Thanks Phil N, glad to help out. The "Ubuntu Blitz Campaign..." is a great idea especially for the LTS release.
I'm looking for flyers to print out to save time, we have a few Ubuntu ones in mind but does anyone know where we can find up to date system76 and zareason flyers? On Mon, 19 Oct 2015 at 21:29 Phil N <ph...@delfinomicro.com> wrote: > Wow - Che's Ubuntu event is listed on Corvallis's events calendar page, > and everything... WTG Che, and nicely written too. Unfortunately some VIPs > are flying in from San Jose, so I'll have to miss this Thursday's event, as > I'll be out all day. > > Wishing you all the best, on creating a new LoCo Ubuntu community in > Corvallis. Again great! job Che. > > Cody Jim > > I think Che has come up with a great! idea. Perhaps we should get > something posted in Salem's Statesman Journal, regarding the release of > Ubuntu 15.10 for next months meeting on the 6th or 20th of November. > > Plus I think, we should all post something in our respective local > newspapers, during every Ubuntu release (biannually), to help grow the LoCo > Ubuntu communities... Sort of a Biannual Ubuntu Blitz Campaign... ;-) > Just thinking out-loud here, and throwing some ideas (Che helped spark) > out there to the community. > > ciao for now > Phil. N > > > /************************************* > * Sent from a system running Ubuntu * > *************************************/ > > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Che Dean <dean....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> We got a mention on Visit Corvallis: >> http://visitcorvallis.com/event/ubuntu-15-10-corvallis-release-party/?instance_id=7949&utm_content=bufferd0eb3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer >> >> >> On Sun, 11 Oct 2015 at 18:55 Che Dean <dean....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the advice guys. :-) We plan on a once a month get together >>> at the Old World Deli. They have decent wifi and they never get over >>> crowded, normally pretty quiet. The initial meetup for this months launch >>> will be in the afternoon but we'll probably switch it to between 5pm and >>> 7.30pm on a weekday after that. I'm also thinking the beginning of the >>> month might be better because people tend to have money then. Old World >>> Deli is within walking distance of our house so we won't have to worry >>> about cycling in the dark (not a pleasant experience around here even with >>> great bike lanes). >>> On Oct 11, 2015 6:41 PM, "Phillip N" <ph...@deltatriad.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Che, >>>> >>>> I concur with what Cody said; Here in Salem we have been staying at >>>> around 3 people pre meeting, with a few visitors who temporary attend to >>>> get a problem or two solved. Stay vigilant, because people will eventually >>>> show up. Some things we found that work here in Salem are: >>>> >>>> * Small flyer (poster) half page, the larger ones seem to get taken >>>> down more often to make room. >>>> * Meet at least once pre month at the same place and time. >>>> * Meet on a weekday, (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings work >>>> best, because many people leave town on a Friday for the weekend, and most >>>> holidays fall on a Monday, so those days near the weekend may not be as >>>> good a turnout.) However you may find in your area, that people may be >>>> willing leave their own town to travel to yours on the weekend ;-) >>>> >>>> Just a few ideas though - great work on LoCo evens page. >>>> >>>> Ciao for now >>>> Phil. N >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> /*********************************** >>>> * Sent from my Commodore 64 * >>>> ***********************************/ >>>> >>>> On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 4:02 PM, Cody Smith <cody.sm...@ubuntu.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Che, the Salem Ubuntu Hour has been staying steady at about 3 people >>>>> per meeting, peaked at 4-5, there's a core group (Me, Phil and jvlb) and >>>>> occasionally we get others, and there's someone else who occasionally >>>>> visits that Phill will remember the name where I don't. it used to be just >>>>> me and jvlb, it's started picking up more people over the past year and a >>>>> half (albeit slowly). So my point is don't be discouraged if it's not many >>>>> people at first and it picks up slowly, it'll happen, and your doing what >>>>> you can to get Ubuntu more well known! >>>>> >>>>> --c_smith >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 11:09 PM, Che Dean <dean....@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Weekends would suit us better also, this initial meeting was only to >>>>>> coincide with the release day. Krita is a great idea, I wil be sure to >>>>>> include it. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 at 23:00 Scarlett Clark < >>>>>> scarlett.gately.cl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Please consider Krita https://krita.org/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It is our (KDE) sparkling gem. Is is in archive so any *ubuntu >>>>>>> flavor can install it. >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> Scarlett >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Also FWIW I think a weekend meeting of sorts would be awesome, I >>>>>>> don't mind a bit of travel but weekdays are hard. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 10:30 PM, Che Dean <dean....@gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It will be fun. We'll bring the System76 Darter running Ubuntu >>>>>>>> 14.04.03 LTS, it's a couple of years old but it's still high end, i7, >>>>>>>> 16GB >>>>>>>> RAM, 500GB SSD, touch screen and also an ASUS 1011PX 2 GB RAM Netbook >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> show off how well Ubuntu Mate runs on older hardware. I'll install >>>>>>>> Darktable and RawTherapee to show the photography potential on the >>>>>>>> System76 >>>>>>>> (it's big around here) as well as other favourites, any other software >>>>>>>> you >>>>>>>> can think of feel free to let us know, we want to show off the best >>>>>>>> FOSS >>>>>>>> has to offer. :-) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 at 21:30 Walter Lapchynski <w...@ubuntu.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Well, we all have to start somewhere. The best thing you can do is >>>>>>>>> encourage everyone you can find to come. Like, whether or not they >>>>>>>>> care >>>>>>>>> about computers, Linux, or Ubuntu! Perhaps plan on tackling a >>>>>>>>> particular >>>>>>>>> problem that could be applicable to lots of folks, like dealing with >>>>>>>>> common >>>>>>>>> filetypes (.doc, .pdf, etc.) in Ubuntu. