Posted by Bob Jonkman on 4th August 2017
The last Friday in July is System Administrator Appreciation Day, and SysAdmins from Kitchener-Waterloo went to the Abe Erb Restaurant and Brewery for dinner.
Abe Erb Brewing Company
The Whole Gang (almost)
Infinite Beer
Having a laugh
Beer Valves
Jean and Laurel
Beer Console
Beer Admin
More SysAdmins
Beer Vat
Empties
Ooh, The Shiny!
Something is funny
Acidulated Malt
A beer thing
Tech Talk
Wild Goose
Such shiny things!
Having dinner
In The Brewery
Twilight
SysAdminDay
There are more pictures in the SysAdminDay gallery.
Pictures taken at the System Administrator Appreciation Day Dinner at the Abe Erb Restaurant and Brewery on Friday, 28 July 2017.
Pictures by Laurel L. Russwurm, used under a
CC BY 4.0 license.
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Posted by Bob Jonkman on 13th July 2016

It’s July again, and System Administrator Appreciation Day is always celebrated on the last Friday in July. Although the SysAdminDay website indicates that SysAdmins are the happy recipients of cake and ice cream, for the last few years SysAdmins in Kitchener-Waterloo have been celebrating SysAdminDay by taking themselves to dinner, along with spouses, friends, and co-workers.
This year we’re teaming up with the Kitchener-Waterloo VoIP Users Group. While KWVoIP meetings are usually scheduled for the fourth Thursday in July, this month we’re combining the KWVoIP meeting with SysAdminDay. There’s an overlap between the KWVoiP members and SysAdmins — VoIP systems need administration too! As a bonus, we’ll get a presentation from Brian Bentley about his roaming experiments in the U.S.
Tony, the Egg Roll King himself, is a versatile host. Not only are the egg rolls and spring rolls the best in KW, there are vegetarian meals available, and ERK has some of the best fried chicken, fish & chips, and poutine in town! Friday nights are busy at the Egg Roll King Restaurant, so leave a comment to let me know you’re coming and I can make a reservation.
Date: Friday, 29 July 2016 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Location: Egg Roll King Restaurant, 85 Courtland Avenue East, Kitchener, Ontario Map
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KWVoIP Topic: Brian Bentley – Roaming Profile Experiments
Brian Bentley has returned from a short trip to the United States. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to present last month, so he’s catching up this month.
In order to stay in touch telephonically, Brian used Roam Mobility for Data services. He tested Fongo (Canadian number) and TextNow (US number) for VoIP services. While in the US he tried to sign up for a Google Voice number. What worked? What was cheapest? Was it worth the bother? Come to dinner to hear Brian’s answers.
Cheese Wontons for dessert!
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Posted by Bob Jonkman on 14th July 2015
Oh look! Pictures!
Oh look! More pictures in the gallery!
And the winner is: Chen’s Buffet! Reservations have been made; see you there on Friday, 31 July 2015 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.
Chen’s Buffet Map
50 Weber Street North,
Waterloo, Ontario
+1-519-208-5688
System Administrator Appreciation Day
falls on the last Friday of July every year, and is allegedly celebrated by users gifting their SysAdmins chocolate cake and ice cream. Hands up, those of you who have actually experienced that? Hmmm? I thought so…
Nobody appreciates System Administrators more than other System Administrators, so for the last few years I’ve hosted a Systems Administrator Appreciation Day Dinner in Kitchener-Waterloo. Last year we went to LaiLai’s, and previously we’ve gone to Egg Roll King.
SysAdminDay is on Friday, 31 July 2015, just over two weeks away. Where would you like to go this year? Potential venues must offer vegetarian fare, and be physically accessible. Leave suggestions in the comments or send me e-mail, then next week we can vote. If there’s more than one candidate on the list we’ll rank choices from 3 points (most favoured) to 1 point (least favoured), and I’ll add them up, post the results here, and we’ll all meet for dinner.
SysAdminDay Dinner is open to everyone, whether you’re a System Administrator, a SysAdmin Student, or a former SysAdmin who’s been lured to the dark side. And also their friends, family, and end-users. OK, maybe not the end-users. Unless they’re friends or family.
See you on 31 July!
–Bob.
A smattering of local sysadmins
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Posted by Bob Jonkman on 14th August 2012
They say on the Internet Pictures, or it didn’t happen. So I just want to give you my assurances that the System Administrator’s Appreciation Day Dinner did actually happen!
System Administrator Appreciation Day Dinner, 27 July 2012 at the Egg Roll King Restaurant. Clockwise from left: Willem Jonkman, Bob Jonkman, Becky Nguyen, Wael Khawaja, Hamin (sp?), Rodney Martin, Sergiane Nascimento, Tim Laurence, Henrique Nascimento, Gui Nascimento.
Willem and Bob
Bob and Becky
Wael and Hamin
Rodney and Tim
Henrique and Gui
System Administrators out for dinner. Clockwise from left: Sergiane Nascimento, Tim Laurence, Henrique Nascimento, Gui Nascimento, Laurel L. Russwurm, Willem Jonkman, Bob Jonkman, Becky Nguyen, Wael Khawaja.
Cheese Wontons for dessert!

Bob Jonkman, System Administrator
Thanx for coming, everyone! We’ll do it again next year, 26 July 2013.
–Bob.
Visit the official System Administrator Appreciation Day web site.
All pictures courtesy of Laurel L. Russwurm and released under a
CC-BY-SA license.
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Posted by Bob Jonkman on 10th July 2012
Pictures are up!

System Administrators install servers
System Administrator Appreciation Day falls on 27 July this year, a global celebration of System Administrators around the world. To see what System Administrators do,
have a look at some of the systems they have to administer.
After the KWLUG meeting in July, Becky asked me where System Administrator Appreciation Day is being held. “It’s a global event”, I said, but Becky was hoping for something a bit more local. So we decided to have a System Administrator Appreciation Day Dinner. What better way for System Administrators to celebrate than by treating ourselves to dinner?

System Administrators maintain web sites
So, if you’re a System Administrator, married to one, or good friends come join us!
Friday, 27 July 2012 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
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Egg Roll King Restaurant (map)
85 Courtland Avenue East
Kitchener ON

System Administrators make backups
If you’re planning on coming, let me know
by e-mail or
in the comments by Wednesday 25 July so that I can reserve enough seats and egg rolls for everyone.
–Bob & Becky
Event URL for SysAdminDay Dinner: https://bob.jonkman.ca/blogs/2012/07/10/system-administrator-appreciation-day-dinner/
SysAdminDay banners used with permission granted on SysAdminDay.com Banners page.
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