I participate in the Phoenix Chapter ACM. That org has been inactive lately -- but it does have a valid 501(c)3 "technically". That org might want to have a booth, or something, at the ABLEconf. Please include me for a Cc of any news. thank you, -- Mike Schwartz Glendale AZ schwartz@acm.org On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 4:10 AM, der.hans wrote: > moin moin, > > we need help getting the word out for ABLEconf. Those who participate > in other groups such as TFUG, ASULUG, AZloco, PhxBUG, AzPHP, LUGY, etc. > please forward this over to their lists if you think it appropriate. > > Please also tell friends, neighbors and co-workers as appropriate :). > > ciao, > > der.hans > -- > # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes/ > # kill telnet, long live ssh - der.hans > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 03:54:36 -0700 (MST) > From: der.hans > Reply-To: ABLEconf planning and discussion. > To: discuss@lists.ABLEconf.com > Subject: [Discuss] call for ABLEconf volunteers > > moin moin, > > ABLEconf is Arizona's premier Free Software event. We are looking at a > Saturday in Oktober for the conference this year. > > The Arizona Business and Liberty Experience ( ABLE conf ) is a > business-oriented Free Software conference organized by a coalition of > many Arizona Free Software groups. > > In order to put on the conference we need volunteers. Our greatest need > right now is help in getting the word out such that we can get > participation from more groups and hopefully also pick up more volunteers. > > ABLEconf will be in Tempe, but it's a state-wide effort. We specifically > want participation from all parts of Arizona. > > We need volunteers to help with promo dispersion. Essentially you would > review promo posts from ABLEconf and pass them on if you feel they are > appropriate for the group or media outlet you're interfacing. > > Mailing lists, newspapers, blogs and social networking services are > examples of possible groups we want to notify. > > We will usually have recommendations as to which types of outlets should > get > the message, but it is up to the individual monitoring a group to > decide whether or not to post the notice. > > It is possible for multiple people to monitor a particular outlet. They > will need to then work together. It's also possible for one person to > monitor multiple outlets :). > > As an example, I feel this post is appropriate for PLUG and LOPSA-US-AZ, > which I'm currently interfacing, so I will forward it to both of those > groups, but whoever would be interfacing TFUG would look at it and decide > if it's appropriate for TFUG. > > http://www.ABLEconf.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page#Open_Positions > > Join our discuss mailing list if you'd like to participate. Please also > join us > for our weekly IRC meetings every Sunday night in #ABLEconf on Freenode at > 20:00. > > http://www.ABLEconf.com/participate > > http://lists.ABLEconf.com/listinfo.cgi/discuss-ableconf.com > > Sunday, July 05 will likely be a small meeting due to the holiday, but > please join us on the 12th and help us put on ABLEconf! > > Suggested dispersal: user groups, blogs, social networks, FOSS news > outlets, Arizona community organizations. > > ciao, > > der.hans > -- > # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes/ > # Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. > # We grow old by deserting our ideals. > # Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm > # wrinkles the soul. -- Samuel Ullman > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.ableconf.com > http://lists.ableconf.com/listinfo.cgi/discuss-ableconf.com > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss