Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[Bill Quinn]

Surely there must be some sponsorship to be got?  - Canonical?

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I'm interested in getting involved in the install party. Our group is
just starting up a community cloud project and I'm happy to talk about
some Ubuntu/LTSP pilots we're currently running with NGOs.

If the venue is small, I think it might work to do two separate events -
one oriented towards business/NGOs and the other a more informal 'do'
for people in general who might like to experiment with Ubuntu.

Either date is fine for me, but I think it's best not to clash with
other events that people will want to go to?

I dunno about £25 - I think it might discourage quite a few people.
Surely there must be some sponsorship to be got?  Anyone got any ideas
about who to approach? I'll give it some thought . . .

Paula

/ www.fossbox.org.uk
pa...@fossbox.org.uk
Tel: 020 7481 8479
Skype: bastubis
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James Thomas wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Unfortunately the venue will only accommodate 20 people comfortably across
> two meeting rooms.
> 12 in one and 8 in the other. More people can be seated, but desk space is
> at a premium.
>
> I would be happy to run events over the weekend. Special dispensation would
> have to be garnered for a weekday as the rooms are in constant use.
>
> Now we could run the same material Saturday/Sunday so that more people can
> take part or hold a two day event over different weekends. Also I am quite
> happy to make it a regular thing. Once/Twice a month type thing but would
> need to see how it grows.
> If it gets too large, I may be able to source another venue for free but
> they would expect some money to go across the bar...
>
> Alan Lord, I may be able to get this venue during the day, Friday, if you
> want to do a Business Focused event.
>
> Let me know your thoughts.
>
> Cheers
>
> James Thomas
>
> #selinuxium
> @selinium
>
>
>
>
> On 28 March 2010 23:16, Bruno Girin  wrote:
>
>   
>> On Sat, 2010-03-27 at 19:40 +, John Stevenson wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>>
>>> On 27 March 2010 18:35, Alan Lord (News)  wrote:
>>> On 27/03/10 18:02, John Stevenson wrote:
>>> > Hello all,
>>> > Thanks for all the feedback.  I was planning this for the
>>> 1st May, but
>>> > this has been pointed out as the same weekend as oggcamp.
>>> >
>>> > Would you all still be interested on a simultaneous London
>>> event or
>>> > would you prefer the following weekend?
>>>
>>>
>>> Personally, I would prefer if we could do it on a Friday. The
>>> idea you
>>> have and the opportunity to show off stuff like Ubuntu EC
>>> would be
>>> something we would be happy to be involved with and would
>>> probably want
>>> to invite some businesses to come along and see it in action.
>>>
>>> I do agree that Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud would be interesting to many
>>> businesses and therefore there is good incentive to do an event with
>>> that topic on a weekday, i.e. Friday.
>>>
>>> I would also need help with Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud to do that topic
>>> an justice.  I don't have enough practical experience to do the topic
>>> justice by in detail.  I was going to do some work on UEC this
>>> weekend, but have been a little busy planning.
>>>   
>> I'm working with cloud stuff at the moment, some of them involving
>> Ubuntu so I'm happy to help on that topic. Between us, we should be able
>> to come up with something that makes sense. If we want to demo it, we
>> will need a couple of servers though.
>>
>> Bruno
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[pa...@fossbox.org.uk]

Make up a suitable number and do good publicity ;)

