[GLLUG] Penguicon Info

[Chick Tower]

I attended my first Penguicon convention committee meeting today.
They're trying to get ThinkGeek to buy a table in the dealer's room.  If
ThinkGeek is there, we might not be able to sell Linux buttons in the 
computer lounge.  I'll check on this with the dealer coordinator.

They said the computer lounge is going to be in the pit of the hotel
atrium, so it sounds like it will be in an open area.  I could be wrong,
though; I got so wrapped up in the Brazilian beef discussions after the
meeting that I forgot to ask to see what our area looks like.

The marketing organizer would like to advertise in Michigan college and
university student newspapers.  He would like to know their advertising
rates.  I know we have at least one college student who subscribes to
this.  For all of our students, could you let me know what student
newspapers you can get copy of?  I can send you the contact info for Jer
Lance so you can send on the advertising rates.

Penguicon will have a table at Gamers for Giving
(http://www.gamersoutreach.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=32), 

and Matt Arnold (the Penguicon committe chairman for 2009) would like
some help.  If someone is going to be there (Karl?), he would appreciate
someone sitting in for a while so he could get a break.  If you want to
help, let me know and I'll give you his address.

It looks like we'll begin serving Brazilian beef around 4:00 p.m. on 
Saturday at the convention.  If any of you have questions, comments, or 
suggestions for the Brazilian beef cook-out next year, feel free to let 
me know.  I only ask that you send them to me at beef at penguicon.org, so 
I can keep everything in one place.

                                Chick