[Discuss] BLU InstallFests at UMass/Boston

[rrose at pobox.com (Randall Rose)]

Just want to make sure the InstallFest is still on for Sat May 3 9-5pm -- it 
isn't on the blu.org website yet.

Do we have specifics about the exact location at UMass?

On Fri, Feb 21, 2025, at 2:18 AM, John Abreau wrote:
> After discussion at Wednesday evening's BLU meeting, we learned of a
> conflict on April 12, and we decided to move the InstallFest to Saturday,
> May 3.
>
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 8:59?PM Randall Rose <rrose at pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> I would definitely attend.  Reboot (the group in Rhode Island that just
>> started) had a kind of mini-installfest earlier this month, just with
>> Ubuntu 24.04.1, so I'm not sure Reboot people will come to BLU's.  But if
>> BLU holds an installfest I will tell Reboot people about it.
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 17, 2025, at 11:15 PM, John Abreau wrote:
>> > A professor at UMass/Boston offered to arrange access for us to hold our
>> > InstallFests there. UMass/Boston is easily accessible from the Red Line
>> via
>> > a shuttle bus, and also by car.
>> >
>> > We're thinking of holding the next InstallFest on Saturday, April 12,
>> from
>> > 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. I'd like to gauge how much interest there is before
>> > making the request.
>> >
>> > Our previous InstallFest was on December 7, 2019. We originally had one
>> > scheduled for March 14, 2020, until MIT canceled our room reservation due
>> > to the COVID lockdown.
>> >
>> > What do you all think?
>> >
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