[events] Saito College Visit

Guys,

Today me, Selpiso and Kamarul managed to visit Saito college to see for
ourselves the venue for our launch party. Saito college is kind enough to
offer the Fedora Malaysia team the venue for our inaugural launch party
which will be on the 4th of July 2009. The College is located at Petaling
Jaya, really close to the MBPJ Tower and just besides the famous Strawberry
Fields restaurant. The nearest Putra station will be Taman Jaya and the
walking distance should be around 500 meter (didnt test yet though..).

The college had just renovated itself from the old Saito College just
opposite the new location. It is home to multiple courses among others are
design, security management and IT. The owner is the currently also the
owner of Securicor (the armored car company). The IT School is interested to
Fedora due to the demand from the student, branding and also value add to
their students. I met with the college consultant, Dean / Head of IT school
and 2 lecturers to discuss the matters with them. Some of the pictures are
below (not good quality / angle. /me not adliazaddin with great camera).

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=272060&id=518265483&l=211cd...

Our basic needs which are Internet, plugs and air conditioning is / will be
taken care of by them. We can use their brand new hall downstairs for the
party and the room should accommodate around 80+ pax. For the food, the
college is trying to arrange them, but my idea upon visiting them is that we
can just lepak downstairs at the Strawberry Fields and have our own lunch.
Logistics part should be straight forward and suggest to put the google map
on our wiki page later on.

The second part is the content. It is suggested by the college to put out an
introduction about FOSS ecosystem, why it is born, what is fedora, and how
fedora works in the entire ecosystem etc so that the student will have and
appreciate what is FOSS is all about. As the current uptake among the
students are currently very low, also suggested to put some basic and fun
content about Fedora (e.g. Fedora Music Server, Web, simple virtualization,
cool software etc) to generate the excitement among the students. Also
suggest that Yondie (if he is available) to talk about security as some of
their courses over in Saito is about that subject matter. In the artwork
matter, Apogee can show some of his kung-fu with regards to GIMP and
Inkscape to the art student.

Lastly about what we need. I would love to suggest that we came out with the
posters (A4) printable around the college to generate the excitement. Also
banners for the event to show out at the college and some picture taking
later. On the part of the CDs I think sniffit is doing something about it
and will report later, but suggest to have some big stack of it to giveaway
to the students with the right packaging. For the goodies / momentos /
lanyards, would like to have some support from Red Hat Malaysia to assist on
that (by copy Kennie, can you do something about it?).

I open for discussion.
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[events] CD Label printing

[ahmad zulkarnain]

OK here's the scoop on the CD Labels.

1) Printers don't hand out quotes based on quantities, they hand out how 
much it costs based on:-
       a) printing material
       b) artwork printed (e.g. colors and stuff)
So if we want to effectively compare prices, the comparison would have 
to be based on the quality of the print (does the color match the 
design), material printed on and total cost. So far I have managed to 
get hold of 4 possible printers that can do the job. To compare them, I 
can request a sample print from all 4 (this may take up to 2 days).

2) Printers don't like short deadlines. Due to the need to typeset the 
artwork, prepare the print blocks etc etc I recommend that the artwork 
be sent to the printer within 7 working days before the event, at 
minimum 5 days. We will also may have to be ready to cut the labels 
ourselves.

3) Cost. The better the print the more it costs. So judging on the 
quantities alone, the cost might be substantially big since the printer 
deals with a really small amount of printed matter required. Cheaper if 
done in bulk(e.g 1000 or more) but then I can not give a price quote 
from the printers themselves as of yet.

An alternative solution is to take a walk around Jalan Pasar, KL. From 
what I heard from some guys in the A&D faculty UiTM Shah Alam, those 
printers come in dirt cheap, but the quality may vary. Another place 
they mentioned is Printgate in Sunway, decent to high quality prints, 
may give discounts on bulk printing.

Regardless of how we proceed, a decision must be made on:-
a) how much are we willing to spend on the labels (cost ceiling)
b) payment and collection methods

Please respond to the thread with your thoughts as I am preparing to 
print a set of prints for the printers to refer to for cost estimation.

signed,
sniffit

[events] CD Label printing

[Slaya Chronicles - Geeko Acolyte]

If needs be shall we pass the hat around and ask members of the community to
chip in?

