LCA in new zealand did the final day of the conference, after all the sessions, with a powerful burst of activity with tables and for the public to come in and learn about open source. I appreciated it, because it allowed for focus, discussion, and time to be there rather than needing to be in sessions...
I'm game for what you guys want though :) Keep the Ton happy :) On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:17 AM, Ton Roosendaal <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jon, > > Can you explain this "ica" event, why it worked so well? > > For me: I'd rather sit 2 days on my own spot demoing Blender, than doing a > 1 hour talk. It gives groups a nice own hangout, and it stimulates > inter-group interaction better too. You won't see me easily going to a > Inkscape talk, but i'd definitely walk by a Inkscape booth to meet with the > devs. > > Especially on the LGM, it is a collection of many different communities. I > would give each larger community their "own" spot to decorate, feel home, to > meet each other and hangout. > > -Ton- > > @ List owner: can this list be configured to reply to list itself? > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Ton Roosendaal Blender Foundation [email protected] www.blender.org > Blender Institute Entrepotdok 57A 1018AD Amsterdam The Netherlands > > On 12 Feb, 2010, at 11:34, Jon Phillips wrote: > > If we do, we should do like lca and only do for a short burst of 3 hours. >> >> Jon Phillips >> us. +1-510-499-0894 >> cn. +86-134-3957-2035 >> http://rejon.org >> http://fabricatorz.com >> >> >> On Feb 12, 2010 10:21 AM, "Ton Roosendaal" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Is there space on LGM for a Market or so? >>> >>> Whether commercial or noncommercial, many people (who do really >>> interesting work!) are not so much interested in speaking or big >>> demos, but would love to be able to hangout full days on a table with >>> a computer on it, giving demos and having 1-to-1 contacts with >>> visitors. It's also a great way to get into informal contact with >>> developers from projects, people who typically hide in corners at >>> conferences. :) >>> >>> Best of all: sponsors love such events too. >>> >>> -Ton- >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Ton Roosendaal Blender Foundation [email protected] www.blender.org >>> Blender Institute Entrepotdok 57A 1018AD Amsterdam The Netherlands >>> >>> On 12 Feb, 2010, at 0:43, Simon Budig wrote: >>> >>> > Stani ([email protected]) wrote: >>> >> I contacte... >>> >>> >> > -- Jon Phillips http://rejon.org/ http://fabricatorz.com/ internet: @rejon + skype: kidproto +1.415.830.3884 (sf/global) +86.134.3957.2035 (china) Sent from San Francisco, CA, United States
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