anybody can send bulk mail to the registered people from barcampbangkok.org? does drupal has the feature to do so?
http://31o5.com http://MOZO.in.th/MOZO-SHI On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 14:01, Jan Detlefsen < [email protected]> wrote: > i suggest to canchel as well and anounce it asap. > if anyone has booked a flight from outside already we should take care > about them, maybe have some drinks, eat, etc. also if they like some > sessions in hackerspace it should be available. if at all i'm sure > there are not more than a handful who booked already. > anyone has an idea who booked a flight already? > > > > On 16 May 2010 13:39, Prem Sichanugrist <[email protected]> wrote: > > Cancel and no Phuket > > People registered for the event because they think it will be held in > > Bangkok. Lots of people can't go out of the city because of their parent, > > work reason, etc. We had the idea about BeachCamp while ago, an it just > > doesn't work. > > So cancel the whole thing, state the reason about safety. If you really > want > > some BarCamp event, then let the local people at Phuket/Chiangmai do then > > Stay safe > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 16 พ.ค. 2553, at 13:24, "j. Tim Denny" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Andreas > > As stated earlier my encouragement is for swift cancellation of the > event... > > your enthusiasm to have such an event in Phuket is warmly appreciated, > > but having been to Phuket through the Southern bus terminal just a few > > months ago I am going to venture to say that it is nearly impossible to > get > > it done on such a short notice. What you propose is a logistical > nightmare - > > even getting 10 seats on a bus would be tough during this period. > > Getting those that need to go back through Bangkok to town in time for > > whatever other appointments, the added costs and additional shuffles that > > have to be done in a few days is really not a matter of discussion. > > I think the most constructive thing to do in this situation is to support > > the organizers in an effort to cancel the event any talk of changing > sites > > at this stage will just lead to a major headache for all. > > For the key organizers you need to quickly decide how to advertise a > > cancellation and do it immediately... there is no time to waste on > further > > discussions on alternatives. > > cheers > > Tim > > __________________________________ > > j. Tim Denny, Ph.D. > > Consultant - International Development, Education and ICT > > Upper Secondary and Professional Teacher Development Project - Vietnam > > SKYPE - jtdenny Googletalk - denny.jt > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/jtdenny > > https://www.avuedigitalservices.com/VR/id130765695 > > ..... > > "Hand-up not a hand-out" > > > > > > On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Andreas Becker <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> I can understand your concerns and I saw things coming up like this > >> already weeks ago as you know. > >> But Airlines would be happy to redirect flights to Phuket instead of > >> loosing the customer ;-) > >> You need to cancel the Barcamp in Bangkok at the location at Sripatum > for > >> sure - I would do the same! > >> But you can offer all those enthusiasts which still want to make BarCamp > >> at this weekend happen to get on Tour to Phuket. > >> Why not? Here it is peaceful and quiet and we have the necessary > >> infrastructure available. Even in our church we have WIFI and like said > >> Synchron Speaker Cabine for translation. > >> Lets say if only a quarter of people would come - which means about 100 > - > >> 150 People we could make it happen here at our location at SoftwarePark! > In > >> a building where Hospital OS, TYPO3 and many other Free Open Source > Products > >> are at home and get developed. For sure we will get also people from > Phuket > >> to come here. perhaps even people which actually intended to travel up > to > >> Bangkok as we thought to do until the blockade of those redshirts. > >> I guess lots people from Bangkok would be happy to have also one weekend > >> without worrying where and when bullets are flying in which direction > and > >> perhaps hurting them. > >> Cancel Bangkok > >> Promote Phuket and we get things going. Try to get at least a feedback > >> from the registered people if they would like to join the Phuket idea! > >> We here in Phuket will help you in Bangkok to get things going in a safe > >> surrounding. And you all will help us by joining to promote Phuket as an > ICT > >> Innovation Paradise and OpenSource Development and Training Hub for > Asia. > >> Andi > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 12:48 PM, proteus guy <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> sounds like fun but no way can i do this right now. cancel barcampbkk > and > >>> let's figure out what