[Ubuntu Chicago] Ubuntu Chicago Release Party

Sat Oct 24 04:57:32 BST 2009

No, Dewayne, nothing has been 'officially' set yet. Although it sounds like
everyone's good with IIT on the 14th.

-- 
Steve Woodruff
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- A morning without coffee is like something without something else...

On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 8:39 PM, Dewayne Wasson <dewayne.wasson at gmail.com>wrote:

> Has a date and location been picked for the release party?  Not sure if I
> missed an e-mail or not, but I really want to make this meeting.  Thank you.
>
> Dewayne
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Kevin Harriss <special.kevin at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> One thing to keep in mind about hosting the party at ID on Nov. 14th
>> would be that it would have to end by 3pm. However, everyone would be
>> welcome to stick around and hang out for the Chicago Linux User
>> Group[1] meeting. I am not sure if anyone on this list is attending
>> SocialDevCamp but that is the weekend of Nov 7-8th so that might be
>> something to consider when picking a date. Please let me know as soon
>> as possible if you want to host it at ID. This will ensure that I
>> don't schedule anything during that time.
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 8:23 PM, Steve Woodruff
>> <lets.get.sushi at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Nathan,
>> >
>> > Also, you mentioned about looking for victims... er... volunteers... to
>> give
>> > presentations at the release party. If you guys would be interested, I
>> could
>> > give a little presentation about Folding at Home [1] as well as an intro
>> to
>> > origami [2]. I know you've probably heard me preaching it all over the
>> > Beginners Team, so I'm sure you're familiar with what I'm talking about.
>> I'm
>> > not sure if this is the kind of issue you'd be looking to cover at the
>> > party, or if you're looking for something a bit more Ubuntu-related. Let
>> me
>> > know what you guys think!
>> >
>> > --
>> > Steve Woodruff
>> > swoody on FreeNode
>> > lets.get.sushi at gmail.com
>> > - A morning without coffee is like something without something else...
>> >
>> > [1] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FoldingAtHome
>> > [2] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FoldingAtHome/origami
>> >
>> > On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Tim Potter <musikgoat at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> IDT is also conveniently located just a block from the Merchandise Mart
>> >> "L" stop.
>> >>
>> >> I'm in for either saturday, 7th or 14th.  If I had to choose, I'd say
>> the
>> >> 14th sounds like it would be better with the LUG meeting and all.
>> >>
>> >> -Tim
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Steve Woodruff
>> >> <lets.get.sushi at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Yes, you guys brought up a good point. If the party is going to be in
>> the
>> >>> city, I'd really prefer somewhere with easy public transportation.
>> Other
>> >>> than that, I'm still open to either weekend, and any location.
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Steve Woodruff
>> >>> swoody on FreeNode
>> >>> lets.get.sushi at gmail.com
>> >>> - A morning without coffee is like something without something else...
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Nathan M. Murray <nathan at yotux.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I would be fine with either location.  I would say that the later
>> date
>> >>>> would be better. I planned on taking the metra rail in.  Do we have
>> >>>> any times setup?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Just my two cents
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Nathan
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On 10/17/09, Nathan Handler <nhandler at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>> >>>> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
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>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > Hello everyone,
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > Karmic Koala is due to be released in under two weeks (November
>> 29).
>> >>>> > It is time for us to begin planning our Karmic release party.
>> Looking
>> >>>> > at the calendar, it appears that we have two weekends that we could
>> >>>> > possibly use for the event. We could either hold our release party
>> on
>> >>>> > the weekend of November 7th/8th or 14th/15th. In the past, we have
>> >>>> > held our release parties at the Institute of Design [1]. The
>> Institute
>> >>>> > of Design has plenty of space, a nice projector, free wireless
>> >>>> > internet, and allows us to bring in food and beverages. I talked
>> with
>> >>>> > Kevin, and he said that we would be unable to hold our release
>> party
>> >>>> > at the Institute of Design if it is on the 8th or 15th. We could
>> >>>> > possibly hold it there if we have the party on the 7th (it would
>> >>>> > depend on the time of the party). His preference was to hold it on
>> the
>> >>>> > 14th because there is a LUG meeting at the Institute of Design at
>> 3:00
>> >>>> > PM. Holding the event on the 14th would also have the additional
>> >>>> > benefit of possibly allowing Richard Johnson (nixternal) to attend,
>> as
>> >>>> > he will be returning from his month-long bike ride earlier that
>> week.
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > We are not locked into this date or location. We have several other
>> >>>> > locations [2] that we could possibly use for our event if we wish
>> to
>> >>>> > hold it on a different day and/or at a different location. I would
>> >>>> > like to get some feedback from the rest of the LoCo about what date
>> >>>> > and location would work best for everyone.
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > For this release party, we are also interested in having some
>> >>>> > presentations from some new faces. If you are interested in giving
>> a
>> >>>> > presentation at the release party, please say so. There are no
>> >>>> > restrictions on the type of presentations that can be given.
>> However,
>> >>>> > please try and make an effort to have the presentation be at least
>> >>>> > loosely related to Ubuntu.
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > Thanks,
>> >>>> > Nathan Handler
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > [1]
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ChicagoTeam/Meetings/MeetingLocations#IIT%20Institute%20of%20Design
>> >>>> > [2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ChicagoTeam/Meetings/MeetingLocations
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