[KDE-India] KDE Stall @ FOSS.IN

[Rajeev J Sebastian]

Count me in ...

Regards
Rajeev J Sebastian

On 10/18/07, Pradeepto Bhattacharya <pradeeptob at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>       So FOSS.IN/2007 is just round the corner.
>
>       I am not sure if all the stalls have been allocated yet but
> there is no harm in trying. But more importantly these questions need
> to be addressed -
>
>       #1 Do you want a KDE Stall at FOSS.IN/2007?
>       #2 Who all are willing to volunteer for the KDE stall?
>       #3  What all do you want to see at the KDE stall?
>
>        Please note a few things : We are not allowed to sell
> merchandise at this  stall. So lets not discuss things like - we can
> sell such and such. We are however allowed to give away merchandise.
>
>        Also people who would like to volunteer -
>
>         -  its a fun job yes but be aware, you will miss the cool
> talks because you have to be man the stall.
>
>        -  2-3 people at a time at the stall are more than enough.
> Nobody is expected to give more than 3 hours per day each day ( this
> is an estimate assuming that we will get atleast 9-10 volunteers
> during the main conference  ). So basically, 3 shifts of 3 hours each.
> So basically a commitment for 3 hours or more per day during the Main
> Conference.
>
>        - Ofcourse, if there is one all important talk  you *have* to
> attend, I am guessing you can mutually decide among the volunteers
> take turns.
>
>         - Assuming that there will be KDE talks during the Main
> Conference - of course all of us will go to attend that talk ( unless
> you are not interested in that talk and want to miss it, why would you
> want to do that? ; )
>
>          - Don't forget - volunteer might have to come in early - say
> about 30 minutes to arrange stuff and what not and probably leave
> last.
>
>       What we can do at the stall -
>         -  Show case KDE - esp freshly baked KDE 4 from SVN
>         -  Explain potential/curious developers/contributors/students
> how to get involved, where to start, where to look for help.
>         -  Hand out flyers, KDE Distros
>         -  Showcase KDE based distros
>         -  Suggestions?
>
>        What will you get if you volunteer ?
>         - Lots of good wishes
>         - Oh well you want more right .... , a KDE/KDE-India T-shirt.
> ( Since t-shirts[*] will be limited you will get preference :)
>         - Lots of good wishes and gratitude.
>         - Maybe some surprise - may be not.
>
>        In case you have not checked recently - the updated KDE Project
> Day schedule is here [1]. It of course is not carved in stone. Will
> let everybody know when the speaker lists are out. Thanks for
> understanding.
>
>       Please add to this thread any points that I might have missed.
>
>       I would be more than happy if we can have a KDE Stall, but if
> the interest is low on this on or if I don't get enough volunteers,
> the idea might have to be scrapped.
>
>       [*] Yes, there will be t-shirts this time. A new set of t-shirts
> will be made.  More about this one later, there is quite a bit to talk
> about and talk happily about it. But it deserves its own thread :)
>
>       [1]http://kde.in/foss-in07-pd.php
>
>       Cheers!
>
> Pradeepto
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