Re: [school-core] Affero's concept

[David Bucknell <david@members.iteachnet.org>]

Let me clarify what I was trying to say. I suggest that we offer to give 
workshops and presentations _within_ the conferences rather than pass 
ourselves off as vendors. In the educational conferences, this is a 
respectable and effective way in. I don't know about the hard core tech 
conferences, but I imaging they must also look for workshop leaders and 
presenters.

David
Quoting Matt Jezorek <matt@bluelinux.org>:

> > As for breaking into the tech fairs, that is not hard. It is just as Doug
> 
> > said, finding the money. There is the travel, depending on where the fair
> is, 
> > and the entrance/presenter fees. Sometimes the fees are waived if 
> > presentations are accepted. But there's still travel. I proposed and was 
> 
> Let me tell you the fee's are crazy. I was invited to Linux World New 
> York to setup a booth. IDG sent me the "Package" with the price list. They 
> wanted me to pay them $20,000 USD to setup a SMALL booth. The fees are 
> crazy to a point of Its almost not work attending some of them, even as a 
> bystander. The biggest money gets the biggest show, not the best 
> technology.
> 
> Sorry for my bad attitude about most of these tech fairs.
> 
> 
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> Matt Jezorek
> Executive Director / Founder
> Linux for Education
> Blue Linux
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