I have just published a article (http://masnetworks.biz/node/20) about exhibiting at LinuxWorld Expo and the lessons learned.
I heard some talk about some interest in doing the San Fran show. Please feel free to contact me for any suggestions, help, CD's & DVD's etc.
On Fri, Feb 18, 2005 at 11:36:03AM -0500, Matt Shields wrote:
I have just published a article (http://masnetworks.biz/node/20) about exhibiting at LinuxWorld Expo and the lessons learned.
I heard some talk about some interest in doing the San Fran show. Please feel free to contact me for any suggestions, help, CD's & DVD's etc.
Excellent writeup! And thank you very much for hosting the booth. I hope it was at least entertaining and fun for you. I like hosting booths because it gives a great opportunity to interface directly with the public. I have talked to some of my peers that were there and they said you guys did a great job, and the booth was busy.
At the SF show last summer, we didn't come with any pre-burnt CDROMS, nor documents, nor banners. We may have looked amateurish, but we still made some good contacts.
Your points about funding limitations are very valid. Hopefully by the next show, we will be able to afford to print some fliers, and maybe even (hopefully) bring in some developers/contributors. Also as you suggested, leveraging sponsors for CDROMS and maybe other swag may be very beneficial. Anyone on the list that can help here should contact me. ;)
As a matter of fact, if anyone wants to be part of next summer's LWE in SF, let me know. Booking travel plans very early can usually get very discounted rates.
So Matt... Are you going to do it again next year? ;)
Again... Many thanks!
my problem is..where do you get the silver blanks at?..<G>
Greg M. Kurtzer wrote:
On Fri, Feb 18, 2005 at 11:36:03AM -0500, Matt Shields wrote:
I have just published a article (http://masnetworks.biz/node/20) about exhibiting at LinuxWorld Expo and the lessons learned.
I heard some talk about some interest in doing the San Fran show. Please feel free to contact me for any suggestions, help, CD's & DVD's etc.
Excellent writeup! And thank you very much for hosting the booth. I hope it was at least entertaining and fun for you. I like hosting booths because it gives a great opportunity to interface directly with the public. I have talked to some of my peers that were there and they said you guys did a great job, and the booth was busy.
At the SF show last summer, we didn't come with any pre-burnt CDROMS, nor documents, nor banners. We may have looked amateurish, but we still made some good contacts.
Your points about funding limitations are very valid. Hopefully by the next show, we will be able to afford to print some fliers, and maybe even (hopefully) bring in some developers/contributors. Also as you suggested, leveraging sponsors for CDROMS and maybe other swag may be very beneficial. Anyone on the list that can help here should contact me. ;)
As a matter of fact, if anyone wants to be part of next summer's LWE in SF, let me know. Booking travel plans very early can usually get very discounted rates.
So Matt... Are you going to do it again next year? ;)
Again... Many thanks!
I'm trying to work out the details to get the professional CD/DVD's donated through ShieldsLinux.com, since we just started I'm waiting for my duplication equipment. Luckily I have a dual purpose, since I do DVD production for one of my other businesses. Previously I sent out all production to another company.
The other thing I forgot to add was bring a camera. My broke about 2 weeks ago, and I made the mistake of ordering it online because they promised overnight shipment and it arrived yesterday.
I'd love to do it again, but we'll see. Even though it was hard work, I had a lot of fun (especially talking to our users and potential users), the hardest part of all this was trying to explain to my wife why I was doing this :-> For those of you married, you probably know what I mean. Non technical wives just don't why FOSS is so important.
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