Gotta agree with Andre on this. Open Day sounds friendly, Workshop sounds like hard work. Regards, Boden Matthews, http://bodenm.wordpress.com
On 24 May 2012 10:07, Andre Mangan <andreman...@gmail.com> wrote: > "Workshop" sounds onerous. > > "Open Day" sounds open and inviting. > > If I lived in Brisbane and wanted to know more about Ubuntu, I would read > "Open Day" as an event that was open to all and inviting my attendance to > receive enlightenment whereas "Workshop" has connotations of "bring your > wellies and shovel and a towel to mop the sweat from your brow". > > "InstallFest" does not generate any interest - it is a fabricated word > used by cognoscenti only. > > Great initiative, Jared. Good luck. > > Andre > > . > > > On 23 May 2012 13:26, Chris Robinson <fabricat...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Agreed on all counts Jared. >> >> I think I prefer "Workshop" over "Open Day" because it suggests that >> actual work will be done, rather than just a banner waving informational >> type day. Either would seem to be better than "InstallFest". I think the >> difference might be cultural - perhaps "InstallFest" works better in other >> countries. >> >> We need a poster specificaly designed to be placed in the venue (if >> possible) so that frequent users of the venue (ie Public Library) get to >> know about it well in advance. Hopefully it will generate more local >> traffic in addition to the other advertising that we do. >> >> Chris. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Jared Norris <jrnor...@gmail.com> >> *To:* ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com >> *Sent:* Tuesday, 22 May 2012 10:28 PM >> *Subject:* Mid-Cycle Events >> >> Good evening all, >> >> In January the Brisbane members got together for an InstallFest during >> the middle of the cycle for the 11.10 release cycle. We discussed that >> we would probably like to make this a regular occasion as an addition >> to the release parties. We also decided that the name InstallFest was >> a bit misleading and discouraged other users from attending. Therefore >> I propose we change the name to "Ubuntu-AU Workshop", "Ubuntu-AU Open >> Day" or something similar and market it as something people can come >> to for help installing, general problems or just curious. I would also >> like to suggest that other locations join in on the action and create >> their own local events. >> >> So from what I can tell we need to do the following: >> * Decide what to call it >> * Organise co-ordinators and volunteers for each location wanting to >> participate >> * Create loco.u.c events >> * Organise a venue (we found public libraries had free meeting rooms >> that were great, we also decided to pick them as close to free parking >> and public transport as possible). >> * Market the events >> * Hold the events >> >> Thoughts, comments or questions anyone? >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Jared Norris JP(Qual) BBehSc(Psych) >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JaredNorris >> >> -- >> ubuntu-au mailing list >> ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au >> >> >> >> -- >> ubuntu-au mailing list >> ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au >> >> > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > >
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