ITEC Booth Shifts

[Eric Hagen]

All,

So when and where is the final meeting, I have been so busy lately I kind of 
forgot what month this is. ;-) I would like to help out if I can, I'm just 
not sure of my time anymore.

Eric

On Wednesday 05 September 2001 07:52 am, sandi at sandust.com wrote:
> I think letting users install is a great idea.  If a few people learn that
> they can indeed go home and use linux themselves that would be great. 
> People manning the booth need to be sure to help out the installer if they
> have any problems, or this would backfire.
>
> I think we are much more likely to convert some home users to linux at the
> show, than to convert a business.  We might give a business something to
> think about and look into further, however, actually converting some home
> users is probably likely.
>
> Sandi
>
> On Wed, 05 September 2001, "Warren Togami" wrote:
> > That may be a good or bad idea, depending on the following:
> >
> > How much time does one spend at the booth?  Do we want people hanging
> > around the booth for a very long period of time, cluttering the space and
> > perhaps hindering others from seeing the more effective business and
> > educational displays that will be the most important part in convincing
> > people that Linux is a powerful and cost effective platform for these
> > usages? (Think: Target audience and the target amount of time spent at
> > the booth.)
> >
> > Could we be spreading ourselves too thin?  We already have three big
> > demos, and not enough people to explain it all during all shifts.
> > (Note: We need more volunteers, especially as backups and supplemental
> > people.)
> >
> > We only have 10x10 feet.  During the last planning meeting there was
> > general agreement that 3 demonstrations would be pushing the space
> > limitations, but I personally don't have an idea of what can
> > realistically fit into such a space and be effective.  Can anyone give
> > any more input about this?
> >
> > Can you please answer my questions from the previous e-mail?  They are
> > all addressed to you.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Warren Togami
> > warren at togami.com
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Deven Phillips" <dphillips at viata.com>
> > To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:05 PM
> > Subject: [luau] Re: ITEC Booth Shifts
> >
> > > An Idea,
> > >
> > > As you said, many of us can be used more effectively by explaining the
> > > more esoteric functions of Linux as a server or as a workstation, so my
> > > idea is let the visitors perform the Linux installations. We ask
> > > visitors if they would like to see what it is like to install a Linux
> > > computer. I feel that this experience would be a very convincing
> > > argument for the usability of Linux. The installer could install
> > > Linux-Mandrake (very easy to install) and then log in and look around
> > > the newly installed system.
> > >
> > > What do you guys/gals think?
> > >
> > > Deven Phillips, CISSP
> > > Network Architect
> > > Viata Online, Inc.
> >
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