C'mon guys and gals....I still owe Kage RM50, so I will chip that in...what
say you guys?

Eric

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Ahmad Zulkarnain <sniffit(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

>  OK here's the scoop on the CD Labels.
>
>  1) Printers don't hand out quotes based on quantities, they hand out how
>  much it costs based on:-
>       a) printing material
>       b) artwork printed (e.g. colors and stuff)
>  So if we want to effectively compare prices, the comparison would have to
>  be based on the quality of the print (does the color match the design),
>  material printed on and total cost. So far I have managed to get hold of 4
>  possible printers that can do the job. To compare them, I can request a
>  sample print from all 4 (this may take up to 2 days).
>
>  2) Printers don't like short deadlines. Due to the need to typeset the
>  artwork, prepare the print blocks etc etc I recommend that the artwork be
>  sent to the printer within 7 working days before the event, at minimum 5
>  days. We will also may have to be ready to cut the labels ourselves.
>
>  3) Cost. The better the print the more it costs. So judging on the
>  quantities alone, the cost might be substantially big since the printer
>  deals with a really small amount of printed matter required. Cheaper if done
>  in bulk(e.g 1000 or more) but then I can not give a price quote from the
>  printers themselves as of yet.
>
>  An alternative solution is to take a walk around Jalan Pasar, KL. From what
>  I heard from some guys in the A&D faculty UiTM Shah Alam, those printers
>  come in dirt cheap, but the quality may vary. Another place they mentioned
>  is Printgate in Sunway, decent to high quality prints, may give discounts on
>  bulk printing.
>
>  Regardless of how we proceed, a decision must be made on:-
>  a) how much are we willing to spend on the labels (cost ceiling)
>  b) payment and collection methods
>
>  Please respond to the thread with your thoughts as I am preparing to print
>  a set of prints for the printers to refer to for cost estimation.
>
>  signed,
>  sniffit
>
>  _______________________________________________
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>  Fedora-my-list(a)redhat.com
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>

[events] CD Label printing

[ahmad zulkarnain]

Not a problem here. Just give me the go ahead to talk to the printers.

[events] CD Label printing

Luckily Eric you can keep that money and belanja me because Red Hat
Singapore will send us 80pcs of Fedora 11 CDs for the event.

Say thank you to them. The only thing they need in return is that we promote
the Fedora Facebook page so that they will get the latest news.

Regards,
-Anuar-

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Ahmad Zulkarnain <sniffit(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

>  Not a problem here. Just give me the go ahead to talk to the
> printers.
>
>
>  _______________________________________________
>  Fedora-my-list mailing list
>  Fedora-my-list(a)redhat.com
>  https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-my-list
>  


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[events] CD Label printing

[ahmad zulkarnain]

Do we have a date as of when the CDs will arrive?

On a side note, any other materials Red Hat Singapore will be sending 
for the event. I'd love to know what other stuffs are coming in (e.g. 
banners, tshirts etc)

syamsul anuar wrote:
>  Luckily Eric you can keep that money and belanja me because Red Hat 
>  Singapore will send us 80pcs of Fedora 11 CDs for the event.
>
>  Say thank you to them. The only thing they need in return is that we 
>  promote the Fedora Facebook page so that they will get the latest news.
>
>  Regards,
>  -Anuar-
>
>  On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Ahmad Zulkarnain <sniffit(a)gmail.com 
>  <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
>
>      Not a problem here. Just give me the go ahead to talk to the
>      printers.
>
>
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>      Fedora-my-list(a)redhat.com <mailto:[e-mail]>
>      https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-my-list
>
>
>
>
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[events] CD Label printing

The Infinity, Freedom and Voice bunting is at Red Hat Malaysia office and I
will be pick them up.

For the CDs, I will update you next week as I just managed to talk to
Raymond (RH Singapore).

