How much of a commitment can we make towards accommodation for a speaker? Vendors usually don't have a problem paying out of pocket to talk to a potential group of customers, but the real interesting speakers, the Open Source names don't always have the funding to make it down here and speak to a group.
I'd also like to know how many people would actually show up to an event with a well-known speaker. (How about a voting topic for this). There's nothing more disheartening than to have someone like Eric Raymond or maddog show up and have nobody for him to talk to. I want to make sure the newbies are there, and also that the word gets out to non-members [potential members] that these guys are coming. In fact, having the presentation at LSU and inviting whole departments would be ideal. Earlier this year, Eric Raymond went to Rice University in Houston, gave a presentation to Rice LUG, and the next day gave a large one to students and professors in business and computer science colleges. That being said, I think I could handle being the point of contact for scheduling speakers. I just want to make sure there are enough members willing to attend and promote these talks. -Tim On Thu, 2002-12-05 at 22:38, Dustin Puryear wrote: > I need a volunteer to step up as act as the go to guy (or gal) for > contacting and scheduling future speakers for the LUG. We are hoping to > expand BRLUG beginning next year as we have more time to devote to the > group. However, we need your help. As an example, I information from Apple > about contacting someone to speak about OS X, but I do not have the time to > follow-up on this. > > Your responsibilities would include maintaining a schedule and contact > book, and trying to schedule speakers a few months in advance. I would > probably ask for an update once a month or so. Not very hard work! > > Please let me know if you are interested and you are willing to *devote > time* to this. I would estimate this would take 2-3 hours a month. > > > --- > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Puryear Information Technology > Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting > http://www.puryear-it.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://oxygen.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
