[Ubuntu PA] Fwd: Intrepid Release Parties!

Tim Bosse taim at bosboot.org
Fri Sep 26 02:55:45 BST 2008


I have a few places called for reservations on 10/30 in Pittsburgh.  I
am getting the list together and I will drop a list so folks can vote.
The sooner the better I say.

On Thu, 2008-09-25 at 15:59 -0400, Bret Fledderjohn wrote:
> It's getting to be that time again!  Let's see what we can do about
> release parties for Intrepid Ibex!
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jono Bacon <jono at ubuntu.com>
> Date: 2008/9/25
> Subject: Intrepid Release Parties!
> To: "Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts"
> <loco-contacts at lists.ubuntu.com>
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Ladies and Gentleman who love and adore the world most lovable and
> adorable Operating System, Ubuntu, we plan on releasing Ubuntu 8.10
> Intrepid Ibex on October 30th. Now, this release is a pretty special
> release because not only do we kick out another kick-ass Ubuntu, but
> October 20th is Ubuntu's 4th birthday!
> 
> As such, it is time to par-taaay. Seriously. The Beastie Boys faught
> for
> your right to partaaay, so show some dignity and respect to these
> rights, and get out there and do it.
> 
> So, what is the skinny, I hear you ask? Well, I think it is time for
> us
> to put our collective minds together and organise an incredible series
> of release parties all over the world. On our last release, we had
> over
> 60 parties, largely organised by our incredible worldwide LoCo
> community, and I would love to see us hit nearer to 100 parties for
> this
> release, particularly with a birthday to celebrate!
> 
> Organising a party is pretty simple:
> 
> Pick a date - I would recommend either Thu 30th October or the
> following
> weekend…Sat 1st Nov and Sun 2nd Nov. Pick a date when you can arrange
> for a bunch of Ubuntu enthusiasts to be in the same building.
> Pick a venue - this can be someone's back yard, a pub, a university
> room, a school, a parking lot…wherever. They key thing is not the
> venue,
> it is the people. With a venue and date, you are all set to let the
> world know about it.
> Add your party to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntrepidReleaseParties -
> this
> is the big list of Ubuntu release parties. :)
> Let the world know - blog about it, make up some fliers and put them
> in
> computers shops / libraries / cafes / educational establishments etc.
> Encourage a stack of people to come along to your party. :)
> 
> We have a longer guide to organising a release party at
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BuildingCommunity/RunningReleaseParty. You can
> also discuss organising your party on the ubuntu-event-planners
> mailing
> list
> (https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/Ubuntu-event-planners).
> 
> When it comes to running your party, there are a bunch of things you
> can
> do on the day/evening itself:
> 
>      * Have a cake - it is a birthday, after all! If you can't bake a
>        cake, find someone who can. :)
>      * Hang out with other Ubuntu people, meet new faces and get to
>        know each other.
>      * You may want to perform installfests.
>      * You may also want to organise a few talks and speeches for the
>        event itself.
>      * Why not make some merchandise to give out? Maybe some badges,
>        stickers or t-shirts?
> 
> Enjoy, and do post here when you organise a party!
> 
>        Jono
> 
> --
> Jono Bacon
> Ubuntu Community Manager
> jono(at)ubuntu(dot)com
> www.ubuntu.com / www.jonobacon.org
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> - Bret
> 
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