to do after the bullets stop flying. > >>> > >>> On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 1:44 PM, Andreas Becker <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hello BarCampers all around the world and in Thailand which intended > to > >>>> join BarCamp Bangkok > >>>> please give us a feedback and join in the discussion! It won't be sure > >>>> at all how long this conflict in Bangkok will last. Are you interested > to > >>>> make it happen in Phuket instead? > >>>> Could someone send a round mailer or inform potential participants > that > >>>> we here in Phuket would get the BarCamp running on next weekend. So if > you > >>>> cancel or postpone in Bangkok we would offer everyone who is > interested to > >>>> come to Phuket to have BarCamp here - Like it was said in a former > post > >>>> already lots of people have booked and it would be a loss also for > them > >>>> financially. This isn't worth it as a bustrip to Phuket is much > cheaper than > >>>> the possible loss. Additional the Marketing Effect to promote Thailand > as > >>>> Software Development Destination even in these times would be totally > gone > >>>> which would harm us all! > >>>> How many people have already registered? > >>>> Simply ask them the question who would like to go to Phuket like > >>>> described above and who would like to drive, fly, travel by himself to > >>>> Phuket and will join and who won't join. > >>>> Than you know the number of possible participants. > >>>> You can get those who want to travel as group in a bus together. > >>>> All others name to us and we will send them instructions how to get to > >>>> us. > >>>> I will be online to day till late for people who want to discuss more. > >>>> Andi > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 12:27 PM, Andreas Becker <[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> livestream is banned to so no way for online > >>>>> 400 People is not to much. In a bus you can pack about 50 or even > more > >>>>> people. This makes up to 8 - 10 Busses. I gues it will be easy to > find a > >>>>> transportation company which would like to offer a special price for > such an > >>>>> amount of people even in this short time. > >>>>> 8 - 10 Busses would also mean you could have about 4 stops to change > >>>>> for different talks inside the bus before you go for a sleep ;-) > >>>>> If only a few would like to come than book some less busses. It would > >>>>> be good to get a feedback thow. > >>>>> You could even let the busses start in Bangkok from different places. > >>>>> i.e. one bus could pick up all arriving from Suvarnabhum Airport so > there is > >>>>> no need in risking anything and simply drive around Bangkok instead > of > >>>>> getting people inside. I am sure when I ask here at PSU we can get > this > >>>>> thing going even in this short amount of time. The director of > Software Park > >>>>> Phuket where our company is located is also Professor there. We will > also > >>>>> contact SIPA Phuket as they have also places available. And we will > ask the > >>>>> Phuket Administrative Office to help and as said I am sure our church > will > >>>>> help to. They have a huge room for about 300 people with a big stage > and 2 > >>>>> lcd monitors to each side and even a synchron translation system > available. > >>>>> So Thai talks could be translated in to english. > >>>>> Below the worship room is a huge space where another session could > take > >>>>> place, usually we are having lunch here. They have a kitchen too and > I guess > >>>>> we can organize that they will provide lunch for an affordable price. > The > >>>>> church is located in Thalang, In the evening we could have a Beach > session > >>>>> with AfterParty at Layan Beach. There is very good CDMA Connectivity > to. We > >>>>> sometimes work from there ;-) > >>>>> What steps need to be taken to get this thing runing: > >>>>> > >>>>> Phone to the southern Busterminal or if you have contact to a Bus > >>>>> transportation Company ask them. Ask them if they can provide busses > to make > >>>>> BarCamp on Tour possible. > >>>>> As soon as you will give us a go I will contact the Directors of > >>>>> Software Park, my friends at SIPA-Phuket and Khun Paiboon head of the > Phuket > >>>>> Provincial Office and see how we can help. At least our church or my > former > >>>>> school where I was director can provide place for you. It is an > "emergency" > >>>>> and it is to promote Free Open Software Products to and It is a > chance also > >>>>> for Phuket and actually Thailand to show that Thailand is peaceful > and worth > >>>>> to be visited by people from all around the world. I am sure that > they are > >>>>> in and that we can get this thing going. > >>>>> Check how many people are arriving from the airport and when they are > >>>>> arriving. Get a feedback if they are in! and pick them up direct at > the > >>>>> airport. Perhaps they