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James Thomas wrote:
> If we want to do a week day event aimed more towards, but not exclusively
> towards businesses then I can probably get a good sized venue at no cost
> (with some arm twisting).
> But the prerequisite will be that refreshments be purchased on premises...
>
> Obviously, if I can say that we would be expecting 'X' attendees, the larger
> the 'X' the easier the arm twisting...
>
>
>
> On 29 March 2010 10:38, pa...@fossbox.org.uk  wrote:
>
>   
>> I'm interested in getting involved in the install party. Our group is
>> just starting up a community cloud project and I'm happy to talk about
>> some Ubuntu/LTSP pilots we're currently running with NGOs.
>>
>> If the venue is small, I think it might work to do two separate events -
>> one oriented towards business/NGOs and the other a more informal 'do'
>> for people in general who might like to experiment with Ubuntu.
>>
>> Either date is fine for me, but I think it's best not to clash with
>> other events that people will want to go to?
>>
>> I dunno about £25 - I think it might discourage quite a few people.
>> Surely there must be some sponsorship to be got?  Anyone got any ideas
>> about who to approach? I'll give it some thought . . .
>>
>> Paula
>>
>> / www.fossbox.org.uk
>> pa...@fossbox.org.uk
>> Tel: 020 7481 8479
>> Skype: bastubis
>> /
>>
>>
>>
>> James Thomas wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi there,
>>>
>>> Unfortunately the venue will only accommodate 20 people comfortably
>>>   
>> across
>> 
>>> two meeting rooms.
>>> 12 in one and 8 in the other. More people can be seated, but desk space
>>>   
>> is
>> 
>>> at a premium.
>>>
>>> I would be happy to run events over the weekend. Special dispensation
>>>   
>> would
>> 
>>> have to be garnered for a weekday as the rooms are in constant use.
>>>
>>> Now we could run the same material Saturday/Sunday so that more people
>>>   
>> can
>> 
>>> take part or hold a two day event over different weekends. Also I am
>>>   
>> quite
>> 
>>> happy to make it a regular thing. Once/Twice a month type thing but would
>>> need to see how it grows.
>>> If it gets too large, I may be able to source another venue for free but
>>> they would expect some money to go across the bar...
>>>
>>> Alan Lord, I may be able to get this venue during the day, Friday, if you
>>> want to do a Business Focused event.
>>>
>>> Let me know your thoughts.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> James Thomas
>>>
>>> #selinuxium
>>> @selinium
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 28 March 2010 23:16, Bruno Girin  wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>   
 On Sat, 2010-03-27 at 19:40 +, John Stevenson wrote:

 
> Hello all,
>
>
> On 27 March 2010 18:35, Alan Lord (News)  wrote:
> On 27/03/10 18:02, John Stevenson wrote:
> > Hello all,
> > Thanks for all the feedback.  I was planning this for the
> 1st May, but
> > this has been pointed out as the same weekend as oggcamp.
> >
> > Would you all still be interested on a simultaneous London
> event or
> > would you prefer the following weekend?
>
>
> Personally, I would prefer if we could do it on a Friday. The
> idea you
> have and the opportunity to show off stuff like Ubuntu EC
> would be
> something we would be happy to be involved with and would
> probably want
> to invite some businesses to come along and see it in action.
>
> I do agree that Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud would be interesting to many
> businesses and therefore there is good incentive to do an event with
> that topic on a weekday, i.e. Friday.
>
> I would also need help with Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud to do that topic
> an justice.  I don't have enough practical experience to do the topic
> justice by in detail.  I was going to do some work on UEC this
> weekend, but have been a little busy planning.
>
>   
 I'm working with cloud stuff at the moment, some of them involving
 Ubuntu so I'm happy to help on that topic. Between us, we should be able
 to come up with something that makes sense. If we want to demo it, we
 will need a couple of servers though.

 Bruno




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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[James Thomas]

Hi John,

There is a Plasma in one room and a projector in the other.
Last time I hosted the bugjam we had good attendance on Saturday and
Sunday...

Cheers.



On 29 March 2010 10:42, John Stevenson  wrote:

> Hello James,
> Thanks for getting back to me on the size of your venue.  I feel it is
> still a good option and would just put a limit on how many people can come.
>
> I like the idea of using different weekends, perhaps two consecutive
> Saturdays.  People would need to be very intererested to turn up on a Sunday
> I think.
>
> Do you have projectors in both rooms?
>
> I should have some more information about my options this week, so will
> keep you posted.
>
> Thank you
>
>
>
> On 29 March 2010 10:02, James Thomas  wrote:
>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> Unfortunately the venue will only accommodate 20 people comfortably across
>> two meeting rooms.
>> 12 in one and 8 in the other. More people can be seated, but desk space is
>> at a premium.
>>
>> I would be happy to run events over the weekend. Special dispensation
>> would have to be garnered for a weekday as the rooms are in constant use.
>>
>> Now we could run the same material Saturday/Sunday so that more people can
>> take part or hold a two day event over different weekends. Also I am quite
>> happy to make it a regular thing. Once/Twice a month type thing but would
>> need to see how it grows.
>> If it gets too large, I may be able to source another venue for free but
>> they would expect some money to go across the bar...
>>
>> Alan Lord, I may be able to get this venue during the day, Friday, if you
>> want to do a Business Focused event.
>>
>> Let me know your thoughts.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> James Thomas
>>
>> #selinuxium
>> @selinium
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[James Thomas]

If we want to do a week day event aimed more towards, but not exclusively
towards businesses then I can probably get a good sized venue at no cost
(with some arm twisting).
But the prerequisite will be that refreshments be purchased on premises...

