Here are a few shots from the conference. As expected, the conference was a lot of fun. Img 1081 Img 1083 Img 1085 Img 1089 Img 1093 Img 1094 Img 1096 Img 1099 Img 1104 Img 1105 Img 1106 Img 1108 Img 1109 Img 1110 Img 1111 Img 1114 Img 1119 Img 1120 Img 1123 Img 1124 Img 1125 Img 1207 Img 1208 Img 1210 Img 1212 Img 1214 Img 1215

Title: January Meeting Location: The Second Cup, Bells Corners Link out: Click here Description: First meeting of the new year. LISA'11 would be a topic, along with any ideas for a proper meeting location. We’ve been stuck on that for a while and I don’t see any resolution in the near future. Start Time: 19:00 Date: 2012-01-19 End Time: 21:30

Title: December Meeting: Annual Social Location: Wild Wing in Kanata Link out: Click here Description: This is our annual social. This year we will be at Wild Wing in Kanata, Eagleson @ Stonehaven in the mall with the Harvey’s and Starbucks. 19:00 as per usual. The reservation is under my name. If you could respond and let me know you are coming and if you are bringing an additional person, I can adjust the numbers.

Title: November Meeting Location: The Second Cup, Bells Corners Link out: Click here Description: We just have a couple of topics for November: Effective documentation systems LISA XXV - Boston December social Start Time: 19:00 Date: 2011-11-17 End Time: 21:30

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