, we have a copy of CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X5 for the June raffle.

This suite features the award winning CorelDRAW® vector illustration program. But it does not end there. The suite also includes Corel Photo-Paint for editing photos, Corel PowerTrace for converting bitmaps to vector drawings, Corel Capture for versatile screen captures, Corel Connect content organizer, Swish miniMax 2 for web graphics animation, and PhotoZoom Pro 2 for enlarging digital images.

Also included are 10,000 clipart and digital images, 1,000 professional, high-res digital photos, 1,000 fonts, 350 templates, and 2 hours of training videos.

After seeing Evelyn demo the powerful things you can do with this suite, you are going to want to make sure you are in the draw for this prize, valued at $500. Buy your tickets early to avoid the stampede!

As always, tickets are $1 for one, $2 for three or $5 for ten.

Product Abstract:
CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X5 - Graphic design software for striking visual communication

Put the power of CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X5 behind your ideas and make a bold impact across any media. This versatile graphic design software has it all—vector illustration, page layout, photo editing, tracing, Web graphics and animation in one tightly integrated suite. Designed for professional and aspiring designers alike, it offers a quick, intuitive workflow, high-value digital content, market-leading file compatibility and graphic design tools that let you do more than you thought possible!

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS (SIGs) AND FORUMS

Some SIGs meet on the night of the regular meeting, with rooms assigned during the general meeting, as well as holding additional meetings on other dates. Please visit each of the SIGs' Web sites to find out details on their guest speaker and meeting locations.

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Meeting Location:

General meetings are held at the Canada Science and Technology Museum located at 1867 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa, Ontario. The museum is located about 10 minutes to the east and south of downtown Ottawa. Exit the Queensway at "St. Laurent South" and drive 2.6 km to Lancaster Road.

Click here for a map to the Museum

Typical meeting schedule:

• Auditorium opens at 7:00 p.m.
• Vendor/member presentation - 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
• Special Interest Groups (SIGs) - 9:00 to 10:00 p.m.

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