Obviously, if I can say that we would be expecting 'X' attendees, the larger
the 'X' the easier the arm twisting...



On 29 March 2010 10:38, pa...@fossbox.org.uk  wrote:

> I'm interested in getting involved in the install party. Our group is
> just starting up a community cloud project and I'm happy to talk about
> some Ubuntu/LTSP pilots we're currently running with NGOs.
>
> If the venue is small, I think it might work to do two separate events -
> one oriented towards business/NGOs and the other a more informal 'do'
> for people in general who might like to experiment with Ubuntu.
>
> Either date is fine for me, but I think it's best not to clash with
> other events that people will want to go to?
>
> I dunno about £25 - I think it might discourage quite a few people.
> Surely there must be some sponsorship to be got?  Anyone got any ideas
> about who to approach? I'll give it some thought . . .
>
> Paula
>
> / www.fossbox.org.uk
> pa...@fossbox.org.uk
> Tel: 020 7481 8479
> Skype: bastubis
> /
>
>
>
> James Thomas wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > Unfortunately the venue will only accommodate 20 people comfortably
> across
> > two meeting rooms.
> > 12 in one and 8 in the other. More people can be seated, but desk space
> is
> > at a premium.
> >
> > I would be happy to run events over the weekend. Special dispensation
> would
> > have to be garnered for a weekday as the rooms are in constant use.
> >
> > Now we could run the same material Saturday/Sunday so that more people
> can
> > take part or hold a two day event over different weekends. Also I am
> quite
> > happy to make it a regular thing. Once/Twice a month type thing but would
> > need to see how it grows.
> > If it gets too large, I may be able to source another venue for free but
> > they would expect some money to go across the bar...
> >
> > Alan Lord, I may be able to get this venue during the day, Friday, if you
> > want to do a Business Focused event.
> >
> > Let me know your thoughts.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > James Thomas
> >
> > #selinuxium
> > @selinium
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 28 March 2010 23:16, Bruno Girin  wrote:
> >
> >
> >> On Sat, 2010-03-27 at 19:40 +, John Stevenson wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hello all,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 27 March 2010 18:35, Alan Lord (News)  wrote:
> >>> On 27/03/10 18:02, John Stevenson wrote:
> >>> > Hello all,
> >>> > Thanks for all the feedback.  I was planning this for the
> >>> 1st May, but
> >>> > this has been pointed out as the same weekend as oggcamp.
> >>> >
> >>> > Would you all still be interested on a simultaneous London
> >>> event or
> >>> > would you prefer the following weekend?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Personally, I would prefer if we could do it on a Friday. The
> >>> idea you
> >>> have and the opportunity to show off stuff like Ubuntu EC
> >>> would be
> >>> something we would be happy to be involved with and would
> >>> probably want
> >>> to invite some businesses to come along and see it in action.
> >>>
> >>> I do agree that Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud would be interesting to many
> >>> businesses and therefore there is good incentive to do an event with
> >>> that topic on a weekday, i.e. Friday.
> >>>
> >>> I would also need help with Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud to do that topic
> >>> an justice.  I don't have enough practical experience to do the topic
> >>> justice by in detail.  I was going to do some work on UEC this
> >>> weekend, but have been a little busy planning.
> >>>
> >> I'm working with cloud stuff at the moment, some of them involving
> >> Ubuntu so I'm happy to help on that topic. Between us, we should be able
> >> to come up with something that makes sense. If we want to demo it, we
> >> will need a couple of servers though.
> >>
> >> Bruno
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >>
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[John Stevenson]

Hello James,
Thanks for getting back to me on the size of your venue.  I feel it is still
a good option and would just put a limit on how many people can come.

I like the idea of using different weekends, perhaps two consecutive
Saturdays.  People would need to be very intererested to turn up on a Sunday
I think.

Do you have projectors in both rooms?

I should have some more information about my options this week, so will keep
you posted.

