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| DATE | 2002-08-26 |
| FROM | Ruben I Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] RE: Demo topics and schedule,
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, Aug 26, 2002 at 08:50:17AM -0400, Phil Glaser wrote:
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>
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> > Do you think we can run the general sessions in the atrium? There will be
> > lots of people moving around and talking. Maybe we should ask for
> > additional, smaller room with a projector for them.
>
> Doesn't hurt to ask. It certainly is shaping up to be two-track day.
>
> Has anyone ever entertained the possibility of charging a nominal admisssion
> fee? Even $5.00 per head might pay for more serious advertising. Just a
> thought.
>
> > Let's finalize the topic list and the event schedule by Wednesday.
>
> Agreed, I think the main point is to nail down the speakers with question
> marks. HEre's the open slots now:
>
> Total Cost of ownership
> Hardware Re-use case studies
>
> Re-Confirm the following folks:
> Jay
> Diane
> George
> David Sugar
>
>
> I am trying to find a hardware re-use person and also have a question out to
> somone to do the TCO thing. WHo is going to confirm the other folks?
>
>
>
>
> > The library, technical presentations will run there, is available at:
> > 9:30am-11:30am and 1:00pm-3:15pm
>
> Oh, I thought we'd have more time there. Yeah, we definitely need an
> additional room.
>
> > About the speakers. Good to hear that Jonathan stays in the game.
>
> What? Did I miss something? Did he reconfirm with you?
>
> > We do not
> > have to worry about finding a speaker for "X, Linux Desktops, Window
> > Managers", but Marco is traveling in October so he will not be
> > available for
> > the demo. He has mentioned that he could find a replacement.
>
> It seems to me that we have plenty of technical sessions. Unless anyone
> feels that the graphics presentation is a thematic necessity, I thinkwe can
> let it go.
>
>
> >
> > There are two more topics and speakers to be added to the
> > technical session:
> > 1. David Sugar, Linux Telephony & Bayonne project
>
> This is fine but I'm a little concerned that the last presentation he gave
> appeared to be about internet telephony. I'd like to see him (or someone)
> talk about how you can use Bayonne and cheap voice/network cards to set up a
> PBX/voice mail system cheaply. In other words: old fashioned analog or
> digital (fractional T1) voice stuff, as opposed to new fangled things.
>
> > 2. Mark Kevin, Ximian Evolution email client and PGP
> >
> > Ruben, can Diane present "Open Office Tutorial"?
> >
> > It would be nice if for "Total Cost of Ownership models" we have a speaker
> > who has been doing Windows to Linux migrations. Speaker from RedHat would
> > do.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > dimitar
> >
> >
> > > GENERAL SESSIONS:
> > 1 Introduction Open Source and Free Software (Ruben)
> > 2 The Open Source/Free Software Road Map (Phil)
> > 3 Total Cost of Ownership models (speaker TBD)
> > 4 Hardware Reuse case-studies and models (Andrew Williams ???)
> > 5 Closing Remarks and Rallying Cry (Jay Sulzberger ???)
> >
> > > TECHNICAL SESSIONS
> >
> > 6 X, Linux Desktops, Window Managers (Jonathan Jacobs)
> > 7 Open Office Tutorial (Diane?)
> > 8 X Terminal (Brett)
> > 9 Web-based Collaboration Tools (Phil)
> > 10 Data Base Tools (Ruben)
> > 11 Graphics Solutions (TBA)
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phil Glaser [mailto:StillSmallVoice-at-DirectvInternet.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 9:13 AM
> > To: hangout-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com
> > Cc: Dimitar Georgievski; Kevin Mark; Brett E. Wynkoop; Jonathan Jacobs;
> > Marco Scoffier; Ruben I Safir
> > Subject: RE: Demo topics and schedule,
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > > Let's create a list of topics and design
> > > the schedule
> > > around those topics. We will send it to LaGuardia and
> > > simultaneously publish
> > > the list of the topics in the mailing list, news group etc and
> > > ask call for
> > > speakers.
> >
> > I like this idea a lot. I think we can assume that we will be
> > attracting two
> > types of people in the audience: 1) people who are reasonably
> > technical and
> > are very curious about Linux and Free software in general, but
> > have not had
> > the wherewithall to explore it; 2) less technically oriented folks who are
> > in the position of making IT decisions and want to understand what this
> > technology is all about (this will be the case for the non-profit
> > attendeeds, most of whom are "accidental techies" -- people who fall into
> > the technical role out of necessity rather than desire).
