Hi Simon, <quote who="Simon Sutton">
> I am trying to set up a LUG for the area of Dubbo(NSW), but unfortunately > I don't really know where to start. Terry's advice here is great, other stuff you might consider is setting up a website, and Linux Australia (http://linux.org.au) would be able to help with that and mailing lists and the like if that is useful to you. Also encourage anyone interested to start a blog and then get the blog added to planet.linux.org.au to show the rest of the country what you are all up to :) Talk to other LUGs, and even perhaps use Software Freedom Day (*) as a recruitment drive or opening for your new LUG. Also put when your meetings on your website to encourage newbies to come along and let James Purser (cc'd) know so he can cover anything cool in the Australian Linux community podcast LUG roundup :) * - (Sept 10 - see http://maitri.ubuntu.com/softwarefreedomday/wiki/index.php/Australia for details on what others are already up to) > Any advice, or assistance that you can offer me in going about setting up > DLUG will be very much appreciated, particularly in the areas of > organizing events and raising awareness of the LUG in its early days. I suggest a way to raise the profile of the LUG really depends on what you want the LUG to achieve. If it is a technical group of people being technical together, try to approach groups in the area that might also attract like minded people to get them involved, TAFEs, Uni, tech schools, etc. If you want it to have a social aspect you might consider working with local schools or community centres to roll out Linux and get the average Joe onside with the LUG and Linux generally. If you have any contacts with the CSU campus in Dubbo, use them as unis are usually quite supportive of LUGs and can be a haven for free bandwidth and room facilities. Hold installfests, have a booth at the local fair/fete, there are loads of ways to raise your profile :) Cheers, Pia -- Linux Australia http://linux.org.au/ Jeff: Whatchootalkin'boutwillis? Pia: What's Willis? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
