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On 4/20/05, Jean Hollis Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Adam Moore wrote: > >Anybody have any news about how the miniconf went or is going? > > Thanks for the nudge, Adam. I had intended to write during the conference > itself -- news straight from the lecture theatre on the wireless > connection > available there. > > A small but enthusiastic group (perhaps 50 people total, though not all at > one time) attended the miniconf. The two days of talks covered a range of > topics from software development to business to details of using features > like mail merge and macros. One of my personal favourites was Jonathon > Coombes' talk on working with De Bortoli, one of Australia's largest wine > companies, in converting the company to Linux and > OpenOffice.org<http://OpenOffice.org> > . > > Outside the lecture theatre, those of us wearing OOo t-shirts attracted > some attention and discussion with people attending other miniconfs. I sat > for awhile at a table displaying the books I had brought (I was not > allowed > to sell them, but I did give away quite a few) and answering questions. > Ian > Lynch talked about INGOTs and trained some people as assessors. > > Both evenings a group of us went to a local pub or restaurant for some > informal networking and a general good time. Overall, I would call the > conference a success. I took some photos which I will make available as > soon as I can (with luck, later today). > > <opinion> > I think it's most unfortunate that display space was not a feature of the > Linux Conf, as it meant that the outreach aspect was greatly diminished. > This is, of course, not the fault of the OOo miniconf organisers, but it > did mean that an important marketing aspect could not be exploited. A > miniconf like this is valuable for the developers and for a few other > people who already know about OOo, but it doesn't reach educators and > business people who ought to be a focus for our marketing outreach > efforts. > We in Australia (and people all around the world) need to do more of what > Adam Moore and Ian Lynch are doing, taking OOo to other conferences. > </opinion> > > Cheers, Jean > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- _________________________ Ryan Singer Editor In Chief, The Sentinel http://foothillsentinel.com
