Re: [school-core] Affero's concept

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

Yes, that's what I mean, Bill. Thanks. I think even Matt could use this route 
as a cheaper way to introduce Blue Linux. Those costs are indeed ridiculous.

David
Quoting SteelHead <bill@ries-knight.net>:

> I concur..
> Being a presenter is good... but there are still hurdles to getting there
> and the expense of travel and housing unless the conference is local to the
> presenter.
> 
> On that realm.. In discussions from last year we considered many things and
> I believe the thought of coming up with a "series of presentations" that
> could be shipped to a local person or group was touched on.
> 
> My thought was on this line... The presrentation would comain Ready-to-use
> material and a presenter could be brought up to speed in pretty short
> order.
> The material to support it could reside in a section just like the online
> case histories for later reference by the presentee's.
> 
> just thinking
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Bucknell" <david@members.iteachnet.org>
> To: <schoolforge-core@schoolforge.net>; "Matt Jezorek" <matt@bluelinux.org>
> Cc: <XIARCEL@prodigy.net>
> Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 1:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [school-core] Affero's concept
> 
> 
> > 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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> > > Linux for Education
> > > Blue Linux
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> > > matt@bluelinux.org
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