Cool, thanks for the heads up. I just signed up for an passes to the exhibit hall and Ubucon, but I still haven't decided on travel/lodging yet. I'll email BALUG as soon as I get a chance.
Joe On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Grant Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 >
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