[LUAU] HOSEF Special talks for June 2006

[Julian Yap]

HOSEF is proud to present the following public lectures and
presentations.  Please join us.

--==[ PNM Presents: My Computer is Better than Yours ]==--
http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/programs/2006/EVENT-EV008505L.asp
With: Scott Belford
Info: Jun 8 • Thu • 7:00-9:00pm • University of Hawaii Manoa Campus:
Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss Hall • Free • Call 956-8244 for information.

With all the applications needed to have a safe and productive computing
life, Linux and other Gnu programs are changing the world. Join a
lighthearted look at just how easy it is to install and use free, open
source software on your computer.

--==[ Open Source Pizza: Open Source GIS - Open Source Tools for
Managing Your Spatial Data ]==--
http://www.cyberpizzahawaii.com
Info: Jun 20 • Tue • 5:45-8:30pm • University of Hawaii Manoa Campus:
Marine Science Building Auditorium - Room 114 • $7 if you want pizza and
drink

Join Luis Menoyo, Scientific Illustrator with the United States
Geological Survey, in his 'Show and tell' of Free tools you can use to
manage your spatial data. If you want to learn how to marry metrics with
mapping, then you need to join us for this Open Source Pizza. With tools
like GRASS, Maps can be manipulated to spatially represent data from a
SQL database. Groundwater modeling, contaminant observation, 3D
visualization, terrain visualization, satellite image processing, and
aerial photo recognition are just a few of the possible uses.




For more information, please click on the links or check on our Events
Calendar (http://hosef.org/index.php?module=PostCalendar).