[Ubuntu-US-CA] Common LUG booth at LinuxWorld

[Joe Smith]

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 <grantbow at gmail.com> 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 <grantbow at gmail.com>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Joe Smith <yasumoto7 at gmail.com> 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 <grantbow at gmail.com>
> 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 <grantbow at gmail.com>
> >>
> >>
> >> [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoWorkingWithOtherGroups
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Troy Ready <troy at troyready.com> 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" <grantbow at gmail.com>
> >> > 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 at 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 <grantbow at gmail.com>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >> > From: jim <jim at well.com>
> >> > Date: Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 7:02 AM
> >> > Subject: [conspire] Common LUG booth at LinuxWorld: come help out
> >> > To: conspire at linuxmafia.com
> >> >
> >> >  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 jim at well.com
> >> > 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
> >> > _______________________________________________
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> >> > conspire at linuxmafia.com
> >> > http://linuxmafia.com/mailman/listinfo/conspire
>
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