Agreed, let them take whatever time they need ... within reasonable bounds. Cheers Szemir
On August 31, 2007 14:20, Kin Wong wrote: > Got another volunteer from presentation on spam and email from CUUG. > > Just a thought, the format should be of mix lengths so that people can > select a hour or two hour format depending on subject and need. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kin Wong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CLUG General" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 2:17:04 PM (GMT-0700) America/Denver > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] LinuxFest 2007 > > Yes, logical and sequential thinking - very good. I will play around with > some formats so that we can propose them for Tue next week. I likely won't > get a response from Sait until after 3 and before 5 on specific location of > meeting. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sgrover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CLUG General" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 2:02:07 PM (GMT-0700) America/Denver > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] LinuxFest 2007 > > I think we need to issue a "Call for papers/presentations". See a) who > wants to present, and b) what they want to present. We'd need a > deadline for this so we can do planning/promotion accordingly. End of > September? That would leave us with near a month to organize the results. > > Here's a sample for the Ohio LinuxFest: http://www.ohiolinux.org/node/65 > (Keeping in mind their deadline has passed and things have moved on from > there. The application form for the speakers is no longer in place...) > > And here's a sample for the LinuxFest NorthWest: > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8815. > > I think we also need to decide on the length of the presentations before > issuing this call.... > > My thoughts. > > Shawn > > Kin Wong wrote: > > We got a reply from our first speaker, Aaron. > > > > I was asked about topics confirmation - open to discussion but I think we > > need to know speakers and topics at the latest Sep 30 but will need to > > publicize topics, speakers and tracks as soon as humanly possible. > > > > Also just had a long talk with Chris from CUUG -- he is on board. My > > message for Ruby on Rails is being forwarded to the other two key people > > and nothing from CJUG. > > > > If you got any contacts, please let me know or cc me on your > > communication. Hopefully next week we will have a proper coordinator for > > this area. > > > > Regards, > > > > Kin > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "bogi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CLUG General" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 1:04:51 PM (GMT-0700) America/Denver > > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] LinuxFest 2007 > > > > The bigger we can make it the better, the more participants that can make > > it the better, but here are limits as to what can be done in 60 days. I > > am with you all the way, so whatever needs to be done, i will be glad to > > do. Cheers > > Szemir > > > > On August 31, 2007 11:12, Kin Wong wrote: > >> Sorry, Szemir -- we are thinking too small -- we want big success and > >> the inclusion of other user groups. I know we can run 2-3 tracks > >> ourselves, but depending on what other user groups are willing to do, > >> 3-5 tracks would not be unreasonable. For the more popular speakers and > >> local celebrities, we may need to have the same talk a couple of times > >> to compensate for the size of the rooms. > >> > >> At this point we still need to be fluid as we do not know the level of > >> participation from the other user groups, nor the amount time that > >> speakers want, nor the number of speakers, nor the number of tracks, nor > >> the level of attendance. All this will manifest itself quickly as the > >> ball starts to roll. > >> > >> I have sent invites to 3 user groups already and have 2 replies for > >> sponsorship (this does not yet include myself). > >> > >> For those of you that are thinking of Aaron, I have already sent an > >> invitation to him. > >> > >> Hope to see you there (btw, the train comes right to Sait's door as well > >> if you can get a lift to the station). > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Kin > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "bogi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "CLUG General" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 10:55:39 AM (GMT-0700) America/Denver > >> Subject: Re: [clug-talk] LinuxFest 2007 > >> > >> So we have a main room 300 seats and 2 small classrooms, say 50 seats > >> each, this sounds more workable, i might be able to make the meeting on > >> the Sait around 5 on Tues, Sep 4 next. Now if someone can pick me up, i > >> am carless at the moment, wife takes the car. > >> I think we should have a very basic single track of speakers, maybe we > >> can get 4 or 5 people to speak, and use the other 2 rooms sor sponsor > >> product displays and maybe a workshop / installfest setup. I can think > >> about maybe Aaron can do a presentation about kde4, hopefully he can > >> quick squeeze some time for us, and .... well, i guess we have to do > >> some more presentations, 60 days is extremely short notice for any of > >> the usual speakers, but you never know. > >> Cheers > >> Szemir > >> > >>> week at Sait. > >> > >> On August 31, 2007 09:55, Kin Wong wrote: > >>> We have all been waiting with abated breath, but we now have something > >>> that is workable. We were working on Oct. 27 at Sait with the ability > >>> to run 2 tracks. The proposed rooms that held 150 per room and could > >>> be merged to a single room of 300 for the plenary session was exactly > >>> what we needed (not exactly as we were going to try for 3 tracks). > >>> > >>> Unfortunately, that space is being converted partly to offices in Oct. > >>> So we have a single room in the John Ware building that will easily fit > >>> 300, but only a single track. With the involvement of other groups > >>> like Cuug, PHP group, Java group, Ruby on Rails group, etc -- I don't > >>> see it as workable. > >>> > >>> It was a short notice to a meeting that we had yesterday at Sait so > >>> invitations did not go out to anyone else, however I was meeting with > >>> Shawn about an unrelated topic and our timing mishaps with the Bank > >>> offered an opportunity to tag along. > >>> > >>> We now have 3-4 classrooms that will hold 30-50 people in addition to > >>> the John Ware space. Vendor displays are welcomed -- so we now have > >>> trade show space. > >>> > >>> Because it is a very short lead time to the event, there will be very > >>> little latitude to entertain debate or possibilities. We need to stick > >>> to what we know works and add improvements thoughtfully. > >>> > >>> We are planning to have a meeting with Sait around 5 on Tues, Sep 4 > >>> next week at Sait. Key supporters are encourage to attend as this is > >>> more high level planning and creation of committees. (If you have a > >>> keen interest and want to take charge but can't make the meeting, let > >>> me know.) A general support meeting will happen shortly thereafter > >>> (maybe the day after our monthly meeting. In preparation to the > >>> meeting, I would like to have contacted all the key Open-Source user > >>> groups, LUGs in Western Canada including CUUG, etc to participate. To > >>> that end, if you know of contact names, phone numbers or emails for > >>> people in these positions, please drop me a note off-line. > >>> > >>> We should all start thinking about speakers that we should be > >>> approaching. I would like our contact to be coordinated but not > >>> bottlenecked. This would apply for sponsorship as well. We need to > >>> have a centralized list that shows who is to be contacted, decide > >>> whether it is something that we want and then who will be doing the > >>> contacting so that we don't duplicate effort. This effort need not > >>> fall on specific shoulders. > >>> > >>> To make this event successful and a hit in Western Canada and to > >>> include other groups, this can not be a CLUG event but CLUG certainly > >>> will be a key supporter. So let's put our heads together and pull off > >>> another success. 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