Install Fest II 0626 Status

All corrections and feedback very welcome!


News:

Jim Farli has started the Install Fest II
web site. Looking great! Thanks, Jim!
http://www.plugpresents.com/installfest2/


Suggestions:

- More Install Stations
- Preliminary Survey - User Needs?
- Feedback Survey - How to Improve?
- 802.11
- Press Releases on 31 July and 31 Aug
- Student Newspaper Oriented Press Releases
- Demo Zone With Demonstrators
- Presentations
- PLUG Promotional Materials (PLUG Flyer)
- PLUG Promotional Materials (PLUG T-Shirt)
- Mailing List Registration - Current Lists
- May We Contact You? - Attendees
- May We Contact You? - Install Customers
- PLUG Membership Database
- Homemade Cheesecake


Tasks:
- Verify site (GCC Student Union?) and date (28 Sep?).
- Assess priority and feasibility of suggestions.
- Identify volunteers for open slots.


Sponsor Status:
- Sun
Sent an email to the AZ educational sales
rep requesting information on the right
channel for sponsorship queries.


Volunteers:

Flyer:     Michelle Lowman
Press:     Lee Einer
Site:      Steve (foodog) (pending GCC approval)
Web Site:  Jim Farli
Chairman:  Bob Bushman

Open Volunteer Slots (verified):

- Sponsor Wrangler
Contact companies regarding sponsorship.
Alan has been mentioned as a good resource
for contacts.

- Installers
Be on hand day of show to do installs.
Typically oriented by distro, and would
be nice to have some specialists (multi-boot,
firewall, etc).


Open Volunteer Slots (proposed):

- Surveys
Arrange print and online versions of two
surveys: Preliminary, focusing on the type
of install needed. Feedback, focusing on
opportunities for improvement. A first draft
of a feedback survey is available.

- 802.11
Arrange use of appropriate wireless gear.

- Demo Zone
Arrange demonstrators and coordinate efforts
to provide appropriate systems.

- Presentations
Arrange presenters and coordinate access to
a projector and OpenOffice presentation
software.

- T-Shirts
Arrange printing of PLUG T-Shirts for sale
and/or doorprizes at Install Fest. Probably
requires harvesting of donations and/or
investment in return on sales.

- Contact Registration
Arrange electronic and paper registration
for mailing lists and "May We Contact You"s.

- PLUG Membership Database
Arrange a database for categorizing and
searching through PLUG friends for experts
in given areas.

- Homemade Cheesecake
Arrange for food for the hardworking volunteers.

- Legal
Make sure our collective butt is covered.
In particular consider the data loss indemnification
from last time, and the cost/benefit/permission of
selling T-shirts, StarOffice, and/or cheesecake.

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