Thank you


On 29 March 2010 10:02, James Thomas  wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> Unfortunately the venue will only accommodate 20 people comfortably across
> two meeting rooms.
> 12 in one and 8 in the other. More people can be seated, but desk space is
> at a premium.
>
> I would be happy to run events over the weekend. Special dispensation would
> have to be garnered for a weekday as the rooms are in constant use.
>
> Now we could run the same material Saturday/Sunday so that more people can
> take part or hold a two day event over different weekends. Also I am quite
> happy to make it a regular thing. Once/Twice a month type thing but would
> need to see how it grows.
> If it gets too large, I may be able to source another venue for free but
> they would expect some money to go across the bar...
>
> Alan Lord, I may be able to get this venue during the day, Friday, if you
> want to do a Business Focused event.
>
> Let me know your thoughts.
>
> Cheers
>
> James Thomas
>
> #selinuxium
> @selinium
>
>
>
>


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[pa...@fossbox.org.uk]

I'm interested in getting involved in the install party. Our group is
just starting up a community cloud project and I'm happy to talk about
some Ubuntu/LTSP pilots we're currently running with NGOs.

If the venue is small, I think it might work to do two separate events -
one oriented towards business/NGOs and the other a more informal 'do'
for people in general who might like to experiment with Ubuntu.

Either date is fine for me, but I think it's best not to clash with
other events that people will want to go to?

I dunno about £25 - I think it might discourage quite a few people.
Surely there must be some sponsorship to be got?  Anyone got any ideas
about who to approach? I'll give it some thought . . .

Paula

/ www.fossbox.org.uk
pa...@fossbox.org.uk
Tel: 020 7481 8479
Skype: bastubis
/



James Thomas wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Unfortunately the venue will only accommodate 20 people comfortably across
> two meeting rooms.
> 12 in one and 8 in the other. More people can be seated, but desk space is
> at a premium.
>
> I would be happy to run events over the weekend. Special dispensation would
> have to be garnered for a weekday as the rooms are in constant use.
>
> Now we could run the same material Saturday/Sunday so that more people can
> take part or hold a two day event over different weekends. Also I am quite
> happy to make it a regular thing. Once/Twice a month type thing but would
> need to see how it grows.
> If it gets too large, I may be able to source another venue for free but
> they would expect some money to go across the bar...
>
> Alan Lord, I may be able to get this venue during the day, Friday, if you
> want to do a Business Focused event.
>
> Let me know your thoughts.
>
> Cheers
>
> James Thomas
>
> #selinuxium
> @selinium
>
>
>
>
> On 28 March 2010 23:16, Bruno Girin  wrote:
>
>   
>> On Sat, 2010-03-27 at 19:40 +, John Stevenson wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>>
>>> On 27 March 2010 18:35, Alan Lord (News)  wrote:
>>> On 27/03/10 18:02, John Stevenson wrote:
>>> > Hello all,
>>> > Thanks for all the feedback.  I was planning this for the
>>> 1st May, but
>>> > this has been pointed out as the same weekend as oggcamp.
>>> >
>>> > Would you all still be interested on a simultaneous London
>>> event or
>>> > would you prefer the following weekend?
>>>
>>>
>>> Personally, I would prefer if we could do it on a Friday. The
>>> idea you
>>> have and the opportunity to show off stuff like Ubuntu EC
>>> would be
>>> something we would be happy to be involved with and would
>>> probably want
>>> to invite some businesses to come along and see it in action.
>>>
>>> I do agree that Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud would be interesting to many
>>> businesses and therefore there is good incentive to do an event with
>>> that topic on a weekday, i.e. Friday.
>>>
>>> I would also need help with Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud to do that topic
>>> an justice.  I don't have enough practical experience to do the topic
>>> justice by in detail.  I was going to do some work on UEC this
>>> weekend, but have been a little busy planning.
>>>   
>> I'm working with cloud stuff at the moment, some of them involving
>> Ubuntu so I'm happy to help on that topic. Between us, we should be able
>> to come up with something that makes sense. If we want to demo it, we
>> will need a couple of servers though.
>>
>> Bruno
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> 
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[James Thomas]

Hi there,

Unfortunately the venue will only accommodate 20 people comfortably across
two meeting rooms.
12 in one and 8 in the other. More people can be seated, but desk space is
at a premium.

I would be happy to run events over the weekend. Special dispensation would
have to be garnered for a weekday as the rooms are in constant use.

Now we could run the same material Saturday/Sunday so that more people can
take part or hold a two day event over different weekends. Also I am quite
happy to make it a regular thing. Once/Twice a month type thing but would
need to see how it grows.
If it gets too large, I may be able to source another venue for free but
they would expect some money to go across the bar...