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I have to make sure all our flyers are fixed up so you can have >>>>>>>>> some of them to show off. Still don't have our website yet, though, >>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> that would be so much better than using the wiki or the LoCo page as >>>>>>>>> a URL, >>>>>>>>> bah. Our old URL expires on the 23rd, so maybe I can get that and >>>>>>>>> redirect >>>>>>>>> to the LoCo page while I wait for Canonical to get their act together. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 9:17 PM, Che Dean <dean....@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> More than likely it will end up as it normally does, just me and >>>>>>>>>> Linda but who knows. We'll have fun either way. :-) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 at 21:14 Walter Lapchynski <w...@ubuntu.com> >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Can't wait to hear the story/see pictures on how this went. >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks to Che for his hard work and for having the forethought to >>>>>>>>>>> get it on >>>>>>>>>>> the [LoCo event pages][1]!!!! >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> [1]: >>>>>>>>>>> http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-us-or/3231-ubuntu-1510-corvallis-release-party/ >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 1:28 PM, Phillip N <ph...@deltatriad.net> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> This week I've got family from out of town over, so can't make >>>>>>>>>>>> it this Saturday (15.10). >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Wishing you all the best, and happy "compiling" over at Old >>>>>>>>>>>> World Deli. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Ciao for now >>>>>>>>>>>> Phil. N >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> /*********************************** >>>>>>>>>>>> * Sent from my Commodore 64 * >>>>>>>>>>>> ***********************************/ >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 9:53 PM, Che Dean <dean....@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I'll arrange a future monthly meet up at a later time, maybe >>>>>>>>>>>>> 5pm to 7:30pm or something like that and at the beginning of each >>>>>>>>>>>>> month. >>>>>>>>>>>>> This was just a last minute throw together to try and get >>>>>>>>>>>>> something >>>>>>>>>>>>> started. :-) >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 7 Oct 2015 at 21:17 Cody Smith < >>>>>>>>>>>>> cody.smith9...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> sadly, when that starts I'll just be getting off work. but >>>>>>>>>>>>>> enjoy it nonetheless! if there happens to be a meetup on a >>>>>>>>>>>>>> weekend in the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> future, I might be able to make it. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> --c_smith >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 4:38 PM, Che Dean <dean....@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hope you're all enjoying the very pleasant autumn/fall we're >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> having. I'm putting together a meet up page on >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> groupspaces.com for the Corvallis/Benton county area. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> S0rceress0 and myself are planning the first get together at >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Old World >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Deli here in Corvallis for the release of Ubuntu 15.10. It's a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> good venue >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with plenty of space, seating, wifi and great food at a low >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> price. I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> originally looked at using meetup but I'm not paying $9.99 a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> month until we >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have a few people coming to regular meet ups. You can find the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> page here >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for those interested: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://groupspaces.com/UbuntuCorvallisMeetUp/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 at 14:37 Cody Smith < >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cody.smith9...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Again, I'll definitely be there. Got the bus system down to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> where I can make it home with at least an hour to spare. (or 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in today's >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> case). I'll have a couple of neat things to show off (one of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them is a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> project I started yesterday) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --c_smith >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 2:35 PM, Phillip N < >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ph...@deltatriad.net> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This Friday (today), is time to get-out and about while >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the weather is still good. By attending this evenings Ubuntu >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hour. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Festivities will begin at 6:00pm to 7:00pm located >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> downstairs at Broadway Coffeehouse, 1300 Broadway St NE #100, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Salem, OR. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> JVLB - sends his regards, as he won't be able to attend. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And asks that we try to maintain a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> festive spirit, without him. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jim's absence will be missed, we hope to see him during >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> our next meeting, coming up on Friday, October, 16th. Same >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> place, same >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ubuntu time, same Ubuntu channel. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Have a great! weekend all, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best regards >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Phil. 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