can even redirect their flights to Phuket > airport and > >>>>> we will see how we can pick them up from the airport. We only would > need to > >>>>> know who and how many we would need to pick up. > >>>>> possible Locations for Meetings if only a few people will come could > be > >>>>> also Software Park Phuket. It has Conference location for about 120 > People ( > >>>>> 40 / 40 / 14 / and our office on the same floor we can transform also > to fit > >>>>> 20 people. All rooms incl our office have big screen and LCD and WiFi > and of > >>>>> course the Church like mentioned above. > http://softwareparkphuket.com > >>>>> > >>>>> I don't think it will be a bigger problem for people which don't know > >>>>> each other to travel together in a bus and have fun. Actually that is > what a > >>>>> Barcamp is for - to meet new people. So BarCampers are usually easy > going > >>>>> people and are very communicative and friendly people which want to > meet new > >>>>> people to get new inspirations. > >>>>> It only needs for now a GO form you in Bangkok and a number of people > >>>>> which might come! > >>>>> It is not to late to start right now - TODAY! to get the planing > >>>>> running! > >>>>> Everyone who want to have a Barcamp now is invited to come here! Lots > >>>>> of people have already booked their flights and as said its easy to > get > >>>>> around Bangkok if you pick them up at the airport. So we could have > fun > >>>>> without worrying that somebody gets killed in Bangkok. > >>>>> Moving the BarCamp to Phuket would be also much better PR than > >>>>> postponing or cancelling it. Show the world that we are innovative > here in > >>>>> Thailand and have creative ideas. Invite some reporters which don't > like to > >>>>> get shot - to join you in the busses. Take Videos from the talks > inside the > >>>>> busses and we will post and stream them lateron to the world. > >>>>> Forget for now about Sripatum - this is simply a nogo place right > now! > >>>>> Andi > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 11:44 AM, 31o5 Oh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> bus trip sounds nice, but to get 400 ppl head to bus station or > >>>>>> somewhere is risky enough same as getting people around spu....... > >>>>>> I'd be in and it'll work if it's only few people know each other > >>>>>> enough tho.. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> this is real crazy... shall we have online barcamp then? ustream is > >>>>>> banned, maybe something else. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Stay safe everybody!!! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> satoko > >>>>>> > >>>>>> http://31o5.com > >>>>>> http://MOZO.in.th/MOZO-SHI > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 10:30, Andreas Becker <[email protected]> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Hi All > >>>>>>> Like I said before. Please stop BarCamp before it is getting worse > >>>>>>> and even the kill zone reaches it. It is not worth to risk any > lives in this > >>>>>>> real stupid shooting arounds in Bangkok. > >>>>>>> At least the Thailand Open Source and BarCamp Communitry will need > >>>>>>> more bad advertisement in the Press as already caused by Bangkoks > Chaos. > >>>>>>> I would still offer you to get your people of the Barcamp into a > Bus > >>>>>>> - and I mean it like this - and get down here. Make it a real > BarCamp. A > >>>>>>> night travel with BarCamps isn't worth and can be big fun to. You > start at > >>>>>>> the Southern Busterminal which is far out of the warzone. Than > travel down > >>>>>>> here, we will look for a place where you can stay over night, i.e. > I could > >>>>>>> talk to our pastor to offer his church for this - it is big enough > and I > >>>>>>> will also talk to the people from University. > >>>>>>> Make it like this > >>>>>>> Travel the night down to Phuket. Than open the first 24 Hours > BarCamp > >>>>>>> NonStop from Saturday 12am to Sunday 12 am the next day and travel > up to > >>>>>>> Bangkok again the next night and you will be home about 6/7am in > the morning > >>>>>>> ready to start your usual Business. This will give us 24 hours of > very > >>>>>>> intensive talks and meetings in a real nonviolent and very friendly > >>>>>>> surrounding. The price would not be much higher I guess as if you > would need > >>>>>>> to do BarCamp in Sripatum ;-) Traveling by Bus can be really cheap > and big > >>>>>>> fun, especially if you have Bar Campers. Take some CDMA Modems with > you and > >>>>>>> you could even have your BarCamp already started inside the Bus. > Start > >>>>>>> presenting your talks on the bus screen. This would make it even a > 72 Hours > >>>>>>> Nonstop Event! Starting Friday 19PM at the southern Bus Terminal > and ending > >>>>>>> on Monday Morning 7am exactly at the same place. > >>>>>>> If you are interested to get this running please let us know as > soon > >>>>>>> as possible, so we can get you out of this proprietary warzone to a > free > >>>>>>> open Source Island. > >>>>>>> Andi > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Angelo Embuldeniya > >>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Just a heads up that according to local news this morning there's > a > >>>>>>>> possibility that curfew may be imposed. