----- Original Message ----- From: Tathagata Banerjee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ilug calcutta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 1:12 AM Subject: [ilug-cal] Re: Compass .. bigger and more bigger participation
> this is great! how was so much achieved, and without any apparent effort > from members? has to be kept under wraps for now .. will tell all about it .. as of now .. its important that we are able to capitalise on this .. hint : after al lot of emailing, sms-ing, telephoning .. (i think i mentioned this in my earlier email) > this practically fell out of the blue! well ! not reallyh .. it took a lot of engineering, canvassing, etc .. but yes, the offer, when it did come, had the blow me over impact ! it certainly landed with a thud .. out of the blue .. unexpected .. absolutely .. but since it HAS come .. let's capitalise on it .. and do a darn good job of it > tell us all about it, pk. i will .. later .. maybe after the show is over .. as of now, its action time folks .. not story telling time .. lets work hard .. and pat ourselves on the back after we have achieved a bit, something, a lot .. whatever > also, please clarify what "it is possible" really means. clarifying : it is possible .. IF .. we want to, can and WILL do whatever it needs to do such things .. its TOTALLY dependant on our seriousness .. i was not sure then .. i am sure now .. about whether we can do it .. compass will co-operate and go a long way .. if we appear convincing .. to them primarily .. that we can do a darn good job .. professionally like .. of things linux .. they sound quite satisfied with the entire gamut that can be done .. now we gotta deliver a realistic 'wish list' .. of talks, people, topics, schemes .. all need to contribute to this effort > what do we actually have to do if, for instance, nothing > we want to have our own full > stall at sangam hall we already have one .. ontrack will take 2 stalls .. we will be given one .. 3m x 2m > and/or one full desk at netaji indoor? we already have been assured that we will have a desk in compass official stall .. in NIS .. > what will > these cost us? zero .. i've taken great pains .. to explain .. that ilug-cal is uniquely working on the free format .. no structure .. no president, secratary, treasurer .. no society status .. no bank account .. no funds payments .. or charging .. no funds handling .. no bank accounts .. no cash books or book of accounts .. strangely it was accepted .. > > 2. it is possible to have lecture slots .. 4 per day for all the > > 4 days at park hotel > > fantastic. i want to deliver one of those, but haven't decided on a > subject yet. any ideas, folks? decide .. within a few hours .. send in your profile as per earlier format i have emailed to the list .. i have to confirm within 3pm or so .. about what we can and therefore will do .. to compass ..pk -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
