On 6 October 2012 06:09, Balwinder S Dheeman <bdhee...@gmail.com> wrote: [...]
> I reside at Chandigarh and work from home as a freelance consultant; > visiting New Delhi (NCR), Amritsar and rest of the major cities of Punjab > and Haryana, parts of Himachal, Utrakhand and even Jammu is possible. > OK, then maybe it is best if you try to work something out with Sanjay. Please keep us informed, and maybe there are others that can help out. Sure, I shall/can soon create a page related to free training sessions for > the local trainers, hardware assemblers, integrators and, or vendors on > deployment (installation, administration, tips and tricks) and road-shows > for the general public on the use and benefits of Linux/Unix and Free/Libre > Open Source Software. > Great. > > How about charging a reasonable registration fee from the attendees to > cover up the expenses or get these events sponsored by local associations? > We, as in ILUG-Delhi, have not charged for attendance in the past, but do ask local associations to cover any costs incurred for travel, food, and lodging. Personally, I see no reason why we cannot charge attendees. One possible model might be to have a broad training session that is free of cost, with incidental expenses covered by a local association. Local associations, and attendees, can then discuss with the trainers on an individual basis regarding more intensive, focused sessions. > Sanjay Gupta, Please comment. > In this specific case, Sanjay has already said that he is ready to do this on a commercial basis. You, and anyone else willing, can take this up further with him. Regards, Gora _______________________________________________ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
