[activities] Re: Education Expo, next weekend!

[brendan <brendanp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Sridhar,

* I have no equipment to offer
* I am available to help at the stand all day Saturday

Cheers,

Brendan Puckeridge

On Fri, 2008-06-06 at 01:15 +1000, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> Thanks to all who have offered to help with the Education Expo next weekend. 
> Whether it be lending items, assisting with organisation, or being at the 
> stand during the expo, your help is greatly appreciated.
> 
> If you'd like a basic idea of what we'll be doing, it is summarised at 
> http://www.linux.org.au/events/eduexpo2008
> 
> Please keep all discussion on the SLUG Activities list 
> [http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/activities], so that we may discuss 
> matters. You can CC me if you like, or mail me directly if you'd prefer to 
> keep the conversation private.
> 
> From each of you, I need to know the following:
> 
> * what you can offer (items, time at the stand, etc.)
> * if you plan to be at the stand, let me know what times you will be available
> * if you've already sent this info to me, a confirmation would be great
> 
> If you're uncertain of anything, just ask me. I know that some people have 
> said that they can be there for one day, but have left the choice of day to 
> me. That's fine - just let me know again and I'll pick a day based on the 
> other committals I get.
> 
> We will be promoting and distributing a few different resources. I strongly 
> suggest that you familiarise yourself with them so that you can talk 
> confidently about them at the stand. They are:
> 
> http://www.linux.org.au/linux - which explains our basic message
> http://www.linux.org.au/education - I'll be refining this over the weekend
> http://www.slug.org.au/~yama/fliers/2008-03-06%20iTWire%20-%20Educating%20Tux%20-%20case%20studies%20of%20Linux%20deployments%20in%20high%20schools%20around%20the%20world.pdf
> http://www.slug.org.au/~yama/fliers/The%20Free%20and%20Open%20Source%20Users%20Community.pdf
> http://www.slug.org.au/~yama/fliers/Community.pdf
> http://www.slug.org.au/~yama/fliers/The%20Business%20Case%20for%20Free%20and%20Open%20Source%20Software.pdf
> 
> Entry to the expo is free. It's a fun event for families, so you might want to 
> bring your kids along and make a day out of it :)
> 
> My phone number is easy enough to find online, so I'd might as well post it 
> here: 0425 239 701.
> 
> I'll try and send a follow-up message as we get closer to the day.
> 
> Cheers,
> Sridhar
>