Hi one and all, Take a serving of excellent events, the best dj's and bands, a serving of email, 50 or so newsgroups (all on different topics), a good dollop of web/disk space, instant messaging, chat, then add in over 1000 DCU students and graduates to the mixture along with a hard-working committee and crap-joke making Chairperson, and what have you got? Why, only the best damn community in DCU.... Welcome, or welcome back to RedBrick :) If this is your first time on RedBrick, then you won't believe how much I envy you. You're entering into the most friendly, down-to-earth, intelligent, bustling community that it has ever been my pleasure to be a part of. You'll also find you get the more from RedBrick the more you take part - don't be afraid to venture into chat, or post your opinions on the newsgroups; there's some great stuff on there, academic, funny, argumentative, or otherwise. Don't forget to check out our website from time to time to - it's constantly updated, and there's some excellent resources on there, as well as our many users' webpages. And if you're in need of a hand at all, we have 3 helpdesk members elected for that purpose - check out their section on the redbrick website, or give them an email at <helpdesk@redbrick.dcu.ie> If you're actually not new to this redbrick stuff at all, already have an account, and are looking to renew your membership for the coming year, you can do so in a number of ways; 1) Catch us in the Hub street or in the canteen from 12-2pm from Monday to Friday this week (9th - 13th). 2) Pay your fee directly into the RedBrick bank account (details on the website frontpage), and send us proof of payment to our postal address; DCU Networking Society, DCU, Dublin 9. 3) Catch a committee member and pay them your fee. The fee itself is £2 for ordinary members (students, staff, postgrads), and £5 for associate members (graduates, or previous members of DCU). IMPORTANT: All accounts that are not renewed by the first Monday of November (Monday 6th) will be disabled; usernames will be reserved for the remainder of the year, but you will be unable to log on. Also, just a reminder about our FREE event coming up Wednesday Week (18th) in the Temple Bar Music Centre, with free buses there and back, David Kitt, Jilted, DJ HomerJ and FREE drink in the bar before hand!! Keep an eye out on redbrick.announce newsgroup, our website, and posters for more details. Apologies for the long mail, and all the best with the coming year! Kp -- Karl Podesta Chairperson DCU Networking Society (RedBrick) http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie Ph: 086 8607441