Hi all,
As the organizer of UTOSC 2008, I'm officially asking for help from Fedora Ambassadors who would like to attend and maintain a booth at UTOSC 2008. I'm hoping that there are a few who can make the conference. This year, we've had an amazing 89 presentations submitted, and will have approximately 50 presentations during the 3 day event. Check out more details as they are released at http://2008.utosc.com (I should also mention that our fearless leader has graciously accepted an offer of a keynote speaker).
In addition, we'll be providing a small expo floor (10-15 booths) and Fedora is one of them! To that end, I know there are funds set aside for this event and would like to request materials soon, but don't quite know how to go about it. I figure this is a good as place as any to start.
Thanks in advance for not beating me to a pulp for not knowing the process :)
Cheers,
Clint
On Wed, 2008-07-02 at 22:47 -0600, Clint Savage wrote:
Hi all,
As the organizer of UTOSC 2008, I'm officially asking for help from Fedora Ambassadors who would like to attend and maintain a booth at UTOSC 2008. I'm hoping that there are a few who can make the conference. This year, we've had an amazing 89 presentations submitted, and will have approximately 50 presentations during the 3 day event. Check out more details as they are released at http://2008.utosc.com (I should also mention that our fearless leader has graciously accepted an offer of a keynote speaker).
In addition, we'll be providing a small expo floor (10-15 booths) and Fedora is one of them! To that end, I know there are funds set aside for this event and would like to request materials soon, but don't quite know how to go about it. I figure this is a good as place as any to start.
Thanks in advance for not beating me to a pulp for not knowing the process :)
I hadn't seen any responses here, but I am definitely going to this show. If any other local or regional NA ambassadors are going, now would be a good time to respond on the list. :-)
We have a booth or table for Fedora, AIUI. Since I haven't done one of these shows before, I'm not sure how the logistics work. Here's my best shot:
1. We find out how much space we have at the booth/table. 2. We figure out what we can do with that space. 3. We figure out how to get appropriate equipment, schwag, bannering, etc. to cover those goals. 4. We make sure that stuff ends up at UTOSC by the time we're there to set up. 5. We return that which requires it.
I guess this is pretty rudimentary, but I just wanted to open the conversation with that.
Other notes: * I'll be there with a laptop, and I am going to try to get a OLPC XO to show at the booth as well. Is anyone else bringing one? * We don't have a formal "USB creation station" but with an attendance in the hundreds, can we make do with a laptop? And should we create advertisements for this offering? * What schwag is already headed for this show?
2008/7/23 Paul W. Frields stickster@gmail.com:
On Wed, 2008-07-02 at 22:47 -0600, Clint Savage wrote:
Hi all,
As the organizer of UTOSC 2008, I'm officially asking for help from Fedora Ambassadors who would like to attend and maintain a booth at UTOSC 2008. I'm hoping that there are a few who can make the conference. This year, we've had an amazing 89 presentations submitted, and will have approximately 50 presentations during the 3 day event. Check out more details as they are released at http://2008.utosc.com (I should also mention that our fearless leader has graciously accepted an offer of a keynote speaker).
In addition, we'll be providing a small expo floor (10-15 booths) and Fedora is one of them! To that end, I know there are funds set aside for this event and would like to request materials soon, but don't quite know how to go about it. I figure this is a good as place as any to start.
Thanks in advance for not beating me to a pulp for not knowing the process :)
I hadn't seen any responses here, but I am definitely going to this show. If any other local or regional NA ambassadors are going, now would be a good time to respond on the list. :-)
While not exactly local I'd love to go. The website still has no details under lodging and I haven't given a lot of thought to arrangements. Is there a place to stay not requiring a car to get around? Or any suggestions for ambassadors without corporate budgets to help cut corners? :)
John
On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:05 AM, inode0 inode0@gmail.com wrote:
2008/7/23 Paul W. Frields stickster@gmail.com:
On Wed, 2008-07-02 at 22:47 -0600, Clint Savage wrote:
Hi all,
As the organizer of UTOSC 2008, I'm officially asking for help from Fedora Ambassadors who would like to attend and maintain a booth at UTOSC 2008. I'm hoping that there are a few who can make the conference. This year, we've had an amazing 89 presentations submitted, and will have approximately 50 presentations during the 3 day event. Check out more details as they are released at http://2008.utosc.com (I should also mention that our fearless leader has graciously accepted an offer of a keynote speaker).
In addition, we'll be providing a small expo floor (10-15 booths) and Fedora is one of them! To that end, I know there are funds set aside for this event and would like to request materials soon, but don't quite know how to go about it. I figure this is a good as place as any to start.
Thanks in advance for not beating me to a pulp for not knowing the process :)
I hadn't seen any responses here, but I am definitely going to this show. If any other local or regional NA ambassadors are going, now would be a good time to respond on the list. :-)
While not exactly local I'd love to go. The website still has no details under lodging and I haven't given a lot of thought to arrangements. Is there a place to stay not requiring a car to get around? Or any suggestions for ambassadors without corporate budgets to help cut corners? :)
John
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It's nowhere near local for me either, but I'm checking to see what I can pull off. As John asks, it'd be nice to know if a car is needed to get around.
While not exactly local I'd love to go. The website still has no details under lodging and I haven't given a lot of thought to arrangements. Is there a place to stay not requiring a car to get around? Or any suggestions for ambassadors without corporate budgets to help cut corners? :)
John
A car would be pretty good suggestion. There are no hotels within walking distance (at least not in August when temperatures hover around 100) of the venue. However, we're working on shuttle service to and from the event as well as to any extracurricular events too. There will be plenty of parking at the college.
