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 <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 <brunogi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >> On Sat, 2010-03-27 at 19:40 +0000, John Stevenson wrote: > >> > >>> Hello all, > >>> > >>> > >>> On 27 March 2010 18:35, Alan Lord (News) <alansli...@gmail.com> 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 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >
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