FOSDEM, name tags

[Lydia Pintscher]

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 9:59 PM, Myriam Rita Schweingruber
<schweingruber at pharma-traduction.ch> wrote:
>  hm, still, nametags are one of the most important things not to forget for an
>  event, especially since some nametags/tag supports you get from the
>  organizers (if any) are not really usefull.

Which is why I said I will remind everyone to bring theirs with them
before each event...


>  The printer problem can be solved easily by printing 2 or 3 tags in advance,
>  and NOT handing out all at the same time. Still, I'm pretty sure that out of
>  3 participants, one has a color printer and can do the printing for the
>  group. We should have the model for the printing ready somewhere on the
>  website, the only thing needed after that is to fill in the names.
>
>  Also, printing empty nametags is an alternative, so a name can be inserted
>  manually (for example late joiners, etc.). BTW, the tag holders can be bought
>  by 50 and its not the most expensive item, but a very valuable one which
>  sometimes can even last for years
>
>  this was my 6th Fosdem and I participated in many of the mayor free software
>  events in the last seven years and nothing is as disturbing as not to know
>  whom you are talking to, especially if you are on the other side of the
>  table.

Noone ever disagreed that nametags are important.

>  A second step (for the future) should be to have "business" cards ready for
>  the team members who are entitled to speak for the project, its not very
>  expensive, especially by grouping the order, and should be in our todo list.
>
>  Myriam



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Lydia Pintscher
Amarok team        community manager
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