Mid-Cycle Events

[Boden Matthews]

Gotta agree with Andre on this. Open Day sounds friendly, Workshop sounds
like hard work.
Regards,
Boden Matthews,
http://bodenm.wordpress.com



On 24 May 2012 10:07, Andre Mangan <andremangan at gmail.com> wrote:

> "Workshop" sounds onerous.
>
> "Open Day" sounds open and inviting.
>
> If I lived in Brisbane and wanted to know more about Ubuntu, I would read
> "Open Day" as an event that was open to all and inviting my attendance to
> receive enlightenment whereas "Workshop" has connotations of "bring your
> wellies and shovel and a towel to mop the sweat from your brow".
>
> "InstallFest" does not generate any interest - it is a fabricated word
> used by cognoscenti only.
>
> Great initiative, Jared.  Good luck.
>
> Andre
>
> .
>
>
> On 23 May 2012 13:26, Chris Robinson <fabricator4 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Agreed on all counts Jared.
>>
>> I think I prefer "Workshop" over "Open Day" because it suggests that
>> actual work will be done, rather than just a banner waving informational
>> type day.  Either would seem to be better than "InstallFest".  I think the
>> difference might be cultural - perhaps "InstallFest" works better in other
>> countries.
>>
>> We need a poster specificaly designed to be placed in the venue (if
>> possible) so that frequent users of the venue (ie Public Library) get to
>> know about it well in advance.  Hopefully it will generate more local
>> traffic in addition to the other advertising that we do.
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>>   ------------------------------
>> *From:* Jared Norris <jrnorris at gmail.com>
>> *To:* ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, 22 May 2012 10:28 PM
>> *Subject:* Mid-Cycle Events
>>
>> Good evening all,
>>
>> In January the Brisbane members got together for an InstallFest during
>> the middle of the cycle for the 11.10 release cycle. We discussed that
>> we would probably like to make this a regular occasion as an addition
>> to the release parties. We also decided that the name InstallFest was
>> a bit misleading and discouraged other users from attending. Therefore
>> I propose we change the name to "Ubuntu-AU Workshop", "Ubuntu-AU Open
>> Day" or something similar and market it as something people can come
>> to for help installing, general problems or just curious. I would also
>> like to suggest that other locations join in on the action and create
>> their own local events.
>>
>> So from what I can tell we need to do the following:
>> * Decide what to call it
>> * Organise co-ordinators and volunteers for each location wanting to
>> participate
>> * Create loco.u.c events
>> * Organise a venue (we found public libraries had free meeting rooms
>> that were great, we also decided to pick them as close to free parking
>> and public transport as possible).
>> * Market the events
>> * Hold the events
>>
>> Thoughts, comments or questions anyone?
>>
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>>
>> Jared Norris JP(Qual) BBehSc(Psych)
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JaredNorris
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