Hi Mike, Setting up a stand is more about co-ordination than anything else. It's not hard, especially if you give yourself a lot of lead time.
The basic requirements are: * signing up for the event * volunteers * tables * some stuff to show (signs, computers running Linux, etc.) * stuff to give away (pamphlets, etc.) This has all been done many times before, so there's plenty of information out there. I certainly don't mind helping with any questions that you may have. If anyone else is interested in helping to organise this event, let us know. It doesn't have to be one person doing it all (and preferably, it shouldn't be). Regards, Sridhar 2009/11/30 Mike Andy <[email protected]>: > Unfortunately I don't know much about setting a stand up at a convention but > I would be willing to help out and I would like to know what getting a stand > set up involves doing. I lived in Japan for 2 years so needless to say I'm > up to date with the anime that's out there. I can speak laymen English, and > geek, also some Japanese. I run Linux desktops at home and servers at work. > I think your inkling is right, there would be lots of linux users attending > fairs like this it could be a great way to attract fresh blood or at least > keep touch with other users out there. > > On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Sridhar Dhanapalan > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >From my experience, I've found that potential Linux users/enthusiasts >> can come from all backgrounds. When it comes to advocacy, we've mainly >> focused on technical (computer fairs, etc.), business (CeBIT, etc.) >> and educational (Education Expo, etc.) users. This kind of outreach >> outside our borders into related communities has been invaluable. >> >> In that vein, I think the Ubuntu Massachusetts Local Community Team >> might be onto something by targeting anime fans: >> >> >> http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/09/11/25/0124246/Ubuntu-Reaching-Out-To-16000-Anime-Lovers >> >> A lot of us are (closet) anime fans. There's a good chance that >> there's a lot of others out there like us too. >> >> I suggest that we get a stand at an anime/sci-fi/pop-culture >> convention like Supanova or Animania. We've missed it for this year, >> but we have at least half a year to plan for the next one. >> >> Is anybody interested in taking this on? >> >> -- >> Bring choice back to your computer. >> http://www.linux.org.au/linux >> -- >> SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ >> Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > -- Bring choice back to your computer. http://www.linux.org.au/linux -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
