On Thursday 12 May 2005 20:08, Nick W wrote: > On Thursday 12 May 2005 18:24, Cameron Nikitiuk wrote: > > Any thoughts comments??? > > Anybody know an average price on a suitable facility?
I just spoke with the City of Calgary Recreation department (the folks to talk to about booking school gyms and such). To use a gym at someplace like Western Highschool will cost ~$114/hour, while a smaller facility would be ~$90/hour. So, we would be looking at a cost of approximately $800 - $1200 for a day. That cost would drain the funds we have available at this time. So, we're looking for an alternative still. :) I've been following the thread, and have noted the comments about a big event and/or soliciting donations/support from our sponsors for such an event. I like the idea, but not for an Installfest. It has been suggested (via conversation and the member survey) that we hold an Open House. I think this would be a better type of "big event" - maybe with an outdoor theme? (hmmmmm... beer garden.......... :) ). On the otherhand, we do need to do a better job of promoting the Installfests. The purpose of an Installfest (in my opinion) is to help the community/public install Linux and provide a forum for questions/answers. However, the past few Installfests have mostly been attended by existing CLUG members. One would think that an existing member already has some familiarity with Linux. I'm not saying these members shouldn't be attending, but that we need to expand the target audience for an Installfest. This is an issue that will require some thought on how to address it properly. My thoughts.... Shawn _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
