[kwlug-disc] Linux Conference
CrankyOldBugger
crankyoldbugger at gmail.com
Fri Jun 5 14:04:49 EDT 2015
Being someone who has fond memories of the big computer shows of the 80's
and 90's (eg Comdex), I would certainly come to an event here in KW,
regardless of the inaugural size.
On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 at 13:53 Digimer <lists at alteeve.ca> wrote:
> Speaking as an interested company, yes, I would want a booth to setup. I
> know this is OSS, and everything we do, we give away for free, but we
> need to keep the lights on. I can guarantee other potential sponsors
> will approach this the same way.
>
> An event organizer in the OSS space has a special requirement that other
> shows don't; There is a cultural and philosophical balancing act that
> needs to be maintained. If it comes across as too corporate, people
> won't come. On the other hand, if there are too few opportunities for
> companies to get their word out, you won't get many vendors.
>
> Find the right balance, and you can have a very popular show on your
> hands after a few years. :)
>
> On 05/06/15 01:32 PM, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
> > Be sure to have an area where vendors can set up booths to do the meet
> > and greet part and display their wares. People will come for the swag,
> > if nothing else!
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 5 Jun 2015 at 13:24 Digimer <lists at alteeve.ca
> > <mailto:lists at alteeve.ca>> wrote:
> >
> > 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 <mailto:colin.j.mills96 at gmail.com>>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Thanks for the input everyone!
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >>> Colin J. Mills (cjm)
> > >>> FOSS
> > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software>
> Advocate
> > >>>
> > >>> Software Engineering Technology
> > >>> Second Year
> > >>> Conestoga College
> > >>> Canada
> > >>>
> > >>> "makepkg, not war"
> > >>>
> > >>>
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >>>
> > >>> On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 1:11 PM, <john at vanostrand.com
> > <mailto:john at vanostrand.com>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> I was one of the organizers of the ontario Linux fest. I'm a
> > little
> > >>>> surprised the onlinux.ca <http://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
> > <mailto:colin.j.mills96 at gmail.com>>
> > >>>>> To: KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org
> > <mailto: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 <mailto:kb at 2bits.com>> wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Colin Mills
> > <colin.j.mills96 at gmail.com <mailto: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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> > >>
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