LDD Scheduling at Softpro?

[ccb at kukla.tiac.net (Charles C. Bennett, Jr.)]

Hi All -

   We're getting ready to nail down Softpro for an LDD event.  At
this point I need volunteers to help man the thing.  We can set up
on Sunday 9/12, Monday 9/13 or both.

   I'd like folks to step forward for 4 hour slots.  I'd be happiest
doing Monday.  I think Jeremy and I (and maybe Bill Okerman and Ted
T'so) could hold the fort for most of Monday afternoon if I could have
two folks working relief starting right around afternoon rush...

   Talk it up.  Let me know what you all think.

ccb



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From: "rick treitman" <rick at softproeast.com>
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Subject: Re: Linux Demo Days 9/12/99 - 9/19/99 
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sounds great.
let me know when you want to stop by.

9/12 is a sunday - we're only open from 12:00 - 5:00.
9/13, monday we're open from 9:00 - 8:00, but it isn't a weekend.

which hours do you plan to cover?

r.



- -----Original Message-----
From: Charles C. Bennett, Jr. <ccb at kukla.tiac.net>
To: Rick Treitman <rick at softpro.com>
Cc: jabr at blu.org <jabr at blu.org>
Date: Saturday, September 04, 1999 2:52 AM
Subject: Re: Linux Demo Days 9/12/99 - 9/19/99 


>
>> sure, we'd be happy to have you.
>> send me the details.
>
>
>Hi Rick -
>
>   Sorry for the lag on getting back to you.
>
>   We'd like to set up a couple of tables and a small network of as
>many as four machines in the back of the store.  These will all be
>intel-based PC's.  Three of the machines will be running Red Hat Linux
>6.0 or a derivative, one WindowsNT or Windows98.  Of the Linux machines,
>one is likely to be an SMP server in a mid-tower case, one a workstation
>in a mini-tower case or a Sony VAIO laptop and one an old clunker to
>demo how well Linux performs on equipment that Windows can't support.
>
>   We'll be working as volunteers.  I'll be there for the whole shift
>and will shame a number of the others into making themselves present
>(and presentable) to help out.
>
>   We have some demo materials coming in from the sponsor companies.
>From what I've seen so far, it's pretty shabby.  We'll be working up
>our own presentations to pitch the features of the system.  The
>intention is to focus on a positive message about Linux features and
>reliability without getting sucked into an MS-bashing thing.  We'll
>have a prepared presentation that we can make throughout the day or we
>can work a more free-form format and provide the presentation as
>handouts or on diskettes.
>
>   We're more than happy to have you structure a merchandise display
>around the demo area to facilitate our ability to get Linux product
>into the hands of interested visitors.  We're planning an
>"Installfest" event elsewhere the weekend of the 25th to help turn new
>buyers into active users (and consumers of O'Reilly books).
>
>   Provided we can stage this event on 9/12 or 9/13, we have the use
>of Jeremy Allison, one of the key developers of the Samba file and
>print service system.  His employer, SGI, has agreed to allow him to
>take a side trip to Boston for this event before returning to work in
>Silicon Valley later in the week.  With Mr. Allison in town, a
>scheduled tech talk associated with our event might be in order, where
>interested parties could arrive at a specific time for a presentation
>specifically covering the latest work being done with Samba.
>
>   Whatever the structure of this thing, we'll be putting our own
>muscle into promotion.  The linuxdemo.org people are planning to
>issue press releases at the national level and are providing packages
>of materials for local events.
>
>   If you like, I can come by the store to talk more.
>
>ccb
>
>
>----
>Charles C. Bennett, Jr. VA Linux Systems
>Systems Engineer, 1382 Bordeaux Dr.
>US Northeast Region Sunnyvale, CA 94089
>+1 617 543-6513 +1 888-LINUX-4U
>ccb at valinux.com www.valinux.com
>
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