Hey Joe, Thanks for following up. Unfortunately I haven't attended a BALUG meeting in a few years. A few weeks ago at a Berkeley Unix User's Group (BUUG) meeting Daniel (sn9) introduced me to Michael Paoli who runs the BALUG group. I don't think I've met Jim who sent out the email.
We may want to understand what we can do/who's attending from our own group pretty soon. Anyone who wants to attend - the registration for a free exhibit only pass is only free through Aug 3rd. After that it's $50. Oops, TODAY IS THE LAST DAY for Early-Bird conference pricing for those interested in that. I have my free pass and I'll be available but not for the whole event. Cheers, -- -- Grant Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Joe Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Guys, > > I just spoke with the LWE rep, and he said that the dotOrg pavillion is > full, and has no space available. Still no word back from Jono, but I > presume he's ridiculously busy with LugRadio Live and such, so he'll > hopefully get back to us soon. I think that there's absolutely nothing wrong > with participating in a CA LUG booth, and believe that it'll be a lot of fun > to network a bit more (particularly in the north). I'll send an email out to > the guys runing the BALUG booth and see what they have to say. Thanks a lot > for finding out about the booth, Grant. Do you know the guys in BALUG very > well? > > Joe > > On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 1:48 PM, Grant Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hi Troy, >> >> You and I are thinking along the same lines. I don't know if you have >> considered these things but I'll throw them out for discussion. Let >> me start by saying I would much prefer to have a fully staffed booth >> answering all kinds of user questions with CA LoCo logoed banners and >> unlimited CDs to give out, both at the booth and in front of Moscone >> Center to all attendees that walk in the door plus some kind of cute >> handout freebie. Of course we don't have those kinds of resources. >> >> Given the popularity of the distro and the size of the event I vote >> for a bit of caution. There are very very few CA LoCo members that >> live near San Francisco. Staffing requirements over three full days >> plus setup and take down isn't insignificant. My opinion is that >> having an empty booth during the show would not be beneficial to us or >> Ubuntu. What are we going to put in the bare booth? I know how much >> time and effort it takes to make a strong showing at an event like >> this. >> >> As we wait to hear through Joe Smith (Yasumoto) and Jono Bacon to see >> if space is available for our own booth in the .Org area, even if it's >> at no cost, we should take a moment before accepting it. I am looking >> at the overall cost/benefit. If we do our own booth it means we can't >> do other things. We have to be realistic about what resources we have >> before committing them. I think we need to know one main thing. How >> many CA LoCo members can confirm they are ready/willing/able to >> prepare for and participate during the whole event in San Francisco? >> >> I don't see that we would be losing out if we choose to not have our >> own booth, especially if we leverage our efforts elsewhere. There >> will be a strong official Ubuntu presence, we wouldn't be letting >> anyone down. LoCos like us are not even intended to replace existing >> LUGS, but instead to complement them. [1] Maybe we can do our own >> effort well AND complement other groups well. However I think we will >> have to make choices between the two. >> >> I would hate to get so busy as to ignore the existing efforts that are >> well staffed (able to answer user questions) where we might be able to >> make a significant and visible difference. Perhaps other local LUGs >> will have booths as well, I don't know yet. Canonical should have a >> booth and have scheduled an Ubucon. I'm sure there are many talks >> being given by Canonical employees. Some speakers might appreciate >> help during the presentations or running to get the cable they forgot, >> lol. Could Canonical use some help? It's just my opinion, but it >> would be good to know before accepting booth space. >> >> -- >> -- Grant Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Troy Ready <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > (I'm new to this evangelism, and I may not go, so take this with a grain >> > of salt) >> > >> > The positive aspects of this are certainly huge, but as a LoCo don't we >> > want to be a bit more specific in our effort? I mean, if we're not gonna do >> > a Ubuntu-specific thing, than helping a LUG is good, but it seems like it >> > should be the backup. >> > >> > Or is my thinking too exclusionary? >> > >> > -Troy >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > >> > From: "Grant Bowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Subj: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Common LUG booth at LinuxWorld >> > Date: Thu Jul 17, 2008 15:05 >> > Size: 1K >> > To: "Ubuntu US California" <ubuntu-us-ca@lists.ubuntu.com> >> > >> > The BALUG folks have organized a booth at LinuxWorld and are inviting >> > other related groups to participate. It would be far simpler and we >> > could see more of the show ourselves by helping them out rather than >> > staffing and manning our own booth. >> > >> > FYI, >> > >> > -- >> > -- Grant Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > >> > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Date: Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 7:02 AM >> > Subject: [conspire] Common LUG booth at LinuxWorld: come help out >> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > There will be a booth for bay area Linux groups and >> > related in the .Org Pavilion of this year's LinuxWorld, >> > Tuesday August 5 through Thursday August 7, in Moscone >> > Center in San Francisco, thanks to the Bay Area Linux >> > User Group (BALUG) (in the .Org Pavilion, booth 14). >> > >> > If you're going to LinuxWorld any of those three >> > days, please stop by and help out at the booth: the >> > job is to hang out, talk with other people who are >> > working the booth, and talk with people who stop by >> > and want to know about the various SF Bay Area Linux >> > User Groups and related groups. >> > Even a short stint will help someone who wants a >> > break or wants to see a bit of the show. Last year >> > there were a lot of fun conversations, and a few >> > people brought demo machines. >> > >> > If you can't make it, try to get some printed >> > handouts about your group that we can pass out. >> > >> > If you can make it, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > with times you can be there (morning, mid-day, or >> > afternoon) so we can schedule. If you'll be there >> > all of one day or two or three days, let me know >> > so we can plug you in where coverage is light. >> > >> > Thanks in advance, >> > jim at well dot com >> > _______________________________________________ >> > conspire mailing list >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire -- Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list Ubuntu-us-ca@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca
