Hi guys,
I was in talk with a VERY prestigious potential speaker in the past days and he seemed interested. But someone else in the group attempted to contact him and, unfortunately, this ruined the whole effort. I was a little upset, to say the least.
If you intend to invite prestigious speakers in behalf of the MSLUG, I STRONGLY suggest (mark my words) that you pass through the official channels (i.e. Marc and I) first. We are certainly in a better position to make attractive offers and/or organize bigger events if required (unless, of course, you work for an organization that can pay those speakers and organize the event).
The Scheme/Lisp world is so small. We must combine our efforts instead of competing with each other.