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   BALUG meeting Tue 02-16-1999 at 6:45 PM.  RSVP ASAP to 
   balrsvp@balug.org

   *** Gung Hay Fat Choy ***
   *** Gung Hay Fat Choy ***    HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR
   *** Gung Hay Fat Choy ***    1999 - THE YEAR OF THE PENGUIN
   *** Gung Hay Fat Choy ***    Ahem... I mean
   *** Gung Hay Fat Choy ***    1999 - THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT
   *** Gung Hay Fat Choy *** 

   Join us on Tuesday February 16th for an outstanding banquet 
   with subsequent meeting to be held at the venerable FOUR 
   SEAS RESTAURANT in the heart of San Francisco's historic 
   Chinatown.   BE THERE as we celebrate the Chinese New Year- 
   1999, the Year of the Rabbit!  Bring your Family and Friends 
   for this Unique Linux Enabled Event!

   RSVP to balrsvp@balug.org

   Featured Speaker:

   To be announced!  Please check our website at 
   http://www.balug.org - COME ANYWAY, there is no better Linux 
   networking opportunity AND There's no experience quite like 
   Chinatown on the Chinese New Year.  The Four Seas Banquet 
   Room looks out over Grant St. and the action is absolutely 
   non-stop.  If you THRIVE ON CHAOS AND EXPLOSIVES, this BALUG 
   meeting is absolutely NOT TO BE MISSED!   

   Four Seas Restaurant
   731 Grant Street
   San Francisco, California 94108

   The Four Seas will host us in the upstairs banquet room, 
   seating is limited to 300 so please make your reservations 
   early and insure priority seating.  A note to 
   balrsvp@balug.org will assure your seat at this gala event!  
   As usual, libation is available and with enough reservations 
   we can get the banquet room bar opened.  The Four Seas 
   banquet room is accessed from a staircase at the rear of the 
   restaurant lounge.  (look for the Linux User Group sign)  
   Dinner is $10.00 per person, if you choose not to dine with 
   us, a small donation to help cover meeting costs is 
   appreciated.  We start promptly at 7:00 PM, doors open at 
   6:30.

   Directions and Information

   Chinese New Year - Parking Secrets!  (NEW BETTER DIRECTIONS)

   Contrary to FUD-   If you get to the area around 6:30 PM 
   parking is actually very easy to find.  Otherwise we 
   recommend parking at the city garage located at Kearny and 
   Commercial- directly across from the Chinatown Holiday Inn. 

   FROM THE SOUTH - 101 to 280 to the Embarcadero, left on 3rd 
   street.  Cross Market St. (you are now on Kearny), go about 
   8 blocks- look for Commercial, stay on left- pull into 
   parking garage directly across from Chinatown Holiday Inn.  
   The Four Seas is one block up and on your left on Grant St.

   FROM THE EAST - Get to 3rd street heading North towards 
   Market Street.  Cross Market St. (you are now on Kearny), go 
   about 8 blocks- look for Commercial, stay on left- pull into 
   parking garage directly across from Chinatown Holiday Inn.  
   The Four Seas is one block up and on your left on Grant St.

   FROM THE NORTH - 101 to Lombard to Van Ness, (L)eft on 
   Broadway.  (R)ight on Columbus, stay left- pass Kearny.  You 
   COULD park on your immediate left in the parking garage 
   (Note:  best place in the area to find parking on Chinese 
   New Year) or continue to Montgomery, (R)ight on California, 
   (R)ight on Kearny look for Commercial, stay on left- pull 
   into parking garage directly across from Chinatown Holiday 
   Inn.  The Four Seas is one block up and on your left on 
   Grant St.

   Network Connections

   Network connections will be available through our Ricochet 
   gateway and we encourage you to bring your friends, family, 
   notebooks, questions, power strips, network hubs and 
   appetites.  In addition to being a fun, creative and 
   knowledgeable group, the dinner alone is easily the best 
   chow deal in the city.  Speakers, door prizes and other 
   additional late breaking stuff can be found at 
   www.balug.org.

   Vendor Table Info

   BALUG encourages Linux related vendors to set up tables.  
   Please contact balrsvp@balug.org for information on setting 
   up a table.
     
   RSVP and questions to balrsvp@balug.org, and of course- Rick 
   Moen will be there!