Alan Lord, I may be able to get this venue during the day, Friday, if you
want to do a Business Focused event.

Let me know your thoughts.

Cheers

James Thomas

#selinuxium
@selinium




On 28 March 2010 23:16, Bruno Girin  wrote:

> On Sat, 2010-03-27 at 19:40 +, John Stevenson wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> >
> > On 27 March 2010 18:35, Alan Lord (News)  wrote:
> > On 27/03/10 18:02, John Stevenson wrote:
> > > Hello all,
> > > Thanks for all the feedback.  I was planning this for the
> > 1st May, but
> > > this has been pointed out as the same weekend as oggcamp.
> > >
> > > Would you all still be interested on a simultaneous London
> > event or
> > > would you prefer the following weekend?
> >
> >
> > Personally, I would prefer if we could do it on a Friday. The
> > idea you
> > have and the opportunity to show off stuff like Ubuntu EC
> > would be
> > something we would be happy to be involved with and would
> > probably want
> > to invite some businesses to come along and see it in action.
> >
> > I do agree that Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud would be interesting to many
> > businesses and therefore there is good incentive to do an event with
> > that topic on a weekday, i.e. Friday.
> >
> > I would also need help with Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud to do that topic
> > an justice.  I don't have enough practical experience to do the topic
> > justice by in detail.  I was going to do some work on UEC this
> > weekend, but have been a little busy planning.
>
> I'm working with cloud stuff at the moment, some of them involving
> Ubuntu so I'm happy to help on that topic. Between us, we should be able
> to come up with something that makes sense. If we want to demo it, we
> will need a couple of servers though.
>
> Bruno
>
>
>
>
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[Bruno Girin]

On Sat, 2010-03-27 at 19:40 +, John Stevenson wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> 
> On 27 March 2010 18:35, Alan Lord (News)  wrote:
> On 27/03/10 18:02, John Stevenson wrote:
> > Hello all,
> > Thanks for all the feedback.  I was planning this for the
> 1st May, but
> > this has been pointed out as the same weekend as oggcamp.
> >
> > Would you all still be interested on a simultaneous London
> event or
> > would you prefer the following weekend?
> 
> 
> Personally, I would prefer if we could do it on a Friday. The
> idea you
> have and the opportunity to show off stuff like Ubuntu EC
> would be
> something we would be happy to be involved with and would
> probably want
> to invite some businesses to come along and see it in action.
> 
> I do agree that Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud would be interesting to many
> businesses and therefore there is good incentive to do an event with
> that topic on a weekday, i.e. Friday.
> 
> I would also need help with Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud to do that topic
> an justice.  I don't have enough practical experience to do the topic
> justice by in detail.  I was going to do some work on UEC this
> weekend, but have been a little busy planning.

I'm working with cloud stuff at the moment, some of them involving
Ubuntu so I'm happy to help on that topic. Between us, we should be able
to come up with something that makes sense. If we want to demo it, we
will need a couple of servers though.

Bruno




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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[Alan Pope]

Hi John,

On 27 March 2010 19:02, John Stevenson  wrote:
> Would you all still be interested on a simultaneous London event or would
> you prefer the following weekend?
>

Personally (given I'm one of the organisers and attendees of OggCamp)
I'd prefer if it was a different weekend, but that's up to you and
your fellow organisers to figure out :)

> I have a venue in mind which would cater for up to 100 people, has wireless
> Internet connectivity and plenty of space.  The venue would cost to hire, so
> would either have to charge a small fee (£10-25) on entry or get some
> sponsorship.  Would you all still be interested if there is an entrance fee?
>

Depends what compelling things there are to see and do. We (OggCamp)
have managed to secure sponsors so we don't have to charge people for
entry, but I'm sure people would be willing to pay a small fee. 25
quid is not small in my mind.

Cheers,
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[Tony Scott]

Hi John

Still interested!

