Wow. And the union flunkies didn't throw a fit???? Try that in Chicago 
where it's against the law for you to plug in your own power strip. :-)

Derek Neighbors wrote:

>On Sat, 2003-07-12 at 23:54, Michael Havens wrote:
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>>I just got word from Rich (the expo coordinator) that the extra chairs will
>>be for a fee. So I suppose that we won't have 4 chairs but two.
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>Just an FYI. Nothing prevents you from bringing your own chairs.  Since
>we are local, there is no reason you couldn't bring folding canvas
>camping chairs (I hope that is a good description).  I know from doing
>lots of non-profit booths. 
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>Bringing your own stuff is a God send.  For example in New York (talk
>about teamster hell).  They want like $100 a week for trash service and
>$200 a week to vaccum your booth. $500 a week for chairs etc.  We showed
>up a day early.  Went to KMart.  Bought upright dustbuster $39.99, trash
>can $3.99 and 4 folding camping chairs 24.99 (for all four). MUCH
>cheaper than paying for their services. :)  We dropped all the materials
>off at a charity on the last day. As we didnt have room to tote them
>home.
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>>Okay, This is what we know:
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>>1- The 23rd is the date of the expo from 9AM to4. Set up is the day before
>>from noon til 6. the booth is 10 X 10
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>I believe this is a Monday?
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>>2- I will be there all day on the 23rd. From around 2:30 on the 22nd. I will
>>bring my computer if someone will configure everything to run on it
>>correctly (I am running M$ right now). The monitor is 19" but is 7 years old
>>(and looks older). If I get it running with Linux (knoppix) I will bring a
>>palm pilot. My printer will not come because it does not work.
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>>3- Bill Lindley volunteered to be there (is it for all day Bill?)  (Can you
>>bring a computer?)
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>I can possibly be there in the afternoon.  Any day but Monday and I
>could be there all day.  I can my Laptop and an iPAQ running GNU/Linux.
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>>5- Please tell me if you plan on coming to be a demonstrator. We are going
>>to have 2 chairs total there.
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>If I make I will gladly demonstrate GNUe and OpenOffice (or anything
>else people want demos of)
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>Hans will you be there representing AZOTO?
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