ASCCA Conference - 8th - 9th September 2010

[Chris Martin]

I'm prepared to help out with this as well
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Chris Martin
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On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 8:00 AM, Tony Addis <tonyaddis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Ferdinand,
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> Thanks for the update if I can help in anyway from up here let me know.
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> Regards,
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> Tony
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> On 10 May 2010 18:27, Ferdinand Lehnard <ferdinand.lehnard at web.de> wrote:
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>> Dear Tony,
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>> currently it's just me, who is looking for this event, as soon we got all
>> the information in regard to the conference I will contact the community and
>> see how we can do it best.
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>> regards
>> Ferdinand
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> *From*: Tony Addis <tonyaddis at gmail.com<Tony%20Addis%20%3ctonyaddis at gmail.com%3e>
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>> *To*: Ferdinand Lehnard <ferdinand.lehnard at web.de<Ferdinand%20Lehnard%20%3cferdinand.lehnard at web.de%3e>
>> >
>> *Cc*: mitch.towner.ubuntu at gmail.com, ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com
>> *Subject*: Re: ASCCA Conference - 8th - 9th September 2010
>> *Date*: Fri, 7 May 2010 11:15:06 +1000
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>> Hi Ferdinand,
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>> I'm very pleased that you are following this up with the support of some
>> of the Sydney linux community.  I too think it will be a great opportunity
>> to present Ubuntu to a larger group, however regarding support the forums
>> will not always be enough.  We are talking about seniors most of whom will
>> have varying levels of experience with Windows.  They will be strictly GUI
>> users and used to an environment where if they have a problem they can get a
>> serviceman in.  Once they have Ubuntu up & running with all of their
>> favorite programs they will mostly be ok; but there will be times where they
>> need a person.  Sometimes the help will be needed with a non linux issue[
>> i.e. printer or modem or router issues], but they will not understand that
>> and the local Windows service man will sort them out by steering them back
>> to Windows where he can make his profits.  As president of a seniors
>> computer club I am speaking from experience.  We will be introducing Lucid
>> here soon and I have the promise of support from GLUC otherwise it would not
>> be happening.  I am a keen Ubuntu user and can provide first call support
>> but that is all.
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>> Regards,
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>> Tony
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>> On 5 May 2010 20:48, Ferdinand Lehnard <ferdinand.lehnard at web.de> wrote:
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>> Dear Tony,
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>> thank once again for the information provided. Sorry, for the late reply,
>> but the business.... I share the opinion of Mitch that it will be a great
>> opportunity to present Ubuntu to a larger group. As Melissa wrote in here
>> reply to the LoCo Council there are not many occasions to present to a wider
>> public. It's really worth to take the challenge and inform the people about
>> the advantages of Ubuntu Linux and the open-source idea. With the variety of
>> programs you can find in the repositories of Ubuntu, it will be a real
>> alternative to proprietary software for a number of users.
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>> As you may be know, the Ubuntu community is a volunteer based
>> organisation. The people joining this community are for sure not less
>> professional in their job than  Mr. Microsoft, Mrs. NEC, Mr. Goggle or other
>> guys. I do not know how many of us have a sales and/or marketing background
>> and would be able to compete against the drilled and trimmed sales and
>> marketing prof's from the opponents camp, but it's worth to take the chance.
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>> Let me contact the organiser first, to see whether there is space a) for a
>> presentation b) for a stand and if yes, under which conditions. According to
>> my knowledge, conference organisers are usually looking for sponsorship for
>> the provision of some space for the stand and time for lecture.
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>> After knowing the detailed conditions we, the community have to talk in
>> regard of the participation. In my opinion there are a number of options in
>> terms of presentation.
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>> In regard to support and backup to interested people I am certain that
>> this service can be offered by the community. The Ubuntu community maintain
>> a number of forums, where people find support on different levels.
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>> best regards
>> Ferdinand
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