On Fri, 2010-06-04 at 13:49 +0100, Rhys Morgan wrote: > Hi All, > > > > This is pretty much a call for help. I have this morning been > confronted with a couple of opportunities which add up to the makings > of a good Ubuntu event. > > > > I have been offered a venue free of charge on a selection of dates - > Ferneham Hall in Fareham, Hants > > > > The venue has capacity for 600+ people, Wifi, Bar and extremely good > acoustics ( used for concerts ). > > > > There are a few proviso's for this: > > > > · We have to provide a section dedicated to Educational > benefits of open source software, complete with demonstrations and > presentations. There will be educational representatives attending > from around the Portsmouth/Southampton area as well as a few local > councillors. > > > > · We have to cover Ubuntu combined with low power consumption > computing aimed at businesses ( but not limited to ). > > > > Secondly, I have been in a meeting this morning at work with Asrock. > In passing I mentioned the possibility of this event and was greeted > with an offer of sample hardware for the event as well as an array of > their cutting edge hardware releases to help us demonstrate the > abilities of Ubuntu. > > > > I am also in the process of getting the local newspaper ( The News ) > to cover the event. > > > > My main lackings for such an event are: > > > > · People to give presentations > > · People with sufficient knowledge to control the educational > section of the event. > > · General help with the on-the-day event.
I'd be quite happy to help out with any of this, depending on the date. I understand you have a list of possible dates so it's not fixed yet. However, can you advise more or less when it would be and whether it would be during the week or over a weekend? Bruno -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
