Re: [school-discuss] Open Source Management System for Conventions needed?

[Andy Figueroa <figueroa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Les and Stew,

I'm an interested user.  The immediate purpose would be to support 
registration of small church conferences.

I'd like to try something out.  Platform could be up-to-date Linux 
desktop system or Apache web server.

Andy

Stewart Ives wrote:
> Les,
>
> I'd very much be interested in your system.  I'm a (basically) one man
> registration guy that provides on-site registration systems for conferences
> and trade shows.  The system I use is a UNIX based system written by me back
> in the late 80's.  Yes, it's dated BUT every conference/trade show I have
> supported have given me positive comments during the registration process
> about just how easy the registration system is compared to a Windoz based system.
>
> I suspect you use a LAMP type system? or what?
>
> Thanks.
>
> stew
>
> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: "Les R" <openadmin@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: schoolforge-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:22:13 -0600
> Subject: [school-discuss] Open Source Management System for Conventions needed?
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I was wondering if there was any perceived need for an open source
> > system to manage a convention of some sort including online
> > registration for workshops and concurrent sessions, mailback
> > confirmations, various reports, admin interface, that sort of thing.
> >
> > I have an existing system that I've used for several years, but was
> > wondering if it might be useful to others. I was considering helping
> > adapt this to the Ottawa Linux Symposium (OLS) but was wondering 
> > about others...
> >
> > Your views?
> >
> > Les Richardson
> > Open Admin for Schools
> ------- End of Original Message -------