David, may we know from what municipality you're from? Maybe some of the guys from the list can drop by if its quite near their location... When is the event by the way?
Regarding topics, try careers in Open Source, emerging technologies and programming languages. For gimiks, try giving away free installation media (CD,DVD/USB), cool posters, stickers and/or holding a LAN game contest using FOSS. > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:27:07 +0800 > From: "Gabriel H. Mercado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [plug] Introducing FOSS/Linux to Students > To: "Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > How about an installfest? > > Frankly with your demo PCs and burnfests it looks like you're pretty > much covered. > > After the event, send me pictures and a writeup of what went on, and > I'll put it on the PLUG site*. > > * - incidentally re the PLUG site I botched up an upgrade but brought > it back to life using the backup. My oops. Will try again later this > week. > > Gary > > On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 11:18 AM, david t. asuncion, jr. > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Our LGU is planning to conduct a one day Promote FOSS/Linux Day that > will > > introduce FOSS and Linux to students within our municipality. It will be > > just a small event which hopefully will led to other similar activities > in > > the future. > > > > Registration is intended to be free as the LGU is willing to sponsor > almost > > everything.. except for the meals and snacks. > > > > This is going to be my first time to organize such event. I shall > therefore > > greatly appreciate any tips and pointers from those who have organized > > similar events. > > > > In as much as I wanted to invite outside speakers, hindi pa siguro > ngayon. > > > > Any topics that you guys may suggest? What should I focus on? Or any > > gimiks? > > > > I'm looking at burn fests, demo PCs... we actually have an eCenter with > > Ubuntu Hardy installed on it. > > > > I hope and pray to hear from the list the soonest. Thanks! > > > > _________________________________________________ > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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