Anyhow, that said, let's focus on the event before us! We have a freshly organized event by freshly enthused people with a fresh international audience. This requires a fresh approach. :)
The A&E stall is a non-starter for a couple of reasons: one, most people will be quite capable of repairing their own QLs, and 2: if someone DID bring a sick QL and ask for help, I am sure they would get it - without the formality and wasted space and effort of a formal table. I know several people have offered talks, and I am one of them. I am working on a series of topics, and a small slideshow. I will be showing it in proto form at the Italian get together that is happening this weekend, and I will keep it updated as things develop. I'm sure by the Edinburgh show, I will have quite a lot to show. Sorry I haven't been around the last couple of weeks. I got surprised in a dark alleyway by a bout of pneumonia and it almost had me. I'm getting better now and will be posting more regularly. Dave On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 10:27 AM, Geoff Wicks <gtwi...@btinternet.com>wrote: > On 14/05/2014 12:31, j...@sinoda.demon.co.uk wrote: > >> >> I had planned to attend Edinburgh, not to give a talk, but to gain >> information and learn. However, as I seem to fit all the criteria that >> Geoff has mentioned, I am happy if it is considered that I am not the >> target audience for QLis30. >> >> If the plan is that everyone must give a talk, as I do not have a talk >> planned I will not attend, but I still think the show will be fascinating >> and I wish you all the best. >> >> > You are the sort of person we want at Edinburgh. You don't have to give a > talk, but you have something valuable to contribute. I just don't think > there is a role for A&E at the event. > > Let me say that the 2012 Quanta AGM was when I decided that I would never > go to another Quanta show. It was a two day event with nothing whatsoever > planned on the Saturday. I spent most of the time wondering whether I could > quickly devise a presentation and not having my original material with me > eventually gave up and left the show early. (My QL project at the time was > the Just Words! QL mapping page that I had felt was too much of a minority > interest for a show presentation.) > > The next day there were two events planned, George Gwilt and Adrian Ives. > I was impressed that Quanta managed to get Adrian to the show as his work > was the hot topic of the time. Both presentations were badly attended - > about half the people present stayed at their tables instead. After his > talk Adrian gave a live demonstration at his table. There were just 6 of > us interested. > > At the end of a show the committee had a post mortem. What was their > answer in 2013? A carbon copy of the 2012 event! > > Best Wishes, > > > Geoff > > > > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > -- Dave Park Sandy Electronics, LLC d...@sinclairql.com _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
