The Twin Cities System Administrators (TCSA) group meets monthly to
discuss topics of interest to system and network administrators in
the Twin Cities area of Minnesota.  The meetings are free and open to
the public.  Check out our web site at http://www.tcsa.org/

TCSA meetings are on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm.

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Next Meeting:

  Topic:	How the IT Hiring Process Works
  Speaker:	Mark Dembouski, Senior Recruiter - West Group
  Date/Time:	November 21, 2002  7:00 pm
  Location:	University Park Plaza Office Building (Onvoy)

Synopsis:

  Mark will talk about how companies are hiring for IT and how it
  affects candidates.  Potential topics, depending upon interest,
  include insights into the hiring process, resumes, where to look
  for jobs, online applications, and other tips.

About the Speaker:

  Mark Dembouski has been the Senior Corporate Recruiter at West
  Group, supporting the 1300+ person IT Department, for the past
  two years.  Before coming to West, he spent over three years at
  Consulting and Manufacturing companies in the Twin Cities.  Prior
  to that, he spent six years as a headhunter in the Silicon Valley.
  During that time, he was heavily involved in the recruitment of
  UNIX talent.  He has attended two LISA conferences, and has been a
  member of SAGE and BayLISA.  In addition, he assisted with the
  writing of SAGE's first booklet in the "Short Topics in System
  Administration" titled "Job Descriptions for Systems Administrators."

  Mark holds a Master's Degree in Physics from the University of
  North Dakota, and a Bachelor's degree in Physics and Math from
  Augsburg College.



We will meet at University Park Plaza Office Building (Onvoy office),
2829 University Ave. SE, in a conference room on the first floor of
the building.



Tentative Meeting Schedule

  December 19, 2002
  January 16, 2003



Directions:

Directions to University Park Plaza (Onvoy):

The Onvoy office is at University Park Plaza Office Building, 2829
University Ave. SE.  It is a white-concrete, 9-story, hexagonal
building (previously occupied by Group Health).  The windows are
distinctive, shaped somewhat like TV screens.  University Park Plaza
is on the north side of University Ave. (across from the Octopus Car
Wash), about 3 blocks east of the intersection of Washington Ave. and
University Ave. or about 3 blocks west of KSTP-TV. 

- From the South (35W)

Proceed north on 35W, exiting onto Interstate 94 East.  Continue in
the far left lane on Interstate 94 East to the Highway 280 exit.
Remain on Highway 280 until University Ave.  Turn left on University,
proceed 7 blocks west to SE 29th Ave.  The building is on your right. 

- From the North (35W)

Proceed south on 35W, exiting onto Highway 280 South.  Continue on
Highway 280 until the University Ave. exit.  Turn right on University.
Continue 7 blocks west to SE 29th Ave.  The building is on your right. 

- From the West (94/394)

Proceed east on 94, cross the Mississippi river and continue in the far
left lane on Interstate 94 East to the Highway 280 exit.  Remain on
Highway 280 until University Ave.  Turn left on University, proceed
7 blocks west to SE 29th Ave.  The building is on your right. 

- From the East (94)

Proceed west on 94, continue in the far right lane to the Highway 280
exit.  Remain on Highway 280 until University Ave.  Turn left onto
University, proceed 7 blocks to SE 29th St.  The building is on your
right. 

- Parking

Free parking is available in the visitor lot off SE 29th Ave. and in
front of the building along University Ave. 

- Web map is at: http://www.onvoy.com/frames/framebody/pages/about/upp.htm



For more information on TCSA, check out our web site:

  http://www.tcsa.org/

To subscribe to the TCSA or TCSA-JOBS mailing lists, follow the TCSA
or TCSA-JOBS link from:

  http://list.onvoy.com/

For any other information, please send email to:

  info at tcsa.org

or contact:

  Dave Bianchi	651-260-1770

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Dave Bianchi     djb at tc.umn.edu     651-260-1770