installfest for the Flagstaff, Prescott, and Payson area?

[Michael Havens]

Here's an idea.... see if NAU will donate some radio time to do a public
service announcement.

:-)~MIKE~(-:


On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 4:28 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah.... there is a computer club up here with a Linux sub section but
> they charge too..... I'll check out the Library option. Thanks for that. So
> how do you think I could let people know about this in
> Prescott/Payson/Flagstaff?
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
> On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 1:16 PM, <techlists at phpcoderusa.com> wrote:
>
>> Tucson Computer Society charged dues and it was mostly retired hobbyists.
>>  The Tucson Free Unix group was like PhxLUG - no dues and serious folks for
>> the most part.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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?
>>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Nathan England
>>>
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