Hey Tom, <div><br></div><div>I assume there was no response? Could we try again since this is officially happening and we will have a booth secured for the event soon? </div><div><br></div><div>Announcement: <a href="http://blog.thesilentnumber.me/2009/11/can-ubuntu-reach-over-16000-anime.html">http://blog.thesilentnumber.me/2009/11/can-ubuntu-reach-over-16000-anime.html</a></div> <div>Press release: <a href="http://www.ubuntu-massachusetts.com/news/1/">http://www.ubuntu-massachusetts.com/news/1/</a></div><div>Project page: <a href="http://linuxfund.org/projects/ubuntu/">http://linuxfund.org/projects/ubuntu/</a></div> <div><br></div><div>We're also gotten press coverage! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">We've been <a href="http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/09/11/25/0124246/Ubuntu-Reaching-Out-To-16000-Anime-Lovers" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-decoration: none; ">slashdotted</a> and our local team leader, Martin Owens, was <a href="http://doctormo.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/bbc-radio-interview/" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-decoration: none; ">just interviewed</a> by BBC Radio Live’s <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/pods" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); text-decoration: none; ">Pods and Blogs</a> show where he talked about Ubuntu, the Ubunchu manga, and the up and coming Anime Boston event.</span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><a href="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/fivelive/pods/pods_20091201-0330a.mp3" style="color: rgb(85, 136, 170); text-decoration: none; ">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/fivelive/pods/pods_20091201-0330a.mp3</a></span></div> <div><br></div><div>Anything that System76 could provide would be greatly appreciated! A couple of machines to borrow for demonstration purposes would be useful, but if they're willing to really contribute, we could use anything they're willing to spare-- hosting our button on the System76 website, donating money, donating hardware like USB drives or a machine we could sell/aution/raffle off, etc. </div> <div><br></div><div>Any support would be great, so please let me know if we can partner up for this! </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>.danny</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 12:37, System76 Support <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tom@system76.com">tom@system76.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Hi, Danny.<br> <br> That definitely sounds like fun, but it is difficult to gage upper management interest in it. I'm forwarding your email to the appropriate folks, and they will contact you if they are interested.<br> <br> Best Regards,<br> Tom Aaron<br> System 76 Sales and Support<br> <a href="mailto:support@system76.com">support@system76.com</a><br> 720-226-9269 x603<br> <br> Follow System76 on Twitter or <a href="http://identi.ca" target="_blank">identi.ca</a>!<br> <a href="http://twitter.com/system76" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/system76</a><br> <a href="http://identi.ca/system76" target="_blank">http://identi.ca/system76</a><br> <br> <br> ----- Original Message -----<br> From: "Danny Piccirillo" <<a href="mailto:danny.piccirillo@ubuntu.com">danny.piccirillo@ubuntu.com</a>><br> To: "System76 Support" <<a href="mailto:support@system76.com">support@system76.com</a>><br> Cc: "Ubuntu Massachusetts Local Community Team" <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-us-ma@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-us-ma@lists.ubuntu.com</a>><br> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 10:15:43 PM (GMT-0700) America/Denver<br> Subject: Anime Boston Sponsorship<br> <br> <br> <br> Hello,<br> <br> <br> <br> My name is Danny from the Ubuntu Massachusetts Team and i'm writing to ask if we could work together for holding a booth at Anime Boston 2010 in April. Last year, we went in and dropped off 50 copies of the Ubunchu Manga with Jaunty CDs attached and they were all gone within the first couple of hours of the first day of the convention (it seemed to be the only thing on the flyer table that people actually wanted). Over 15,000 people attended in 2009 and the number goes up every year. Convention goers are a great target audience who are very open minded and receptive to Ubuntu. This year, we'd like to get a booth in the dealer's room, but unfortunately, there are no discounts for non-profits. We've already come up with a lot of ideas so far on what we could offer:<br> <br> <br> • Freebies (distribute them in registration bags so that every single convention attendee receives one)<br> <br> <br> • Ubuntu LiveCDs with stickers referring to our LoCo and System76<br> • Copies of the Ubunchu manga<br> • Bochures on Ubuntu, System76, and our LoCo<br> •<br> Demonstrations • Talk to people about free software and our LoCo, promoting Ubuntu, and recommending System76<br> <br> • Sell USB drives with Ubuntu loaded on them *<br> • Raffle/auction a customized System76 laptop with laser-etched Anime Boston design and anime themes *<br> • Sell some System76 computers with anime themes (wallpapers from here and here ) *<br> • Sell other Ubuntu merchandise *<br> • Get everything on video (i have a full HD camcorder)<br> • Make Ubuntu the preferred OS for anime lovers!<br> <br> * needs additional funding<br> <br> <br> I might also be signing up for a tech staff or volunteer position at the event so i can be an inside man spreading Ubuntu and recommending System76 to everyone running the convention (during one of the main events at the last one, i remember hearing Windows error sounds!). This has a lot of potential so please write back if you're interested in a partnership for the event!<br> <br> <br> Thank You~<br> .danny<br> <font color="#888888"><br> <br> <br> --<br> ☮♥Ⓐ - <a href="http://www.google.com/profiles/danny.piccirillo" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/profiles/danny.piccirillo</a><br> </font></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>.danny<br><br>☮♥Ⓐ - <a href="http://www.google.com/profiles/danny.piccirillo">http://www.google.com/profiles/danny.piccirillo</a><br> </div>