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| DATE | 2002-11-20 |
| FROM | marco
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [hangout] Re: [ Free Software Chamber of Commerce ] Business Networking: Bronx
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I went to SOBRO.
The facilities are clean and nice in a "full color walls" type of way
and the rent is quite low, especially considering that the shared
internet connections and computer rooms are included.
I met Rachel Strieter (assistant director) and Erica Powell who both had
fond memories of Mr. Maffia.
I feel I faithfully represented our group. Unfortunately I feel that I
could not get across to the directors the importance of training these
first time entrepreneurs in free software on the Desktop. Rachel put me
right into contact with two of the present tenents of the more
technology literate companies :
David Derryck of NexGen Communications and
George Williams Technology Consultant with Ujamaa Communications
They are both extremely interested in free software. I have already
exchanged emails with George. All of the tenants I talked to were very
excited about linux and free software, the two above are likely to come
to meetings . The directors are another issue, these are people with a
mission the place is already all Windowed up.
I did ask Erica about the other organisations who are in the other
centers sponsored by Digital NYC in Queens and Brooklyn. They have
communication channels, so any documentation we get to SOBRO will get
sent on to the other groups. I think we can make a strong pitch.
Our next step would be to get the documentation printed, and sent out.
The quotes I have so far are unreasonably expensive. I will continue to
get quotes from the other printers, and will have at least an Open
Office format brochure by the end of the week. The folder may be beyond
our means right now.
--Marco
Ruben Safir wrote:
> Free Software Business Network - Free Software Chamber of Commerce
>
> Marco
>
> Did you get to the Open House yesterday?
> How was SORBO?
>
> Ruben
>
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