Cheers

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>
>From: John Stevenson 
>To: UK Ubuntu Talk 
>Sent: Sat, 27 March, 2010 18:02:52
>Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?
>
>Hello all,
>Thanks for all the feedback.  I was planning this for the 1st May, but this 
>has been pointed out as the same weekend as oggcamp.
>
>Would you all still be interested on a simultaneous London event or would you 
>prefer the following weekend?
>
>I have a venue in mind which would cater for up to 100 people, has wireless 
>Internet connectivity and plenty of space.  The venue would cost to hire, so 
>would either have to charge a small fee (£10-25) on entry or get some 
>sponsorship.  Would you all still be interested if there is an entrance fee?
>
>I have about 50 people interested in the initial idea, so am busy trying to 
>organise the details and check everyone is still interested.  Your feedback is 
>much appreciated.
>
>Thank you
>John Stevenson
>
>
>>On 25 March 2010 15:25, Tony Scott  wrote:
>
>>>Sounds good!
>>
>>>>Put my name down...
>>
>>>>Cheers
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>>>>- Original Message 
>>>>> From: Isabell Long 
>>>>> To: UK Ubuntu Talk 
>>>>> Sent: Thu, 25 March, 2010 15:16:41
>>>>> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?
>>>>>
>>>>> It all sounds very good to me!  I'd be pleased to attend if it
>>>>> goes
>>>>ahead.  If everything specified in the original list goes ahead,
>>>>> yes
>>>>we would definitely need more than 3 to 4
>>>>> hours!
>>
>>>>Isabell.
>>
>>>>--
>>>>Regards,
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>>> ymailto="mailto:isabell...@gmail.com";
>>>>> href="mailto:isabell...@gmail.com";>isabell...@gmail.com>
>>
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[John Stevenson]

Hello all,


On 27 March 2010 18:35, Alan Lord (News)  wrote:

> On 27/03/10 18:02, John Stevenson wrote:
> > Hello all,
> > Thanks for all the feedback.  I was planning this for the 1st May, but
> > this has been pointed out as the same weekend as oggcamp.
> >
> > Would you all still be interested on a simultaneous London event or
> > would you prefer the following weekend?
>
> Personally, I would prefer if we could do it on a Friday. The idea you
> have and the opportunity to show off stuff like Ubuntu EC would be
> something we would be happy to be involved with and would probably want
> to invite some businesses to come along and see it in action.
>

I do agree that Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud would be interesting to many
businesses and therefore there is good incentive to do an event with that
topic on a weekday, i.e. Friday.

I would also need help with Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud to do that topic an
justice.  I don't have enough practical experience to do the topic justice
by in detail.  I was going to do some work on UEC this weekend, but have
been a little busy planning.


>  > I have a venue in mind which would cater for up to 100 people, has
> > wireless Internet connectivity and plenty of space.  The venue would
> > cost to hire, so would either have to charge a small fee (£10-25) on
> > entry or get some sponsorship.  Would you all still be interested if
> > there is an entrance fee?
>
> Did you not see the reply from James Thomas on the 23rd?
>

I've emailed James earlier today to see what size of venue he has.  If he
has enought capacity and is able to do a week day, then that would fit in
with what you suggest.  I had the impression that James' kind offer was for
a day during the weekend, but am happy to be corrected.

I am keeping any options open, but need to get some decisions made this
coming week to give everyone enough notice.

I am open to doing a targeted event on the Saturday afternoon, more for
developers and admins who support developers.  Then taking that idea to a
weekday event with a broader or business focused audience.

The original idea was to hold the event as close to the release date as
possible and use the general buzz to get technical people coming to the
event.  I suspect that many business people would be a little more cautious
and an event with them in mind would be less influenced by the days since
release ticking away.

Before this started I was planning in the back of my mind to do some Ubuntu
/ Linux advocacy evening talks as I have a venue that will hold them for
free.  Once I have recovered from this release event I hope to get that in
motion.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[Alan Lord (News)]

On 27/03/10 18:02, John Stevenson wrote:
> Hello all,
> Thanks for all the feedback.  I was planning this for the 1st May, but
> this has been pointed out as the same weekend as oggcamp.
>
> Would you all still be interested on a simultaneous London event or
> would you prefer the following weekend?

Personally, I would prefer if we could do it on a Friday. The idea you 
have and the opportunity to show off stuff like Ubuntu EC would be 
something we would be happy to be involved with and would probably want 
to invite some businesses to come along and see it in action.

> I have a venue in mind which would cater for up to 100 people, has
> wireless Internet connectivity and plenty of space.  The venue would
> cost to hire, so would either have to charge a small fee (£10-25) on
> entry or get some sponsorship.  Would you all still be interested if
> there is an entrance fee?

