Hi all, The GNOME Event Box in Europe has been really useful to the local groups and helped make their booths look really great. After some discussion, it was agreed that such a box would be most welcome for events in North America (where North America is at least Canada & US).
The budget to buy the box and its content is $3500. The base address for the box would most probably be in Boston. You can see more details about the European box here: http://live.gnome.org/MarketingTeam/EventsOrganisation/GnomeEventBox Here are some concrete items where volunteers would be most welcome: + drive the effort behind this box. + create pages on the wiki (see the pages for the European box) to organize how we'll manage the box. + create list of conferences where we would want to send this box. This will help us define a proper budget for sending it around the continent. + help collecting links where we can buy the content for the box. Did I mention that volunteers are most welcome? Sending a mail is enough to start being a volunteer ;-) The proposed content would be (thanks to Rosanna for creating it): 2 17-inch flat monitors. Approx. cost: $250 each (ex: SAMSUNG 740B Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor $225 each) Costco has a deal ($229.99) on Scepter 19" Wide screen LCDs through the end of the week. 1 desktop computer: Approx. cost: $600 New mac mini is $599 Shuttles are $500 and up 1 Wireless Access Point. Approx. cost: $75. (ex: LINKSYS WRT54GS IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless Broadband Router - $75) 1 non-wireless network hub. Approx. cost: $50 (ex: LINKSYS EFAH08W EtherFast 10/100Mbps 8-Port Auto-Sensing Hub - $45) 1 (ideally 2) wireless mouse and keyboard. Approx. cost: $50 each (ex: Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110 967561-0403 Black USB + PS/2 RF Wireless Standard Keyboard Mouse Included - $43) external CD-DVD writer. Approx. cost: $130 (ex: LACIE Black IEEE 1394 / USB 2.0 16X DVD±R External DVD Burner with LightScribe Model 300978 - $131) Some Ethernet cable. (but prefer wireless in general) Cost: ? o Some should still be available from GUADEC 2005. 2 electrical extension cables. Approx. cost: $15 3 electrical socket splitters. Approx cost: $20 1 coffee machine, plus coffee, kettle, tea, and disposable cups (When allowed) Approx cost: $50 12 Team GNOME T-shirts (washed). Approx cost: $200 Alternatively, we can get polos for $90 setup, and $30 a shirt 5 largish GNOME posters. Approx cost: $250 Recent printouts of our talking points and demo plans. A lockable cash box. Approx cost: $30 Spare mice/keyboards/power-cables (wireless preferred). Approx cost: $100 A little box with 3 black marker pens, 10 biros, 2 pairs of scissors, sellotape, glue, a ball of string, a box of pins/tacks. Approx cost: $30. Injket printer. Approx cost: $200 (ex: Canon PIXMA iP90 9466A001 16 ppm - $212) (ex: Canon PIXMA iP1600 Photo Printer - $50) Paper. Approx. Cost: $5 CD Labels. Approx. Cost: $20 Adjustable/Flexible packing material, particularly for the electronic hardware. Approx. Cost: 20 Optional/Changing: o LiveCDs o GNOME T-shirts o GNOME bags o GNOME stickers/badges Administration stuff: o 1 log book, saying where the box has been, and a message to the next recipient. o 1 receipt book, for sales, donations, etc. o GNOME UPS/FedEx/DHL account details, for on-site pickup and delivery of the box (not UPS/Fedex if the box is travelling to awkward countries.). o Insurance details - Specifically, what to do if something is lost/stolen. o List of Contents - maybe with the big/expensive items having an inventory number o Stack of inventory checklists with stamped envelopes addressed to GNOME Foundation for each user to write a report Thanks, Vincent -- Les gens heureux ne sont pas pressés. _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