Regards,
-wariola-

On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 10:28 AM, Ahmad Zulkarnain <sniffit(a)gmail.com&gt;wrote:

>  Do we have a date as of when the CDs will arrive?
>
>  On a side note, any other materials Red Hat Singapore will be sending for
>  the event. I'd love to know what other stuffs are coming in (e.g. banners,
>  tshirts etc)
>
>  syamsul anuar wrote:
>
> > Luckily Eric you can keep that money and belanja me because Red Hat
> > Singapore will send us 80pcs of Fedora 11 CDs for the event.
> >
> > Say thank you to them. The only thing they need in return is that we
> > promote the Fedora Facebook page so that they will get the latest news.
> >
> > Regards,
> > -Anuar-
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Ahmad Zulkarnain <sniffit(a)gmail.com&lt;mailto:
> > sniffit(a)gmail.com&gt;&gt; wrote:
> >
> >    Not a problem here. Just give me the go ahead to talk to the
> >    printers.
> >
> >
> >    _______________________________________________
> >    Fedora-my-list mailing list
> >    Fedora-my-list(a)redhat.com <mailto:[e-mail]>
> >    https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-my-list
> >
> >
> >
> >
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[events] CD Label printing

[Harisfazillah Jamel]

Thats good. Can we have one proper invitation email with date time and
place so that i can copy and foward to all the lists. Don't forget the
facebook link and twitter. Tq

On 6/20/09, syamsul anuar <wariola(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:
>  Luckily Eric you can keep that money and belanja me because Red Hat
>  Singapore will send us 80pcs of Fedora 11 CDs for the event.
>
>  Say thank you to them. The only thing they need in return is that we promote
>  the Fedora Facebook page so that they will get the latest news.
>
>  Regards,
>  -Anuar-
>
>  On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Ahmad Zulkarnain <sniffit(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:
>
> > Not a problem here. Just give me the go ahead to talk to the printers.
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Fedora-my-list mailing list
> > Fedora-my-list(a)redhat.com
> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-my-list
> >
>
>
>
>  --
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>  Use Fedora Linux for better computing experience
>  http://fedoraproject.org
>  
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[events] CD Label printing

[Mohd Izhar Firdaus Ismail]

On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Harisfazillah Jamel
<linuxmalaysia(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:
>  Thats good. Can we have one proper invitation email with date time and
>  place so that i can copy and foward to all the lists. Don't forget the
>  facebook link and twitter. Tq
>
>  On 6/20/09, syamsul anuar <wariola(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:
>  > Luckily Eric you can keep that money and belanja me because Red Hat
>  > Singapore will send us 80pcs of Fedora 11 CDs for the event.
>  >
>  > Say thank you to them. The only thing they need in return is that we promote
>  > the Fedora Facebook page so that they will get the latest news. 
Great!!!

thanks RH :D

(if only that CD came earlier, i would have brought it here to Mukah
:P ) .. anyway, its free, cant complain ... :P

>  >
>  > Regards,
>  > -Anuar-
>  >
>  > On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Ahmad Zulkarnain <sniffit(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:
>  >
>  >> Not a problem here. Just give me the go ahead to talk to the printers.
>  >>
>  >>
>  >> _______________________________________________
>  >> Fedora-my-list mailing list
>  >> Fedora-my-list(a)redhat.com
>  >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-my-list
>  >>
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > --
>  > .: war|ola :.
>  > Use Fedora Linux for better computing experience
>  > http://fedoraproject.org
>  >
>
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[Adli Azaddin]

good job!

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 12:18 AM, syamsul anuar <wariola(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

