Hmm, Oct 1... I could swing that Friday and Monday off. If you *really* can go, let me know and I'll approach $Wife with the question.
Jon On Wed, 2005-08-24 at 11:33, Jason Tower wrote: > there is a slim possibility that i will attend this, if anyone else is > interested in going let me know. > > jason > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [Steering] Ohio LinuxFest needs your help! > Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:37:04 -0400 > From: Chris Clymer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: The Steering Committee for TriLUG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Organization: Youngstown Linux Users Group > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Dear Group Leader, > > The Ohio LinuxFest 2005 is a free annual conference and event for the > Linux and Open Source Software community. Hosting authoritative > speakers, the Ohio LinuxFest 2005 welcomes Linux and OSS professionals, > enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to take part in the event. The purpose > of the Ohio LinuxFest from the first year is to involve Linux user > groups from all over to participate in a multi-lug event. > > The Ohio LinuxFest is looking for help promoting this year's event from > Linux Users Group and other area organizations. > > This is how you can help today > 1. Please forward the letter below to your membership > 2. If you happen to know if you or any of your members are going, please > let us know. We are hoping to track what user groups and organizations > are represented. > 3. Encourage your lug members to go at your next meeting. Organize > carpooling. The Ohio LinuxFest is a great road trip for your LUG. > 4. Promote this event around town and to your collegues.Please use the > flyer on http://www.ohiolinux.org/promotion.html > 5. Link our LUG's website, please use the banner and the short > announcement on http://www.ohiolinux.org/promotion.html > (banner and short blurb post pending) > 6. Feel free to submit Ohio Linux Fest to slashdot.org and other tech > and linux news sites. This will _really_ help us with promotion, but > getting on the frontpage is hard! A sample /. posting is provided below. > 7. Approach non-Linux users! Ohio Linux Fest has talks of varying skill > levels, it is a great way for someone to get an introduction to Linux. > UNIX user groups, even Microsoft user groups probably have some members > who would be interested in such an event. > > Please let us know if there's anything that Ohio LinuxFest can do for > you. Email us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thanks, > > (person sending mail) > Ohio LinuxFest Team Member > > > *****Sample E-mail***** > > Subject: 3rd Annual Ohio LinuxFest - You're invited! > > For the past two years, Ohio LinuxFest has brought hundreds of Linux > users to Columbus for an enjoyable day of community and informative Open > Source talks. Showing no signs of slowing down, the third annual Ohio > LinuxFest 2005 will be held on Saturday October 1st, 2005 at the Greater > Columbus Convention Center (400 North High Street) in downtown Columbus. > This one-day conference will last from 8AM-Midnight with greatly > expanded sessions, expo, and an after conference reception. Join us and > consider making a weekend out of it! > > Important Dates for Ohio LinuxFest Fans: > * TODAY register for free for the 3rd Annual Ohio LinuxFest > http://www.ohiolinux.org/register.html > * TODAY - secure your hotel room reservation > http://www.ohiolinux.org/travel.html > * September 1, 2005 - corporate sponsorship commitment deadline > * October 1, 2005 The 3rd Annual Ohio LinuxFest > http://www.ohiolinux.org > > Scheduled guests include: > > * Paul Ferris (Westfield Insurance) > * Rich Bowen (Apache Foundation) > * Jim McQuillan (Linux Terminal Server Project) > * Kristian Kielhofner (AstLinux Distribution) > > ..and many more. > > Please check our website for many recently released updates like venue > information, accommodations, individual sponsorship opportunities, etc. > Our official website is Ohio LinuxFest website is > http://www.ohiolinux.org > > For additional Ohio LinuxFest information, please sign up for our > mailing list http://www.ohiolinux.org/mailinglist.html or drop into our > irc channel on irc.oftc.net at #ohiolinux > > Want to help? > > Help within your local community > * Tell your friends, fellow UG members, and colleagues about this event. > * Promote Ohio LinuxFest 2005 by distributing our flier wherever Linux > users gather. > http://www.ohiolinux.org/promotion.html > * Organize a carpool and/or roomsharing. > > Help this event be the best ever... > * Join our event planning team. > http://www.ohiolinux.org/getinvolved.html > * Recommend a corporate sponsor or become an individual sponsor > http://www.ohiolinux.org/sponsorship.html > (pending paypal link) > * Tell us how your favorite .org could enhance the expo, suggest a > Birds-of-a-Feather topic, or suggest a brilliant idea. > Just email us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hope to see you there! > > Sincerely, > > The Ohio LinuxFest 2005 Team > > Ohio Linuxfest 2005 is sponsored by: > Gold: Novell and Digium > Silver: Astaro, N2Net, Pantek, Hurricane Labs, and Westfield Insurance > Bronze: Strickling Integrated Solutions Inc., Potential Technologies, > Image Stream Internet Solutions, and Spliced Networks > Food and Beverages provided by IBM > > > *****Sample Slashdot Posting***** > > The biggest <a href="http://www.kernel.org";>Linux</a> event in the > midwest is back for its third year! <a > href="http://www.ohiolinux.org";>Ohio Linux Fest</a> will take place > October 1, 2005 at the <a > href="http://www.columbusconventions.com";>Columbus Convention Center</a> > in <a > href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=columbus,+ohio&spn=0.123496,0.218851&hl=en";>Columbus, > Ohio</a>. Sponsors include <a href="http://www.novell.com";>Novell</a>, > <a href="http://www.digium.com";>Digium</a>, <a > href="http://www.ibm.com";>IBM</a> and <a > href="http://www.astaro.com";>Astaro</a>. Speakers include > representatives of <a href="http://apache.org";>Apache</a>, <a > href="http://kde.org";>KDE</a>, <a href="http://ubuntu.com";>Ubuntu</a>, > <a href="http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/SRG/netos/xen";>Xen</a>, <a > href="http://www.novell.com";>Novell</a>, <a > href="http://www.digium.com";>Digium</a>, and <a > href="http://www.gnome.org";>Gnome</a>. Free schwag from <a > href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com";>Free Software Magazine</a>, > <a href="http://ubuntu.com";>Ubuntu</a>, and <a > href="http://www.oreilly.com";>O'Reilly</a>. Did I mention the event is > <a href="fsf.org">FREE</a> as in <a href="http://www.beer.com";>BEER</a>? > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.7 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFDDFvgyAc5jM0nFbgRApENAKCaadJX7IVwfiYX2a5jwGJVGLTKCACdGhqZ > pXZ4vjX7WgN9TmVJsKlA7+4= > =aoa/ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Steering mailing list > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/steering > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
