Next InstallFest - Volunteer Coordinators Needed

[David Mandala]

A thought comes to mind. In the San Francisco Bay area many install
fests were associated with a computer show. The show provided floor
space, electricity, and set aside some space for "training class rooms".
That worked out really well.
 
The show arranged special passes for those who wanted to bring computer
equipment to have Linux installed on or you could buy a computer from a
vendor and then have Linux installed upon it. We even worked with the
vendors and many times installed Linux on vendors systems to be the demo
system in the booth. More then once the vendor sold the demos system at
a customers insistence. The customer did not want the same system to
take to the Installfest area on the other side of the room they wanted
the working" system. Usually that resulted in one of the vendor
"boothies" bringing over a new system to have Linux installed on it.

It worked out really really well. The show was once every other month
and we almost always were in attendance. I wonder if there is a computer
trade show we could work with in this area?

Cheers,

Davidm
 
On Fri, 2003-06-27 at 15:02, George Gambill wrote:
> Alan has agreed to coordinate the sponsors.  Thanks Alan!!!
> 
> Other coordinators needed include:
> 
> Facility: (Coordinator to be assigned)
>   (Michelle Lowman and/or Adam Ballai come to mind)
>   Requirements seem to be:
> 	Main arena able to hold 150 people, tables, chairs, power
> 	Seperate rooms for presentations (if possible)
> 	Power etc.
> 	Availability of food (food is good)
> 	Please critique any thing missing.
> 
> Presentations: (Coordinator to be assigned)
>   Requirements:
> 	Preliminary list of presenters and topics
> 		(need date and location to finalize)
> 	Finial list of presenters and topics
> 	Location (separate rooms if available)
> 	Schedule
> 	Please critique any thing missing.
> 
> Installers: (Coordinator to be assigned)
> 	Which distro's
> 	Who will installed
> 	Who will burn CD's
> 	Tables required
> 	Please critique any thing missing.
> 
> Web Page: (Coordinator to be assigned)
>   (Someone named Jim may go here)
> 
> Advertising: (Coordinator to be assigned)
> 	This needs a better defination in my mind
> 
> Demonstrations: (Coordinator to be assigned)
>   Probably held in the main arena.
> 	List of what
> 	List of who
> 	List of requirements
> 	Example: I hope to bring an LTSP server with two thin clients
> 	Please critique any thing missing.
> 
> Office Supplies: (Coordinator to be assigned)
>   Coordinator to be assigned
> 
> Event Day Set Up: (Coordinator to be assigned)
>   Coordinator to be assigned
> 
> Event Day Tear Down: (Coordinator to be assigned)
>   Coordinator to be assigned
> 
> Prizes: (Coordinator to be assigned)
>   (This may work into sponsors above - Alan)
> 	Straighten me out here if needed
> 
> Please critique this with great brutality.  At this stage, being complete
> (nothing missed) is more important than being accurate.
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