This can qualify for a Blue Print - beta thing i'm splitting this into different threads .. so that we have some action .. telling tells .. action makes it happen !
..pk ----- Original Message ----- From: Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 7:04 AM Subject: [ilug-cal] Book Fair & COMPASS - hectic January 2003 > Hi !! > > Correct me if i'm wrong, but right now it stands that LUGCal is getting > involved in both the events, provided the funds permit. Talking of funds, > how are we planning to go about raising the money ? > > A point was raised that someone could book the stall(s) in his/her personal > capacity and then let LUG use/utilise it. Is that feasible and legally valid > ? This needs to be checked out. > > Moreover, it was the thread of an earlier mail [mine as well some others] > that the LUG should be there to "handhold" and "promote". The business of > selling and buying should be left to the establised ones in the field. Or > simply put, as most of the vendors [again i think this is an exaggeration] > feel that people specifically do not want Linux on the system as it is > "geeky",it should be left to the LUG to provide an image that Linux is > fun,cool, funky as well as smooth as silk [or anything for that matter].i'm > sure all of us know at least one hardware vendor each, but what is the use > of chaos creation. should we not delegate this task to someone within us, to > liase with the vendors putting forward an idea that vendor(s) could provide > a hardware setup as per our shopping list, a tech [by their standards] > person to oversee that the harware is not abused and in return a place of > prominence will be made availabe to the company. i think a CD-burner should > be there at the venue, you never know when you run out of stock. > > As for the CDs to be made availabe at the venues(s), let us create a list of > Distributions & Applications that could be made available. Also the pricing > of the CDs. CD covers can be made to be wonderful publicity material for the > LUGCal as well as the vendors. And only if we could get someone to give away > token mementos at the stall - good publicity it will be. > > Right now, beggars cannot be choosers [apologies for such harsh words] and > though what Russell points out makes sense, the IBM - LINUX aspect should be > looked into from a purely self centred [from LUGCal] point of view. And i > agree, getting RedHat in would query up the pitch. If only someone could > provide details of the sponsorship of the Bangalore bash then things could > be a little clearer. > > As we would be undertaking what could be the biggest publicity binge ever, a > few media related things need to be cleared up. The website has to be > updated and kept on being updated at regular intervals. If the BE meeting > pix are available then we need to get those online. The papers viz, the > TOI,The Telegraph,HT all need to be notified with a write-up as to the need > and the objective of the event. Someone kind enough had suggested positive > Corporate feelers to this cause, i suppose a letter of intent is the need of > the day. The founding fathers [please forgive as due to lack of presence of > the charming folks 'founding mothers' is not used], can create a piece on > the LUGCal - reason for existence, achievements so far, stellar meetings, > contact details, site links and also the objective in participating in such > events. A letter but slightly modified could also be sent [as discussed in > an earlier mail] to school principals and colleges asking for a presence at > the stall. SDG and others at institutions could you chip in ? > > Glad to know that we are meeting, saddened by the fact that i'll be out of > town this weekend. But am never away from a terminal. So if someone posts > the minutes then things will be crystal clear. By the way , what is the > agenda for the meeting ? > > Have a beautiful day all of you. > Let's get the show(s) on the road > > Regards > Sankarshan > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.386 / Virus Database: 218 - Release Date: 9/9/02 > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html > -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html
