[GLLUG] Re: More Penguicon Thoughts

[Caleb Cushing]

could we have a section of the lounge just for demonstrations?

On 4/25/07, Jeff Lawton <jeff at idealso.com> wrote:
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> What does everyone think about posting to the other lugs asling for
> volunteers and presenters for the computer lounge next year? I think we
> have the foundation very stable and could do so much more with the
> facility. It was very slow at 5 am on Sunday we could offer that world
> domination class then. I would prefer giving my backup presentation
> where people could actually type in commands and follow along.
>
> Jeff Lawton
> Ideal Solution, LLC
> 517-485-2650 ext 220
> jeff at idealso.com
> http://www.idealso.com
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> Chick Tower wrote:
> > I'm sorry that happened, Dan.  I don't know of any such policy, and I
> > was the one recruiting volunteers to staff the lounge, and fitting
> > together the puzzle pieces to allow everyone to attend the
> > presentations they wanted to.  In fact, we have used friends of GLLUG
> > members this year and last, so I'm not trying to preserve the purity
> > or sanctity of the computer lounge.  I will keep in mind next year
> > that people from other LUGs might want to pitch in, and give them the
> > opportunity to do so.
> >
> > Last year, someone from UHACC stopped by in the wee hours of the
> > morning and said they would be willing to help out with the computer
> > lounge. When I contacted him this year about his offer, he said they
> > now had a project that would keep them busy at Penguicon, so all they
> > could have helped with was packing it away at the end.  I state this
> > just to show that I did look to "outside" help in staffing the lounge,
> > not to embarrass anyone.  It just didn't occur to me to solicit help
> > from other LUGs, and I figured Penguicon would be looking for more
> > volunteers and therefore wouldn't be able to "loan" us any of them.
> >
> >                                Chick
> >
> >
> > Dan DeSloover wrote:
> >> I agree. Ron and I (from MonroeLUG) went to sign up to help out and
> >> were told that it wasn't open to people outside of GLLUG. While I
> >> completely understood the need to not want random con-people watching
> >> your hardware, recruiting from within other area LUGs can ensure a
> >> minimum amount of Linux knowledge, and a certain level of
> >> responsibility (which can be verified by the individual LUG
> >> leaderships.) Just something to think about.
> >
> >> Caleb Cushing wrote:
> >>> I think we should petition for help for computer lounge volunteers
> >>>  from outside of gllug (maybe the other LUGS and UHACC). We have a
> >>>  sizeable group but it make it difficult. especially if your like
> >>> me and the weekend was your vacation, and you don't care about the
> >>>  refund for serving 6 hours.
> >
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Caleb Cushing
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