[Discuss] BLU InstallFests at UMass/Boston

[Randall Rose]

Thanks, I expect I will be able to join you there, probably shortly after 10am.  I will let people know.

On Mon, Apr 21, 2025, at 4:46 PM, John Abreau wrote:
> Yes, the InstallFest is confirmed for Saturday, May 3, 9:00am-5:00pm.
> 
> The room is confirmed, it's on the 3rd floor of UMB's McCormick Building, but we still need written directions from the various elevators to the actual room. 
> 
> Glenn will be posting directional signs along the way on the day of the event. 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Apr 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM Randall Rose <rrose at pobox.com> wrote:
>> 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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