I'm already stoked, as I've got a vehicle to get there this year ;) What kinda swag are we all interested in getting for distributing?
On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:13:37 -0400 Jacob Peddicord <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Ohioans, > > The time has come: Ohio LinuxFest is September 25 - 26 (mostly the > 26th, unless you're going to the pre-party[1]). Which means we need > to get started on planning. OLF is a huge event, let's make sure > we're ready for it! > > Last year, OLF had an attendance of about 1.2k people, if I remember > right. The Ubuntu booth was a hit, with CDs, stickers, lanyards, and > swag galore. We somehow managed to have a perfect supply of CDs: by > the end of the event, only 3-4 discs were remaining. Let's try to do > just as well if not better this year. > > However, before we can go right to the conference, some things need > to be taken care of: > > 1) Booth registration. Cost for an NPO booth is $75 this year. We > need to figure out who and how this is being registered (as most of > you know, I cannot myself :P). > 2) Booth power: $90 extra as it was last year, I don't know about > this year. Power costs were reimbursed by Canonical; perhaps they are > willing to support us this year in the overall cost. :) > 3) Swag! I have some emails to send about this -- I *should* be able > to pick these up myself depending on a few factors. (OSU classes > start the week of OLF and I'll be moving in the week before). If not, > we can always arrange this all shipped to someone else. > 3a) System76 demo units: this went very well last year, hopefully > they'll be willing to help us out again this year. > 4) Promotion. Unlike for release parties, this is pretty easy as many > people already know about OLF. But tell your friends, bring your > coworkers, drag your classmates to the event. > > I'm going to suggest a meeting for this at the usual time: wednesday > at 8pm. Does that sound okay, or are there conflicts? If there's a > problem with the time, please speak up. > > Of course, if you haven't already, REGISTER yourself for the event! > Registration is completely free, unless you opt for one of the > higher-up packages. > http://www.ohiolinux.org/register > > Let's make an awesome appearance this year! > > [0] http://www.ohiolinux.org/ > [1] http://www.ohiolinux.org/schedule.html > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