Did you not see the reply from James Thomas on the 23rd?

> Hi there,
>
> I hosted the bugjam in London a couple of times back and I am willing to do 
> it again.
> I would of done something earlier but have been rushed off my feet with 
> work...
>
> I am pretty sure I can provide a room or two with wireless and fixed point 
> internet access..
> Pretty sure I can provide a box to load from scratch too with whatever demo 
> stuff we can come up with.
>
> I can provide drinks and snacks and the venue is just outside of Liverpool 
> street.
>
> Also, may be able to set up the video conferencing to stream out to web too!
>
> If you are interested, let me know.

Keep the dialogue here as it is something we'd be keen to help with but 
for us really would want to after Oggcamp not during...

Cheers

Alan



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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[John Stevenson]

Hello all,
Thanks for all the feedback.  I was planning this for the 1st May, but this
has been pointed out as the same weekend as oggcamp.

Would you all still be interested on a simultaneous London event or would
you prefer the following weekend?

I have a venue in mind which would cater for up to 100 people, has wireless
Internet connectivity and plenty of space.  The venue would cost to hire, so
would either have to charge a small fee (£10-25) on entry or get some
sponsorship.  Would you all still be interested if there is an entrance fee?

I have about 50 people interested in the initial idea, so am busy trying to
organise the details and check everyone is still interested.  Your feedback
is much appreciated.

Thank you
John Stevenson

On 25 March 2010 15:25, Tony Scott  wrote:

> Sounds good!
>
> Put my name down...
>
> Cheers
>
>  --
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> http://tonyscott.org.uk | http://twitter.com/tonys |
> http://uk.wordcamp.org
>
>
>
> - Original Message 
> > From: Isabell Long 
> > To: UK Ubuntu Talk 
> > Sent: Thu, 25 March, 2010 15:16:41
> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?
> >
> > It all sounds very good to me!  I'd be pleased to attend if it
> > goes
> ahead.  If everything specified in the original list goes ahead,
> > yes
> we would definitely need more than 3 to 4
> > hours!
>
> Isabell.
>
> --
> Regards,
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> > ymailto="mailto:isabell...@gmail.com";
> > href="mailto:isabell...@gmail.com";>isabell...@gmail.com>
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[Tony Scott]

Sounds good!

Put my name down...

Cheers

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- Original Message 
> From: Isabell Long 
> To: UK Ubuntu Talk 
> Sent: Thu, 25 March, 2010 15:16:41
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?
> 
> It all sounds very good to me!  I'd be pleased to attend if it 
> goes
ahead.  If everything specified in the original list goes ahead, 
> yes
we would definitely need more than 3 to 4 
> hours!

Isabell.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[Isabell Long]

It all sounds very good to me!  I'd be pleased to attend if it goes
ahead.  If everything specified in the original list goes ahead, yes
we would definitely need more than 3 to 4 hours!

Isabell.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[Bruno Girin]

On Wed, 2010-03-24 at 23:15 +, John Stevenson wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> As the new version of Ubuntu will be with us all soon I was wondering
> if there are any install parties happening in the London area?  I have
> not been able to find anything yet.  If not, I would be interested in
> organising such an event and am looking for a few helpers and lots of
> interested people.

John, that sounds like a great idea. I don't know how much time I could
spare but I'd definitely be happy to help out.

> 
> I have a few ideas for a location, depending on if the party lasts a
> few hours or through the day.  I would like to include some
> information for people new to Linux / Ubuntu, some pratical advocacy
> information, session on managing your ubuntu system, running Ubuntu
> live from a USB / SD Card, etc.  I would also like to include some
> more advanced stuff such as setting up a private cloud, but this may
> depend on getting some suitable hardware.
> 
> I would like to know if 2-3 hours is enough or if you would be
> interested in an all day event.  Tentative dates would be Friday 29th
> April, Saturday 30th or Tuesday 4th May.  This is what I have come up
> with so far in terms of things to do at the party, I would appreciate
> any comments on what would be of most interest.

An all day session may not be practical on a week day. On the other
hand, considering everything you have on the list below, I'm not sure
2-3 hours is enough.

