[Announce] New chapter for the North of England - LinuxChix North

[Thyberthpithe]

Hi,

I have gotten together with some other LinuxChix in the area and we  
are forming a new chapter for the North of England.  Called LinuxChix  
North it is intended to server the M62 corridor i.e. the cities of  
Bradford, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and York.  Initially I hope to  
have bi-monthly meetings in Leeds and Manchester alternating so that  
its Leeds, then Manchester, then Leeds and so on.  If needed we can  
then branch out to other cities and/or hold monthly meetings ensuring  
the don't clash.

There is a website, http://www.linuxchixnorth.org.uk/, which has a  
blog and some basic info.  The blog is at http://www.linuxchixnorth.org.uk/blog/ 
  and the RSS feed is http://www.linuxchixnorth.org.uk/blog/feed/  We  
also have a twitter account @linuxchixnorth.  Currently there are two  
e-mail addresses, both come to me, melanie at linuxchixnorth.org.uk, and uberchix at linuxchixnorth.org.uk 
.  Once were more organised the latter will go to the organisers of  
the local meetings.

I hope to have the inaugural meeting in Leeds in early December.  I  
have been speaking with Linda Broughton of NTI Leeds (a spin off from  
Leeds Met University) and preliminary agreed used of Old Broadcasting  
House (http://www.ntileeds.co.uk/old-broadcasting-house/) one evening  
every now and then.  I just need to confirm dates properly for the  
first meeting which I will announce here.  I still need to sort a  
venue for Manchester so if any Manchester LinuxChix who know suitable  
places that would be useful.

That's all the news so far.

Melanie