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[Anthony Hall <theidiotthatisme@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm already stoked, as I've got a vehicle to get there this year ;)

What kinda swag are we all interested in getting for distributing?

On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:13:37 -0400
Jacob Peddicord <jpeddicord@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hey Ohioans,
> 
> The time has come: Ohio LinuxFest is September 25 - 26 (mostly the
> 26th, unless you're going to the pre-party[1]). Which means we need
> to get started on planning. OLF is a huge event, let's make sure
> we're ready for it!
> 
> Last year, OLF had an attendance of about 1.2k people, if I remember
> right. The Ubuntu booth was a hit, with CDs, stickers, lanyards, and
> swag galore. We somehow managed to have a perfect supply of CDs: by
> the end of the event, only 3-4 discs were remaining. Let's try to do
> just as well if not better this year.
> 
> However, before we can go right to the conference, some things need
> to be taken care of:
> 
> 1) Booth registration. Cost for an NPO booth is $75 this year. We
> need to figure out who and how this is being registered (as most of
> you know, I cannot myself :P).
> 2) Booth power: $90 extra as it was last year, I don't know about
> this year. Power costs were reimbursed by Canonical; perhaps they are
> willing to support us this year in the overall cost. :)
> 3) Swag! I have some emails to send about this -- I *should* be able
> to pick these up myself depending on a few factors. (OSU classes
> start the week of OLF and I'll be moving in the week before). If not,
> we can always arrange this all shipped to someone else.
>   3a) System76 demo units: this went very well last year, hopefully
> they'll be willing to help us out again this year.
> 4) Promotion. Unlike for release parties, this is pretty easy as many
> people already know about OLF. But tell your friends, bring your
> coworkers, drag your classmates to the event.
> 
> I'm going to suggest a meeting for this at the usual time: wednesday
> at 8pm. Does that sound okay, or are there conflicts? If there's a
> problem with the time, please speak up.
> 
> Of course, if you haven't already, REGISTER yourself for the event!
> Registration is completely free, unless you opt for one of the
> higher-up packages.
> http://www.ohiolinux.org/register
> 
> Let's make an awesome appearance this year!
> 
> [0] http://www.ohiolinux.org/
> [1] http://www.ohiolinux.org/schedule.html
>