> 
> Installation of:
> * Ubuntu desktop / netbook
> * Kbuntu desktop / netbook
> * Ubuntu Server
> * Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud server
> 
> Themes
> * Ubuntu for Development
> - Java, Scala, Clojure
> - Netbeans, Eclipse
> - Hudson
> - Selenium IDE / RC / Grid
> - MySQL, PostgreSQL
> - Glassfish / tomcat / jetty

Sounds good. Depending on the audience, you could also include subjects
such as apache, quickly, python, etc.

> 
> * Ubuntu for safe browsing environment
> - safe browsing in Firefox
> - isolated desktop - OS on USB / SDCard
>  
> * Getting started with Ubuntu
> - Whats in Ubuntu - most popular applications - firefox, OpenOffice, 
> - How to get help - web sites, forums, irc,

And how to reports bugs on Launchpad.

> - sticky issue of multimedia - codecs

When talking about multimedia, maybe add a word about medibuntu and
demonstrate how to install Skype from there?

> 
> * Managing your Ubuntu 
> - package manager
> - installing 3rd party software
> - file backup - Ubuntu One, etc
> 
> * Creative applications
> - GIMP
> - Open Shot
> - Audacity

I'm not sure one day's enough now :-)

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[John Matthews]

I'd be willing to come as well, as I need help with my laptop and 
netbook. Let me know when it is.


John.

On 24/03/10 23:35, James Thomas wrote:

Hi Alan,

I can make it any weekend with notice.

:)


On 24 March 2010 23:31, Alan Bell > wrote:


that is a great idea and I would love to help with it, however that is
the oggcamp weekend so I think a lot of the willing volunteers will be
up north in Liverpool.

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[James Thomas]

Hi Alan,

I can make it any weekend with notice.

:)


On 24 March 2010 23:31, Alan Bell wrote:

> that is a great idea and I would love to help with it, however that is
> the oggcamp weekend so I think a lot of the willing volunteers will be
> up north in Liverpool.
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[James Thomas]

Hi there,

I hosted the bugjam in London a couple of times back and I am willing to do
it again.
I would of done something earlier but have been rushed off my feet with
work...

I am pretty sure I can provide a room or two with wireless and fixed point
internet access..
Pretty sure I can provide a box to load from scratch too with whatever demo
stuff we can come up with.

I can provide drinks and snacks and the venue is just outside of Liverpool
street.

Also, may be able to set up the video conferencing to stream out to web
too!

If you are interested, let me know.

Cheers


JT

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On 24 March 2010 23:15, John Stevenson  wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> As the new version of Ubuntu will be with us all soon I was wondering if
> there are any install parties happening in the London area?  I have not been
> able to find anything yet.  If not, I would be interested in organising such
> an event and am looking for a few helpers and lots of interested people.
>
> I have a few ideas for a location, depending on if the party lasts a few
> hours or through the day.  I would like to include some information for
> people new to Linux / Ubuntu, some pratical advocacy information, session on
> managing your ubuntu system, running Ubuntu live from a USB / SD Card, etc.
> I would also like to include some more advanced stuff such as setting up a
> private cloud, but this may depend on getting some suitable hardware.
>
> I would like to know if 2-3 hours is enough or if you would be interested
> in an all day event.  Tentative dates would be Friday 29th April, Saturday
> 30th or Tuesday 4th May.  This is what I have come up with so far in terms
> of things to do at the party, I would appreciate any comments on what would
> be of most interest.
>
> Installation of:
> * Ubuntu desktop / netbook
> * Kbuntu desktop / netbook
> * Ubuntu Server
> * Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud server
>
> Themes
> * Ubuntu for Development
> - Java, Scala, Clojure
> - Netbeans, Eclipse
> - Hudson
> - Selenium IDE / RC / Grid
> - MySQL, PostgreSQL
> - Glassfish / tomcat / jetty
>
> * Ubuntu for safe browsing environment
> - safe browsing in Firefox
> - isolated desktop - OS on USB / SDCard
>
> * Getting started with Ubuntu
> - Whats in Ubuntu - most popular applications - firefox, OpenOffice,
> - How to get help - web sites, forums, irc,
> - sticky issue of multimedia - codecs
>
> * Managing your Ubuntu
> - package manager
> - installing 3rd party software
> - file backup - Ubuntu One, etc
>
> * Creative applications
> - GIMP
> - Open Shot
> - Audacity
>
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] London Ubuntu install party?

[Alan Bell]

that is a great idea and I would love to help with it, however that is
the oggcamp weekend so I think a lot of the willing volunteers will be
up north in Liverpool.

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