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> And as of last night there now seems to be two protest staging > >>>>>>>> sites, one fixed at ratchaprasong and the other mobile on long > >>>>>>>> trucks..wherever that mobile stage goes, areas surrounding may get > marked as > >>>>>>>> live ammunition zones.. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 5:23 AM, proteus guy < > [email protected]> > >>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> In light of the escalation and apparent spread and potential > growth > >>>>>>>>> of the violence in Bangkok, are we still moving forward with > Barcamp? Has > >>>>>>>>> anyone talked to people at Sripatum to determine if they're > concerned or > >>>>>>>>> not? I'm concerned that, as the government decides to crack down > harder and > >>>>>>>>> clearly has turned the protest site into a kill zone, the reds > will go into > >>>>>>>>> insurgent mode and the violence will no longer be contained. Only > got a few > >>>>>>>>> days to go and I think this situation is going to get hotter > before it is > >>>>>>>>> resolved. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Opinions? > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> -- Ben > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> PS: BTW John I'm still waiting for the Sripatum contact info > >>>>>>>>> regarding drink arrangements. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google > >>>>>>>>> Groups "Barcamp Thailand" group. > >>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to > >>>>>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>>>>>> [email protected]<barcamp-thailand%[email protected]> > . > >>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-thailand?hl=en. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>> Angelo Embuldeniya > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> T1: +973 39940430 > >>>>>>>> T2: +973 33987680 > >>>>>>>> E: [email protected] > >>>>>>>> W: www.linkedin.com/in/angelo > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>>>>> Groups "Barcamp Thailand" group. > >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to > >>>>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>>>>> [email protected]<barcamp-thailand%[email protected]> > . > >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-thailand?hl=en. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>>>> Groups "Barcamp Thailand" group. > >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to > >>>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>>>> [email protected]<barcamp-thailand%[email protected]> > . > >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-thailand?hl=en. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>>> Groups "Barcamp Thailand" group. > >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to > >>>>>> [email protected]. > >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>>>> [email protected]<barcamp-thailand%[email protected]> > . > >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-thailand?hl=en. > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>> Groups "Barcamp Thailand" group. > >>>> To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>>> [email protected]<barcamp-thailand%[email protected]> > . > >>>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-thailand?hl=en. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >>> "Barcamp Thailand" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]<barcamp-thailand%[email protected]> > . > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-thailand?hl=en. > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "Barcamp Thailand" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]<barcamp-thailand%[email protected]> > . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-thailand?hl=en. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Barcamp Thailand" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<barcamp-thailand%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-thailand?hl=en. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Barcamp Thailand" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<barcamp-thailand%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-thailand?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Barcamp Thailand" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<barcamp-thailand%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-thailand?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Barcamp Thailand" group. 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