I'm glad to hear that Accenta was a succes! (this makes me sad, as I had to call in ill) If you want to, I can always suggest Ubuntu-be for other events in Ghent.
grtz, Mike On Thu, 2009-09-24 at 21:50 +0200, jean7491 wrote: > IRC meeting report > Present at the IRC meeting 23/09/2009 (in random order): nero1, > rossemiel, jean7491, JanC, GhOsty, bbartek > > 1. Past and Future Events > a. Dipro Antwerp on 13/09 - report > It was a successful event with a lot of new enthusiastic volunteers > from Antwerp area. The preparation of the team for the next Dipro fair > on 29/11 was already started. > b. Software Freedom Day and HCC Vlaanderen OpenDoor Day 19/09 - > Wezembeek Oppem > there were not too many visitors, but we were able to help some > people,The contacts we made with the HCC were positive, and we had > more than enough volunteers. > c. Accenta 2009 Fair in Ghent 19/09 and 20/09 - report > A successful event in a fairly big fair, excellent to let Ubuntu > better known by the public, very good contact with Digipolis. Report > and pictures are in the wiki > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeam/Accenta_2009 > The booth was a very positive experience and we had a lot of visitors > (more than in some other booths in the fair!). A lot of people (more > than in Dipro fairs) never heard about Ubuntu. > We should do more booths at different places like that: it is just a > problem of contact and to find opportunities. Suggestions are welcome. > d. Dipro Hasselt 27/09 > The team (5) is complete and and the preparation is going well. WiFi > is likely not available: we could use 3G if needed. > e. Next events in October > Dipro fairs in Kortrijk 04/10, Charleroi 11/10, Ostend 18/10 and > Oostmalle 25/10 > The difficulty could be to constitute a team for Dipro fair in > Oostmalle. > f. Next events in November > Dipro fair in Ghent (08/11), Release Party in Ghent (21/11), Dipro > fair Antwerp (29/11). We have to start the preparation of the release > party in October: we need volunteers help for the > organization/preparation of the party. > 2. Promotion material: > a. New posters are on sale, prices and order procedure have been > published in the mailing list. > b. Other promotion material > We need a presentation in screenshots "how to install ubuntu in dual > boot (on a generic pc)" as support of our explanation to visitors in > the fairs. People having questions does not have time (and patience) > to look at an exhaustive video. A presentation "on click" is easier, > you progress according to the person you are talking with. rossemiel > will try working on it. > > 3. Next IRC meeting on 30/09/2009 at 21.00 h. > > -- > Jean > Ubuntu Belgium Events Team > -- ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:[email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be
