ASCCA Conference - 8th - 9th September 2010

[Andre Mangan]

Chris, there is nothing on the ASCCA website yet about the coming
conference.

In the past it has been held at the Power House Museum in Sydney.  Date: 8th
and 9th September, 2010.

It may be better to contact ASCCA directly:
http://www.ascca.org.au/contact.html

Andre



On 20 April 2010 10:18, Chris Martin <chris at martin.cc> wrote:

> Mitch.  Can you let us know when and where the conference will be held
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> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 8:02 PM, Andre Mangan <andremangan at gmail.com>wrote:
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>>
>> Hello Mitch,
>>
>> Your posting on the the existence of ASCCA prompted me to contact one of
>> the local Computer Pals for Seniors group.
>>
>> A primary prompt was when a 90-year-old dear friend got into difficulties
>> with sending emails and I tried to look for support organisations to assist
>> him.  You may be aware how difficult it is to guide someone via the phone
>> and screenshots to solve a computer problem.  Apparently a home visit was
>> indicated but none of the organisations under the governmental auspices of
>> providing services to senior Australians had the manpower (womanpower)
>> available to accommodate such a need.
>>
>> The problem in question was eventually resolved.
>>
>> Today, after negotiating an invitation, I attended a local Computer Pals
>> for Seniors group.  I have had about 25 years of experience with computers
>> and thought myself to be adequately qualified to offer my services.  Even
>> then I had to argue my case.  A misunderstanding?
>>
>> Perhaps the word got out that I was there to present "something alien"
>> because an early remark of "we don't teach Apple, only Microsoft" gave me
>> some indication of things to come.  I bit my tongue.
>>
>> As the meeting was about to finish I asked for time to address the
>> assemblage.  This was granted.
>>
>> My offering was this: That I was willing to provide assistance with
>> computer problems in the home in return for the reimbursement of traveling
>> expenses  ( I am talking about country distances and country travel ).  That
>> was well received and a negotiator and person for contact was established.
>>
>> I made sure that everyone understood that I was not prepared to teach the
>> use of Microsoft software but would assist anyone who needs assistance out
>> of a tight spot no matter which operating system was in use.
>>
>> I also took the opportunity to question why anyone would use commercial
>> software, especially when the cost to pensioners is considered, the group of
>> people who can least afford it.  One person wanted to argue that MS Word was
>> far superior to OpenOffice.org.  I pointed out that I had not come to argue
>> any case for or against.
>> Yes, I showed them Ubuntu Karmic Koala, took their photos via Cheese and
>> generally displayed, with pride, what Ubuntu has to offer.  Unfortunately
>> there was no hot-spot for internet.
>>
>> The group seems to be firmly entrenched in Microsoft products because MS
>> has given them licences for all their software at almost no cost.  Another
>> factor is that many have an "inherited" computer system, one passed down to
>> them as relatives upgrade their equipment and, of course, equipped with
>> Windows.
>>
>> Will I go to the next meeting?  You can bet on it.
>>
>> I noticed that MS is represented as one of the contributors to the Annual
>> Conference in September.
>>
>> I wanted to post this so that whoever is going to represent (or present)
>> Ubuntu at the ASCCA conference in Sydney in September is not caught on the
>> back foot.
>>
>> Good Luck.
>>
>> Andre
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 22 March 2010 19:16, Mitch Towner <mitch.towner.ubuntu at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
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>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>              I received some more information today regarding the 2010
>>> ASCCA
>>> Conference. I was advised that approximately 200 delegates attended the
>>> conference last year. As such, this may not be quite such a "grand
>>> scale" type of thing as I initially thought.
>>>
>>> Is anyone interested in helping put together & deliver a presentation at
>>> this conference? To be completely honest, I am not much of a public
>>> speaker. However I am very keen to help organise a presentation at this
>>> conference as I believe that it would be a perfect opportunity to help
>>> promote Ubuntu.
>>>
>>> Kind Regards,
>>> Mitch (kermiac on IRC)
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