At 02:34 PM 2/10/02 -0500, Wayne wrote: > At TCF... > It would be nice to have a network demo and maybe > show etherape.
Please make sure to render the util's name as EtherApe (like a primate). Don't need TCF visitors freaking out or getting a rather sleazy crowd. <g> <snip> > One thing that concerns me, as I think of bringing > my equipment, is the safety and security of the > equipment. It's easy for laptops and things to > walk away if they are unattended in an environment > like that. One option is the Princeton PC Users Group drop-off/pick-up service in the parking lot. The PPCUG has provided an excellent service for years by keeping an eye on equipment purchased at the show. A donation is recommended and well worth the price. One of the things that needs to be done in pre-show prep work is making sure that whatever equipment people bring is secured. > And then what about my hub and whatever else? I can lend my spare hub that I use just for the meetings for the duration of the show. We should crimp up some net cables from a spool. I can provide some from a Cat 5e spool I have. Perhaps, this would be a good meeting presentation: How to cut and crimp your own cables. > Volunteers and scheduling and committments may be > basic to whether we should even consider using any > equipment or providing demos of what Linux can do > or anything showy or fancy. Yes. I blieve that it is quite feasible to pull off having a table as long as we start with the foundational stuff first. Level 1 (the most basic): Have at least 1 person at the table at all times of the show. Get literature and regional LUGs' contact info out. Get paper-based sign ups. Doesn't require the table sitter to be Linux adept. Low in security needs. Level 2: Have a computer available for sign-ups (with or without Internet connection; some big advantages using local sign up database and mirror of the Web site). Has some skills and security needs. We could achieve a level 1.5 by having the computer part-time as long a level 1 is satisfied. Level 3: Linux demos and Q&A. Does require a Linux system or two. Could be done part-time. If we know that Wayne or somebody willing to do a demo is scheduled for a particular slot, we can put up a sign like "Be sure to come back at 2:30 today to see how Linux and Windows can work together." A big advantage is that it can get a bigger audience and waste less time repeating the same spiel 40 times. Bonus: Check against the speaking schedules and see if there is hook into something a particular session discussed. Contact the speaker and mention the possibility of a follow-up. It is Level 1 that should be met first. Anything else can be done part-time. But if level 1 (warm body --preferably alive and human-- at the table and getting word about regional LUGs) must be covered. Thank you. J.D. Abolins
