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Never test the depth of the water with both feet. -----Original Message----- From: Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 10 September 2003 12:39 p.m. To: CLUG Subject: Fw: [nzlug] National Installfest cross posted from nz lug i think a national day is a damn fine idea Forwarded by Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------- Original Message ----------------------- From: Matthew Poole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 11:29:39 +1200 (NZST) Subject: [nzlug] National Installfest ---- As those who have been reading the Auckland installfest list will know, some discussion has been underway as to the possibility of holding nationaly-coordinated Linux installfests early next year. The date settled upon is 17/18 January, but we're still deciding if we want to have a one-day event or go for a two day event, or even a Saturday morning-to-Sunday night marathon. Our view is that while local installfests garner some local publicity fairly easily, major coverage of the Linux message is often missed because of the low-scale nature of the events. Auckland's last installfest got quite significant publicity, for a number of reasons, but obviously the odds of getting similar free column inches a second time is minimal. A national event would be sufficiently high-profile that it would likely get major publicity again - Possibly even TV news coverage on 1 and 3. To the best of my knowledge there have been no national installfest events anywhere since 1998, when Canada and France both held them. If any other LUGs would be interested in coordinating installfests to run simultaneously with the Auckland event, please contact me off-list at "if2k3 at fear-the dot net". If there's sufficient interest, a dedicated list can be created for discussion. Note: Auckland has no intention of running the show. The intent is that every LUG will run their own installfest. The coordination is simply to allow leverage of media and advertising to greatest effect. Regards, Matthew Poole Auckland, New Zealand ------------------------------------------------------------------- To remove yourself from this list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" in the body of the message. --------------------- Original Message Ends -------------------- -- Nick Rout Barrister & Solicitor Christchurch, NZ Ph +64 3 3798966 Fax + 64 3 3798853 http://www.rout.co.nz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
