installfest for the Flagstaff, Prescott, and Payson area?

[Brian Cluff]

Don't be too quick to dismiss a group just because they have a dues. 
Linux groups do cost a bit of money and/or donations to run smoothly. 
PLUG doesn't currently charge but this has been mostly due to a few 
people that have donated thousands over the years.

Dues are usually small enough that you could feasibly find the money in 
your couch and they allow the group to provide the niceties (like a 
projector if the room doesn't have one) that you otherwise wouldn't 
have.  It can also be used for advertising dollars, travel expenses for 
big name speakers...etc...etc...

Brian Cluff

On 05/26/2014 04:28 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
> Yeah.... there is a computer club up here with a Linux sub section but
> they charge too..... I'll check out the Library option. Thanks for that.
> So how do you think I could let people know about this in
> Prescott/Payson/Flagstaff?
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
> On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 1:16 PM, <techlists at phpcoderusa.com
> <mailto:techlists at phpcoderusa.com>> wrote:
>
>     Tucson Computer Society charged dues and it was mostly retired
>     hobbyists.  The Tucson Free Unix group was like PhxLUG - no dues and
>     serious folks for the most part.
>
>
>
>     On 2014-05-26 13:37, Nathan O'Brennan wrote:
>
>         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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