> 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. I will be in Ludhiana speaking coming on 11-12th for this event http://www.twenty19.com/opportunities/organiser/guru-nanak-dev-engineering-college-ludhiana/ignite-12 hope to catch up with people around there then.
> 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. I too am interested will chime in . > > 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. +1 , ILUG-Delhi as a society why not, we can build some corpus amount with the extras and spend it on more events. > 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. This is one model which has not worked in the past as we know there is no follow up with any of the colleges and institutions , may be as an active society these kinds of items can be take up proactively , something like a quarterly news letter to all the colleges and associations in and around NCR. -Satya _______________________________________________ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
