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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Hello GRLUG,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">An Open Discussion of Open Source: How FREE Software Can Help Your Business<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic">How can free software impact your bottom line? What does "free" really mean? Explore the myths and realities of open-source software in
our interactive panel discussion. <br>
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Panelists will discuss the open-source software movement and how it affects businesses in every industry. We will address the opportunities and caveats of working with these free tools, and explore some of the options to select and implement these tools.
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Most importantly, we want to answer <b><span style="font-weight:bold">your</span></b> questions! This will be an audience-led discussion, so please come prepared with your own open-source queries.
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The event is free for aimWest members</span></font></i><b><i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">. $20 for non-members</span></font></i></b><i><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic">
(cash or check). If you would like to register for this event, click <a href="mailto:meetings@aimwest.org?body=Please%20include%20name%20and%20company%20affiliation%20below...&subject=Registration%20for%20May%2030th%202008%20aimWest%20Event%20-%20Open%20Source%20Discussion" target="_blank">
here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Wednesday April 30<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial">Networking @ 5:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial">Panel Discussion @ 6:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Eberhard</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">, GVSU<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Grand Rapids</span></font></st1:City><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
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<st1:State w:st="on">MI</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">49504</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.aimwest.org/events/index.htm">http://www.aimwest.org/events/index.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic">Casey M. DuBois<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">N-VINT, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-family:Arial">3240 Hanna Lake Industrial Park Dr. SE, Caledonia, MI 49316</span></font><font size="1"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">CaseyNVINT<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></i></p>
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font-family:Arial"><a href="mailto:cdubois@n-vint.com" title="mailto:cdubois@n-vint.com">cdubois@n-vint.com</a><b><i><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">“Real men don’t use backups, they post their stuff on a public ftp server and let the rest of the world make copies.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
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