2008/7/23 Paul W. Frields stickster@gmail.com:
Other notes:
- I'll be there with a laptop, and I am going to try to get a OLPC XO to
show at the booth as well. Is anyone else bringing one?
If I can make it there I can bring one too.
John
On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 9:39 AM, inode0 inode0@gmail.com wrote:
2008/7/23 Paul W. Frields stickster@gmail.com:
Other notes:
- I'll be there with a laptop, and I am going to try to get a OLPC XO to
show at the booth as well. Is anyone else bringing one?
If I can make it there I can bring one too.
John
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I've been bugging and bugging the lodging folks to get on it. I expect something to be posted by Monday next week. However, I have some room at my (fairly geeky) house and room for two. One is a guest bed and the other is my son's bed, but he'll be with his mother in SoCal.
I'll update everyone on this list about hotels ASAP.
Cheers,
I hadn't seen any responses here, but I am definitely going to this show. If any other local or regional NA ambassadors are going, now would be a good time to respond on the list. :-)
We have a booth or table for Fedora, AIUI. Since I haven't done one of these shows before, I'm not sure how the logistics work. Here's my best shot:
- We find out how much space we have at the booth/table.
It will either be a 10x10 booth or a 6' table. We're working on booth rentals now.
- We figure out what we can do with that space.
Electricity will be available, as will wireless networking. It appears there *may* be wired networking availability, but we've yet to test it out.
- We figure out how to get appropriate equipment, schwag, bannering,
etc. to cover those goals. 4. We make sure that stuff ends up at UTOSC by the time we're there to set up. 5. We return that which requires it.
I guess this is pretty rudimentary, but I just wanted to open the conversation with that.
Other notes:
- I'll be there with a laptop, and I am going to try to get a OLPC XO to
show at the booth as well. Is anyone else bringing one?
I have an OLPC XO that could be used until Saturday, where I plan to use it in the try-it lab. I also have an EEEPC, which currently runs F-9. I won't have need of it that week except on Saturday, so if you would like it.
- We don't have a formal "USB creation station" but with an attendance
in the hundreds, can we make do with a laptop? And should we create advertisements for this offering?
I thought there were already advertisements for a creation station (or a laptop, which would probably be fine). Here's what I found:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing/LiveUsbCreator
- What schwag is already headed for this show?
Alex Maier(sp?) sent me 100 DVDs and 300 CDs which should arrive any day now. I'll check the shipping status today.
Cheers,
Clint
On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 10:13 -0600, Clint Savage wrote:
- We don't have a formal "USB creation station" but with an attendance
in the hundreds, can we make do with a laptop? And should we create advertisements for this offering?
I thought there were already advertisements for a creation station (or a laptop, which would probably be fine). Here's what I found:
Sorry, to clarify this -- that's something the European folks whipped up, and which is being shuttled around the Old Continent right now. So by "We don't have" I meant only, "I don't have access to it." :-)
Now, if you want to consider that a task item for the NA Ambassadors group, I think it's a worthy cause! If so, we should start a separate thread for that....
On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 10:13 -0600, Clint Savage wrote:
I hadn't seen any responses here, but I am definitely going to this show. If any other local or regional NA ambassadors are going, now would be a good time to respond on the list. :-)
We have a booth or table for Fedora, AIUI. Since I haven't done one of these shows before, I'm not sure how the logistics work. Here's my best shot:
- We find out how much space we have at the booth/table.
It will either be a 10x10 booth or a 6' table. We're working on booth rentals now.
- We figure out what we can do with that space.
Electricity will be available, as will wireless networking. It appears there *may* be wired networking availability, but we've yet to test it out.
- We figure out how to get appropriate equipment, schwag, bannering,
etc. to cover those goals. 4. We make sure that stuff ends up at UTOSC by the time we're there to set up. 5. We return that which requires it.
I guess this is pretty rudimentary, but I just wanted to open the conversation with that.
Other notes:
- I'll be there with a laptop, and I am going to try to get a OLPC XO to
show at the booth as well. Is anyone else bringing one?
I have an OLPC XO that could be used until Saturday, where I plan to use it in the try-it lab. I also have an EEEPC, which currently runs F-9. I won't have need of it that week except on Saturday, so if you would like it.
- We don't have a formal "USB creation station" but with an attendance
in the hundreds, can we make do with a laptop? And should we create advertisements for this offering?
I thought there were already advertisements for a creation station (or a laptop, which would probably be fine). Here's what I found:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Marketing/LiveUsbCreator
- What schwag is already headed for this show?
Alex Maier(sp?) sent me 100 DVDs and 300 CDs which should arrive any day now. I'll check the shipping status today.
So we basically have about $700 or so into which we need to fit the following costs: * posters * schwag * anything else we want to pay for
Here's an idea that I already sent to Clint, but I want to get the planning out on the list so we don't miss good ideas from other people!
* Anyone helping out at the booth should get a shirt, to say "thanks for helping out." We can limit this to a reasonable number, obviously -- for this size show, 4-6 should be plenty, right?
* We spend some of the money on low-cost schwag. ** Pens and stickers we can get from BrandFuel -- not much selection, but easier to get our hands on quickly. ** If we want other schwag, it means more work, probably for someone local in Utah, but better selection (and maybe better prices).
* We spend some of the money on posters, which have to be produced locally.
* If there are people coming in to help from out of town, we should discuss offering a travel allowance.
With only $700 or so to spend, that really limits the travel allowance, but $100 or so could make a difference for someone.
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