[ubuntu-us-ma] Arisia Convention part two

[felicia wichrowski]

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:33 PM, Bill Ricker <bill.n1vux at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:40 PM, felicia wichrowski <
> felicia02652 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I have applied for a room at http://2010.arisiahosting.org/
>> and plan on being accepted as a vendor.
>>
>
> great, that's possibly our favorite convention of the year.  *That is
> great news!*
>
> (what do you vend? ) *Based on what the  instore customers who turned me
> on to the event (after I brought up the 4-PI con near my old hometown), I
> will be bringing  the jewelery I make*,* home decor and gifts like ceramic
> tiles, frames, and fridge magnets in fantasy and scifi themes*.* Something
> I've been wanting to do but because of my current market (Cape Cod tourists)
> I am mostly confined to Lobsters, lighthouses, and the like.*
>
>
>>  I would like to share my space with the loco for Ubuntu promotion.
>>
>
> awesome, that's  a great and generous idea.
>
> I expect to be there. haven't missed one yet. will definitely wander
> through and will likely be a willing booth slave for ubuntu when i am not
> involved in one or another other conspiracy.
>
>
>> It's in Cambridge so you interested particpants will be able to crash at
>> your own homes.
>>
>
> commuting to crash at home works but the T doesn't run as late as the
> parties, so it gets old fast. if one get enough bodies sharing, a sleeping
> room costs less than cabs. no, i am not offering, i have (to allow for)
> family in my room.
>
>
>>   I think I am sleeping in a cot in the closet.  *Just guessing this will
>> maximize our display space,  I can't get two rooms this time around.
>> Hoping I can get a peek at the room when I'm up for Tuesday night class this
>> fall, so we'll kn*ow *what to bring for setting up.*
>>
>
> have you done this before or seen the old hands in action?  cot hidden in
> closet by day is par for the course on dealers row. Some use a bed as sales
> table during day and stick the stock in the closet at night. Swankest
> dealers have second room on a non-party floor for off-shift staff to sleep
> in. Others nap a few hours in the chair and call it good, and sleep in the
> day after. I forget if Hyatt offers couch hideaway beds, but they can be
> optimal for sales/sleep quick change if sales stock either follows wall eor
> can be quickly slid around.
>
>
>> A white board, some laptops, a laser pointer, discs and we are  good to
>> go.
>>
>
> i usually have a laser in my lappie bag, could bring a small flat-screen
> too.
>
> Don't remember if i have a real whiteboard. what do we want one for?  *
> HAHA*  *I guess I have a thing for them...I dunno,maybe not.   Lefty FB,
> Martin, and the othe guys who've done this  before know what they need.
> *
> most visible room signs hang from trigger*release 18" wood clamp attached
> to top of door frame. *Oh, super smart, like a tension rod!  *
>
> i strongly recommend a router to split the hotel internet to more than one
> MAC address.  *Good idea, hope Lefty FB will handle equipment*
>
>
>   Models from the boat show in red, orange, and yellow bikinis might also
>> be a draw, but that's probably not in our budget   *Just wondering if any
>> of you guys are dating bikini models...but I am kinda more family friendly
>> myself, and we don't need boobs to convert people to Ubuntu.*
>>
>
> Nice thought, but with all the CosPlay in the hallways and ballroom and
> competing vendors' rooms, that wouldn't be as much of a draw  as one would
> expect. Having videogames visible for the corridor may be better draw.
>
> Some of the Ubu Anime coloring ^W books would be good to have on-hand
> too.


  *It would be much appreciated if you could give me more tips along the
way, like the sign info, what you've seen that was cool, and what you wish
vendors would do. **This is going to be a great time for everyone*.    *Thanks
Bill, I look forward to spending time with you guys and pulling this event
together!.

Felicia (508)346-2783  *


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