> >
> > While we don't have the resources to have two simultaneous "technical" and
> > "management" tracks like they do at the commercial trade shows, we might
> > want to think about the the demo in this way. Perhaps we could divide the
> > day up this way, one half for techies and the another for more general
> > interest. The latter would cover issues about total cost of ownership,
> > different issues with Linux integration, FUD neutralization, etc. The
> > technical part would be . . . well, the _fun_ part.
> >
> > If this sounds like too much, keep in mind that we will have two separate
> > spaces for this demo. The presentation space in the library will
> > be for the
> > formal presentations, but we also have the atrium where we will all have
> > ongoing demos for people to stop by and discuss our wares.
> >
> > And I agree that once we have the topics, we'll be better able to
> > figure out
> > who to ask to do which topics. If we build it, they will come!
> > And if in the
> > end we have to adjust the topic content a little, that's not a
> > huge deal --
> > at this point, we just need to put a stake in the ground and start
> > advertising. I think we'll find that we've got enough folks to do the
> > technical sessions and that what we'll need is folks to do the busines
> > perspective. I suspect it will be realtively easy to find folks for that.
> >
> > > Jonathan just notified me that he cannot participate at the demo
> > > in October.
> >
> > This is a bummer of monumental proportions. _Huge_ bummer. Enormous!
> >
> > > We will need to find a replacement for him. His topic
> > > was going
> > > well with the main theme of the demo.
> >
> > My feeling about this is that we need two sessions to cover what Jonathan
> > did in one session last time (yes, that's how rich it was!). One session
> > would cover concepts around X and the window managers, etc.
> > Another would be
> > a tutorial of sorts in Open Office. Add to these two Brett's session on X
> > Terminal and we've got a nicely bundled package for the desktop crowd.
> >
> > > The emphasis of the demo is on Linux Desktop and Windows/Linux
> > > integration.
> >
> > My feeling is that this is an important element, but not the main
> > theme. My
> > sense is that the main theme is something along the lines of --
> > how and why
> > to leverage Open Source/Free Software to reduce your IT budget. Since most
> > shops are already Windows shops, showing how to integrate -- and different
> > levels of integration -- will be a major topic.
> >
> > > Brett, you have to do the X Windows terminal demonstration now.
> >
> > Yes, AND: I still think it would be great to have Andrew talk. As a
> > representative of the LTP, he might be able to speak about the X
> > Terminal/LTP concept from a braoder perspective: about how this model has
> > been sucessful and how it can be successful for non-profits (and any biz
> > that wants to save $$$). I'm thinking of examples that we are
> > problably very
> > familiar with, such as St. Mary's
> > (http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/4306/1/), the K-12 project
> > (http://k12ltsp.org/contents.html), the Linc Project
> > (http://www.lincproject.org/toolkit/linux/index.html), and Largo FL
> > (http://www.consultingtimes.com/Largo.html). These could be used as case
> > studies to highlight the general points and factors for succes, etc., etc.
> > So this would be the decision-maker track corresponding to
> > Brett's technical
> > session.
> >
> > I'm trying to get in touch with Andrew to see what he thinks and will keep
> > you posted.
> >
> > > We will
> > > start contacting the non-profit organizations to come and see your
> > > presentation. I think that was an excellent idea.
> >
> > I've taken the additional step of soliciting feedback from some non-profit
> > folks in NYC about the program to find out what they're
> > interested in. I've
> > already gotten some good feedback and will continue to channel
> > that back to
> > the group. BTW, the feecback I got so far is precisely along the line of
> > what we're planning -- talk about how to reuse those old PCs!!!
> >
> > So here's my thoughts about the program:
> >
> > GENERAL SESSIONS:
> > Introduction Open Source and Free Software (Ruben)
> > The Open Source/Free Software Road Map (Phil)
> > Total Cost of Ownership models (speaker TBD)
> > Hardware Reuse case-studies and models (Andrew Williams ???)
> > Closing Remarks and Rallying Cry (Jay Sulzberger ???)
> >
> > TECHNICAL SESSIONS
> >
> > X, Linux Desktops, Window Managers (speaker TBD)
> > Open Office Tutorial (speaker TBD)
> > X Terminal (Brett)
> > Web-based Collaboration Tools (Phil)
> > Data Base Tools (Ruben)
> > Graphics Solutions (Marco)
> >
> >
> > Dudes, we need to nail this down THIS WEEK so that we can start
> > advertising
> > IMMEDIATELY. There's also a ton of other logistics, like making sure Brett
> > has enough hardware to demonstrate X Terminal, etc., etc., etc., and most
> > importanlty PUBLICITY!!!
> >
> > How do we proceed from here?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Phil
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ____________________________
> > New Yorker Free Software Users Scene
> > Fair Use -
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> >
>
> ____________________________
> New Yorker Free Software Users Scene
> Fair Use -
> because it's either fair use or useless....
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