>  Guys,
>
>  Today me, Selpiso and Kamarul managed to visit Saito college to see for
>  ourselves the venue for our launch party. Saito college is kind enough to
>  offer the Fedora Malaysia team the venue for our inaugural launch party
>  which will be on the 4th of July 2009. The College is located at Petaling
>  Jaya, really close to the MBPJ Tower and just besides the famous Strawberry
>  Fields restaurant. The nearest Putra station will be Taman Jaya and the
>  walking distance should be around 500 meter (didnt test yet though..).
>
>  The college had just renovated itself from the old Saito College just
>  opposite the new location. It is home to multiple courses among others are
>  design, security management and IT. The owner is the currently also the
>  owner of Securicor (the armored car company). The IT School is interested to
>  Fedora due to the demand from the student, branding and also value add to
>  their students. I met with the college consultant, Dean / Head of IT school
>  and 2 lecturers to discuss the matters with them. Some of the pictures are
>  below (not good quality / angle. /me not adliazaddin with great camera).
>
>  http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=272060&id=518265483&l=211cd...
>
>  Our basic needs which are Internet, plugs and air conditioning is / will be
>  taken care of by them. We can use their brand new hall downstairs for the
>  party and the room should accommodate around 80+ pax. For the food, the
>  college is trying to arrange them, but my idea upon visiting them is that we
>  can just lepak downstairs at the Strawberry Fields and have our own lunch.
>  Logistics part should be straight forward and suggest to put the google map
>  on our wiki page later on.
>
>  The second part is the content. It is suggested by the college to put out
>  an introduction about FOSS ecosystem, why it is born, what is fedora, and
>  how fedora works in the entire ecosystem etc so that the student will have
>  and appreciate what is FOSS is all about. As the current uptake among the
>  students are currently very low, also suggested to put some basic and fun
>  content about Fedora (e.g. Fedora Music Server, Web, simple virtualization,
>  cool software etc) to generate the excitement among the students. Also
>  suggest that Yondie (if he is available) to talk about security as some of
>  their courses over in Saito is about that subject matter. In the artwork
>  matter, Apogee can show some of his kung-fu with regards to GIMP and
>  Inkscape to the art student.
>
>  Lastly about what we need. I would love to suggest that we came out with
>  the posters (A4) printable around the college to generate the excitement.
>  Also banners for the event to show out at the college and some picture
>  taking later. On the part of the CDs I think sniffit is doing something
>  about it and will report later, but suggest to have some big stack of it to
>  giveaway to the students with the right packaging. For the goodies /
>  momentos / lanyards, would like to have some support from Red Hat Malaysia
>  to assist on that (by copy Kennie, can you do something about it?).
>
>  I open for discussion.
>  --
>  .: war|ola :.
>  Use Fedora Linux for better computing experience
>  http://fedoraproject.org
>
>  _______________________________________________
>  Fedora-my-list mailing list
>  Fedora-my-list(a)redhat.com
>  https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-my-list
>

[Harisfazillah Jamel]

Wow 2 weeks to go... Im ok with date and time and place but really need to
promote this early.

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 12:18 AM, syamsul anuar<wariola(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>  Guys,
>
>  Today me, Selpiso and Kamarul managed to visit Saito college to see for
>  ourselves the venue for our launch party. Saito college is kind enough to
>  offer the Fedora Malaysia team the venue for our inaugural launch party
>  which will be on the 4th of July 2009. The College is located at Petaling
>  Jaya, really close to the MBPJ Tower and just besides the famous Strawberry
>  Fields restaurant. The nearest Putra station will be Taman Jaya and the
>  walking distance should be around 500 meter (didnt test yet though..).
>

[Mohd Izhar Firdaus Ismail]

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Harisfazillah
Jamel<linuxmalaysia(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>  Wow 2 weeks to go... Im ok with date and time and place but really
> need to
>  promote this early. 
now that the venue is confirmed .. we should start promoting .. erm ..
now ? :P ..

>  On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 12:18 AM, syamsul anuar<wariola(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > Guys,
> >
> > Today me, Selpiso and Kamarul managed to visit Saito college to see for
> > ourselves the venue for our launch party. Saito college is kind enough to
> > offer the Fedora Malaysia team the venue for our inaugural launch party
> > which will be on the 4th of July 2009. The College is located at Petaling
> > Jaya, really close to the MBPJ Tower and just besides the famous Strawberry
> > Fields restaurant. The nearest Putra station will be Taman Jaya and the
> > walking distance should be around 500 meter (didnt test yet though..).
> >
>
>  _______________________________________________
>  Fedora-my-list mailing list
>  Fedora-my-list(a)redhat.com
>  https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-my-list
>  


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[Harisfazillah Jamel]

Fedora-my take lead. I'll will used all my channels to promote this.
Any wiki or link
we can used as permanent link to refer.

TQ.

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Izhar Firdaus<kagesenshi.87(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>  On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Harisfazillah
>  Jamel<linuxmalaysia(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > Wow 2 weeks to go... Im ok with date and time and place but really need to
> > promote this early.
>
>  now that the venue is confirmed .. we should start promoting .. erm ..
>  now ? :P ..
>