[Cialug] Stirring the Pot for Installfest

[Dave J. Hala Jr.]

Why not make two posters?    One for mom and pop and one for the geeks?



On Tue, 2005-03-29 at 08:16, Theron Conrey wrote:
> David Champion wrote:
> 
> > Theron Conrey wrote:
> >
> >> Does the LUG generally distribute posters etc prior to an event such 
> >> as this?
> >>
> >> http://www.conrey.org/installfest.png
> >>
> >
> > Theron, thanks for submitting your poster concept... I like it.
> >
> > Yes we do usually distribute posters to promote the Installfests. In 
> > the past we've had pretty good success with them. The most recent 
> > Installfest we did last fall didn't get very well promoted, and we had 
> > poor attendance.
> >
> > -dc
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> Thanks,
> I think that your comments are important in regards to the last 
> installfest.   I'd like to help whomever it is that is in charge for 
> installfest (Barry can you hear me?) this year in getting together what 
> is really going to draw folks to an installfest.  First off, IMO we 
> don't need to dilude the reason that people that don't know anything 
> about GNU/Linux, might come, such as distro logos catchy statements 
> etc.  These types of things mean nothing to say............my dad.  My 
> dad, however, does care about malware, viruses, and other associated 
> nasties that plague his windows computer.  So to get technically savy 
> people to commit to coming, even just to visit, we've got to pique thier 
> curiosity, not shower them with logos. (yes I suppose that includes even 
> the microsofties).  (Phew that was first?!?!)
> Secondly, for the student or generally speaking geeky type guy who is 
> ready to dump windows but dosen't know where to start, We don't want to 
> say anything on our poster that he or she may not understand i.e. makes 
> us sound pompous, i.e. scares him or her away.  
> Of course, all of this implies that there will be enough people in the 
> LUG willing to assist.
> Thirdly and to end this tirade with a challenge  There need to be ONE 
> poster that the LUG is using for the event,  (a poster yet to be 
> designed), so as to give us, the appearance at least, of being a 
> cohisive group.
> 
> 
> Theron
> 
> 
> Where to distribute posters?
> Add to the list:
> 
> Grandview Campus
> Drake
> DMACC (all campuses)
> Skywalks
> DM Public High Schools All
> All local TV and radio channels (we don't need money for advertising, 
> Linux is big enough that it MAY spark a freebie.  This happened when I 
> was living in NJ for a LUG there....)
> CoffeeHouses
> Downtown Gatherings
> Churches
> 
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