installfest for the Flagstaff, Prescott, and Payson area?

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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?
> --
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> 
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