John Levin wrote: > So, anyone up for a party? > > John > > -------- Original Message -------- > > > Hi all, > > Ladies and Gentleman who love and adore the world most lovable and > adorable Operating System, Ubuntu, we plan on releasing Ubuntu 8.10 > Intrepid Ibex on October 30th. Now, this release is a pretty special > release because not only do we kick out another kick-ass Ubuntu, but > October 20th is Ubuntu’s 4th birthday! > > As such, it is time to par-taaay. Seriously. The Beastie Boys faught for > your right to partaaay, so show some dignity and respect to these > rights, and get out there and do it. > > So, what is the skinny, I hear you ask? Well, I think it is time for us > to put our collective minds together and organise an incredible series > of release parties all over the world. On our last release, we had over > 60 parties, largely organised by our incredible worldwide LoCo > community, and I would love to see us hit nearer to 100 parties for this > release, particularly with a birthday to celebrate! > > Organising a party is pretty simple: > > Pick a date - I would recommend either Thu 30th October or the following > weekend…Sat 1st Nov and Sun 2nd Nov. Pick a date when you can arrange > for a bunch of Ubuntu enthusiasts to be in the same building. > Pick a venue - this can be someone’s back yard, a pub, a university > room, a school, a parking lot…wherever. They key thing is not the venue, > it is the people. With a venue and date, you are all set to let the > world know about it. > Add your party to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IntrepidReleaseParties - this > is the big list of Ubuntu release parties. :) > Let the world know - blog about it, make up some fliers and put them in > computers shops / libraries / cafes / educational establishments etc. > Encourage a stack of people to come along to your party. :) > > We have a longer guide to organising a release party at > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BuildingCommunity/RunningReleaseParty. You can > also discuss organising your party on the ubuntu-event-planners mailing > list (https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/Ubuntu-event-planners). > > When it comes to running your party, there are a bunch of things you can > do on the day/evening itself: > > * Have a cake - it is a birthday, after all! If you can’t bake a > cake, find someone who can. :) > * Hang out with other Ubuntu people, meet new faces and get to > know each other. > * You may want to perform installfests. > * You may also want to organise a few talks and speeches for the > event itself. > * Why not make some merchandise to give out? Maybe some badges, > stickers or t-shirts? > > Enjoy, and do post here when you organise a party! > > Jono > > > Will there be more cake? Count me in for the party. I expect someone on here will suggest the Pembury Tavern as the location but it's not the most accessible place as it's not near a tube station. I vote +1 for De Hems again as the turn out was good last time.
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