installfest for the Flagstaff, Prescott, and Payson area?

[Nathan O'Brennan]

I tried doing several in Payson through out the years. We have a small 
computer club called PACA, but it really consists of a bunch of old guys that 
show up to ask the couple real techs questions all night. Not a whole lot of 
fun. And then while the library room they use is free to use, they charge dues 
and are really fussy about it. Kind of funny.

I would suggest you make some flyers and hit up any book stores you have and 
ask to post your flyer. A lot of times the book store will host you. ALso, try 
putting a flyer in your local post office. Often they will let you put up a 
flyer that can only hang around for 2 - 4 weeks, which is ideal.

Our library here will allow the room to be used without fee as long as you 
record how many showed up. Maybe your library will do the same.




On Sunday, May 25, 2014 12:44:59 AM Michael Havens wrote:
> I want to do an installfest up here in lil ol cottonwood. how should I
> proceed?
> 1- I need to set a date and get a venue. Do you think I can get the local
> community college to donate that?
> 2- I need to let people know about it. I think I should advertise in Payson
> and Prescott as well.... possibly Flagstaff. Cottonwood is in the middle of
> those three places 60 miles to each of them. How do I advertise with no
> budget? Maybe I should coordinate with the unix professor at NAU. Prescott
> only has community colleges so they're windows-centric. Embry Riddle
> Aeronautics is there but they teach airlplane mechanics so I don't know
> about computer stuff.
> 3- Arrange for a guest speaker or for someone to do a presentation. I need
> to dig into the brain-trust of PLUG for that. Anyone want to volunteer to
> escape the heat of Phoenix for a day?
> 
> Wait a second, there are people from Prescott and Payson on this list! Do
> you two have any ideas?
> 
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
> ps- I just wrote a note to the computer teacher at the local community
> college and was wanting advice on the content:
> 
> Hello.
> My Name is Michael Havens and I'm an enthusiast for open source software. I
> was wanting to do something where people who are interested in
> experimenting with open source software in the area
> (Flagstaff/Prescott/Payson) would all meet at a central location and have
> Linux installed on their computer. I was hoping I could get the school to
> donate a room and internet access to this purpose. Would you assist me in
> getting this?
-- 
Regards,

Nathan England

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