[BLU/Officers] Next InstallFest

[John Abreau]

I've heard no objections to Saturday,June 27 for the next InstallFest, and
the MIT SwapFest is just a week before that.

Let's plan on June 27th.

We discussed early publicity at UMB for the InstallFest; it would be great
if we could also promote it at the SwapFest.


On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 1:18 AM John Abreau <abreauj at gmail.com> wrote:

> For the next InstallFest, in June, we have four Saturdays to choose from:
> the 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th.
>
> Does anyone know of conflicts that make any of these dates problematic?
>
> Bill mentioned consideration of the MIT Swapfest on the 3rd Sunday. In
> June, that's the 21st, which means that June 27th would be the
> preferred date for the InstallFest, if there are no conflicts on that date.
>
> What are your thoughts?
>
> On Sun, Feb 22, 2026 at 10:34 AM Glenn A Hoffman <Glenn.Hoffman at umb.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> John,
>>
>> Sorry attendance was a disappointment. My initial request for a room was
>> done in the name of the IT Club which had lost its accreditation due to
>> some stupidity on the part of the admin group that works with clubs.
>>
>> Let’s think ahead. Pick a Saturday in June for the next InstallFest.
>> Send me the date you chose and I  will then reserve the room.
>>
>> Once we get the room, you can send me the poster graphic and I will have
>> it printed at Quinn Graphics on the UMB campus.
>>
>> Over the summer we can pick a Wednesday in October for the next
>> InstallFest.
>>
>> Glenn
>>
>> On Feb 21, 2026, at 11:32 PM, John Abreau <abreauj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> CAUTION: EXTERNAL SENDER
>> I'd like to begin planning for the next InstallFest, at least as far as
>> choosing the date. I'm thinking May or June would be best; I'd like to hold
>> them at least four times a year if possible.
>>
>> What are your thoughts regarding possible dates? Do we want to stick with
>> Saturdays, or perhaps alternate between Saturdays and Wednesdays? Perhaps
>> the Friday or Saturday immediately following a BLU meeting?
>>
>> Today's InstallFest was a bit of a disappointment. The main issue seems
>> to be that we didn't publicise the event early enough or widely enough.
>>
>> This time around, I waited for confirmation of the room assignment before
>> posting it to the calendar. Confirmation of the room didn't occur until
>> essentially the last minute.
>>
>> Next time, we should begin publicity once we've settled on the date, and
>> then print the poster, and flyers, once we know what room we've been
>> assigned to.
>>
>> It might make sense to set up multiple large posters on the day of the
>> event, and ordinary letter-size flyers a week or two before the event to
>> promote awareness. Perhaps recruit a student volunteer to put up flyers,
>> after we get permission to post them?
>>
>> The ANSI E size poster was somewhat awkward. ANSI D is 22x34 inches,
>> which should be fine. ANSI c is 17x22 inches, which seems far too small.
>>
>> Jerry mentioned a store called Michaels. I checked their website, and
>> they have a 22x28 inch poster board for 99 cents each. 22x28 inches seems
>> like a good size.
>>
>> We may be able to save money by providing the poster board for UMB's
>> printing services to prein on, assuming they allow us to supply our own
>> media.
>>
>>
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