[lugm.org] A mini-conference on Linux, other OSS and their merits

[aadil at lavabit.com]

Set up a group meeting.  We'll discuss about your 2 cents.

> my two cents.
>
> Why organize a mini-conference?
>  To get some media attention.
>
> Why not enhance our monthly meetings with features that are friendly
> to our target audience?
> Good idea that should be kept... but a meeting can't last the whole
> day till late night hence give a chance to people who can't attend the
> meeting the time we made it usually...
>
> What will happen when
>       the mini-conference be over?
>       resume to our usual meeting, we probably might get some more
> members, and later on decide to make another event... when we get the
> financing and feel it is time to do it.
>
>
> Avinash get another similar comment in his blog?
>
> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 8:15 AM, <aadil at lavabit.com> wrote:
>> Why organize a mini-conference?  Why not enhance our monthly meetings
>> with
>> features that are friendly to our target audience?  What will happen
>> when
>> the mini-conference be over?  Will we resume our monthly meeting until
>> Avinash get another similar comment in his blog?
>>
>> We could modify our meeting schedule as follow:
>> - Technical presentation (for beginner, intermediate or advanced
>> depending
>> on the topic)
>> - Beginners workshops (where we teach people real-world examples of
>> FS/OSS
>> like a Apache log formats for eg)
>> - Library
>> - Administrative topics
>>
>> Of course, we'll have to discuss about it.
>>
>> Aadil.
>>
>>> the next meeting hasn't been set yet, shall talk to the president
>>> about it and set it.
>>>
>>> "we'll just have to have Partition Magic handy" <-- omg!
>>>
>>> the mini conference is really needed.. but we need to plan it well.
>>> Won't be something easy organize, hope we get all members on this one.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 3:45 PM, <aadil at lavabit.com> wrote:
>>>> It's high time to organize a strategy not a mini-conference.
>>>>
>>>> Let's do talk at the next meeting.
>>>>
>>>> Aadil.
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> Just got this comment on my blog that I want to share:
>>>>> http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2009/06/19/brand-new-linux-user-group-of-mauritius-website/#comment-198156
>>>>>
>>>>> I think he's somewhat right. We do not have a strategy towards
>>>>> beginners yet. I think it's high time to organise a mini-conference
>>>>> on
>>>>> Linux, other OSS and their merits. We'll have, say, four 1-hour
>>>>> presentations on various topics for different audiences (beginners,
>>>>> "deciders", geeks, etc.) as well as allow people to bring their PCs
>>>>> for Linux installation (we'll just have to have Partition Magic handy
>>>>> :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> When are we supposed to meet next? We have to talk.
>>>>>
>>>>> Avinash
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> avinash at noulakaz.net - http://www.noulakaz.net/ - (230) 493-9394
>>>>>
>>>>> Those who fail to understand C++ are doomed to reimplement it.
>>>>> Better.
>>>>> [Jez]
>>>>>
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