[kwlug-disc] Linux Conference

Fri Jun 5 13:24:04 EDT 2015

I have, unfortunately, zero time to contribute to this effort. What I do
have though is a small open source tech company in the KW area. If you
start getting this together, we might be able to be a sponsor and, time
permitting, give a talk as well.

cheers

On 05/06/15 01:15 PM, Paul Nijjar wrote:
> 
> 
> In addition to the below advice: find some other people who are as
> committed (and will work as hard) as you. Organizing events is not a
> one-person job. 
> 
> I think it would be excellent for you to organize something. As hinted
> at below, there are some other events that have been running for a
> while, so joining forces with one of them may be an option.
> 
> - Paul 
> 
> On Thu, Jun 04, 2015 at 02:58:50PM -0400, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
>> I did not organize an event myself, but was interacting closely with those
>> who do, be that in Linux events, or Drupal events.
>>
>> The following recurring themes may help:
>>
>> - Try to fix the venue and the date(s) as early as possible, so people have
>> time to plan.
>>
>> - The venue will be the biggest expense, unless it is provided for free.
>>
>> - Have projectors ready for people to present.
>>
>> - Ask for sessions as soon as have the venue and dates available.
>>
>> - If the event is sponsored, then try to line up sponsors in 3 or so tiers,
>> based on your expected costs (venue, lunch, audio/visual, ...etc, not all
>> that will apply for all events).
>>
>> - If the event is paid for by the attendees, make it as simple as possible
>> to pay (e.g. Paypal).
>>
>> - Have a marketing plan ready, including social media and local/regional
>> media (e.g. newspaper, computer clubs, Communitech, user groups, ...etc.)
>>
>> - Try to balance the needs of advanced and beginners needs depending on the
>> audience you expect. Split them in different (possibly parallel) tracks if
>> you do have many sessions and more than one room.
>>
>> And finally, organizing an event is always hard work and time consuming for
>> the organizers.
>>
>> Hope that helps.
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 2:17 PM, Colin Mills <colin.j.mills96 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for the input everyone!
>>>
>>>
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>>> On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 1:11 PM, <john at vanostrand.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> ‎I was one of the organizers of the ontario Linux fest. I'm a little
>>>> surprised the onlinux.ca domain is still active.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my BlackBerry 12 neural implant.
>>>>   Original Message
>>>> From: B. S.
>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2015 12:00 PM
>>>> To: KWLUG discussion
>>>> Reply To: KWLUG discussion
>>>> Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Linux Conference
>>>>
>>>> There are also UoW people on this list whom will have seen your message.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No doubt there is both academic and non-academic community interest,
>>>> likely just a matter of people showing the interest and putting in the time
>>>> to organize and execute. Whether there is sufficient community interest is
>>>> probably hard to gauge. Paul / Software Freedom Day would also bring some
>>>> expertise in these senses to your party. Same with those doing Ubuntu hour
>>>> / release parties, Drupal group, and so on and so forth. There's a Waterloo
>>>> events calendar (Lori?) around somewhere. Seeing how well, or not, such
>>>> events are attended may be helpful to you.
>>>>
>>>> I don't know how in/formal your day would have to be to be successful,
>>>> let alone the definition of success. These groups and the OnLinux
>>>> organizations may be helpful in those respects. Time of year will also
>>>> matter. AFAIK kwlug is less attended in summer, and except for co-op,
>>>> students not in town for classes aren't present to attend anything.
>>>>
>>>> One of the things that have been problematic is the apparent divergent
>>>> interests of the academics vs the wider user community. e.g. Sufficient
>>>> interest in Languages / kernel vs application use such as gimp or Libre
>>>> Office. Presumably manageable by collecting 'common' topics in time blocks.
>>>> Presumably 'running your small business on Linux' (be it accounting
>>>> software, VoIP, or marketing / web) will always have some low level of
>>>> interest in the area.
>>>>
>>>> GL&HF
>>>>
>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>> From: Colin Mills <colin.j.mills96 at gmail.com>
>>>>> To: KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2015 12:43 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Linux Conference
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> * Ok thank you, hopefully we can get something going! I am going to
>>>> BSDCan in Ottawa in the next couple of weeks and it just inspired a couple
>>>> of ideas.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 12:41 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Colin Mills <colin.j.mills96 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am looking at organizing a conference in the KW region centered
>>>> around Linux in general. I feel like the area would have the biggest draw
>>>> for technical users and casual users alike.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> * I found this : http://www.onlinux.ca/ does anyone know if its still
>>>> active?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is Ontario Linux Fest, which was modelled after the Ohio Linux
>>>> Fest. It ran for server years in a row.
>>>>>> I know two of the organizers (who happened to be from the
>>>> Kitchener/Waterloo/Cambridge area, but organized the event in Toronto for a
>>>> wider audience).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I bcc'd them on this email.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> * Anyway I would love to get some ideas and thoughts around the idea
>>>> and see if its even viable. Have a good one everybody. Ill be at the
>>>> meeting on July 6th :).
>>>>>>>
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