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Today's Topics:
1. [sclug] participation in the Europe-wide Linux Presentation
Day (fwd) (Alex Butcher)
2. Re: [sclug] participation in the Europe-wide Linux
Presentation Day (fwd) (Chris)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 10:08:01 +0100 (BST)
From: Alex Butcher <lug@assursys.co.uk>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: [bristol] [sclug] participation in the Europe-wide Linux
Presentation Day (fwd)
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Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 02:09:16 +0200
From: Hauke Laging via Sclug <sclug@sclug.org.uk>
Reply-To: Hauke Laging <hauke.laging@linux-presentation-day.org>
To: sclug@sclug.org.uk
Subject: [sclug] participation in the Europe-wide Linux Presentation Day
Hello,
one year ago the Berlin Linux User Group (BeLUG, a non-commercial association)
started a new regular event which is supposed to bring new kinds of (private)
computer users in contact with Linux: the Linux Presentation Day (LPD)
http://www.linux-presentation-day.org/
The LPD has quickly spread across Europe:
May 2015: Berlin only
November 2015: 72 cities in 3 countries
April 2016: 110 cities in 10 countries
October, 22nd 2016: 15+ countries expected
The LPD is a non-commercial event and (usually) free of charge for the
visitors.
The main idea is that being part of a huge international event should both
increase the motivation of potential hosting organisations and make it easier
to get media coverage. Furthermore the event organising becomes a lot easier,
of course.
There are recommendations but no strict rules what an LPD event shall look
like. An important part of the concept is that it usually does not require a
budget and can be done with very little effort. In the most simple case there
are a few computers with different Linux desktop environments and a staff
member for each of them so that the visitors can ask questions, let the staff
show to them how things are done unser Linux and give it a try.
Two small Linux user groups in the UK have participated in LPD 2016.1 but it
is not clear yet whether they will participate in the next event, too, and
thus we are looking for both more hosting organisations and someone who
coordinates the activities there (national web site, mailing lists, contact to
national media). The hosting organisations in Germany currently include
associations (mainly Linux user groups and hackerspaces), informal groups
(small Linux user groups), companies (IT service), adult education centres,
universities, and schools.
If
a) you as an organisation are interested in participating
b) some members / employees have a personal, private interest
c) you have an idea which other organisations might be interested
then I would be glad to hear from you.
Best regards,
(Mr.) Hauke Laging
BeLUG board and central LPD organiser
--
http://www.linux-presentation-day.org/
International phone contact for the Linux Presentation Day:
tel:+49-30-55579620 (13:00–23:00, German and English)
XMPP (Chat with OTR): linux-presentation-day@jabber.ccc.de
OTR: 91626899 1C06F2BD 75EC2441 35C696CE 38F75997
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 12:40:50 +0100
From: Chris <cshorler@googlemail.com>
To: Alex Butcher <lug@assursys.co.uk>, Bristol and Bath Linux User
Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] [sclug] participation in the Europe-wide Linux
Presentation Day (fwd)
Message-ID: <99D5C925-F70A-49F7-81EA-E0FF1A76624D@googlemail.com>
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On 14 July 2016 10:08:01 BST, Alex Butcher via Bristol <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 02:09:16 +0200
>From: Hauke Laging via Sclug <sclug@sclug.org.uk>
>Reply-To: Hauke Laging <hauke.laging@linux-presentation-day.org>
>To: sclug@sclug.org.uk
>Subject: [sclug] participation in the Europe-wide Linux Presentation
>Day
>
>Hello,
>
>one year ago the Berlin Linux User Group (BeLUG, a non-commercial
>association)
>started a new regular event which is supposed to bring new kinds of
>(private)
>computer users in contact with Linux: the Linux Presentation Day (LPD)
>
>http://www.linux-presentation-day.org/
>
>The LPD has quickly spread across Europe:
>
>May 2015: Berlin only
>November 2015: 72 cities in 3 countries
>April 2016: 110 cities in 10 countries
>October, 22nd 2016: 15+ countries expected
>
>The LPD is a non-commercial event and (usually) free of charge for the
>visitors.
>
>The main idea is that being part of a huge international event should
>both
>increase the motivation of potential hosting organisations and make it
>easier
>to get media coverage. Furthermore the event organising becomes a lot
>easier,
>of course.
>
>There are recommendations but no strict rules what an LPD event shall
>look
>like. An important part of the concept is that it usually does not
>require a
>budget and can be done with very little effort. In the most simple case
>there
>are a few computers with different Linux desktop environments and a
>staff
>member for each of them so that the visitors can ask questions, let the
>staff
>show to them how things are done unser Linux and give it a try.
>
>Two small Linux user groups in the UK have participated in LPD 2016.1
>but it
>is not clear yet whether they will participate in the next event, too,
>and
>thus we are looking for both more hosting organisations and someone who
>coordinates the activities there (national web site, mailing lists,
>contact to
>national media). The hosting organisations in Germany currently include
>associations (mainly Linux user groups and hackerspaces), informal
>groups
>(small Linux user groups), companies (IT service), adult education
>centres,
>universities, and schools.
>
>
>If
>
>a) you as an organisation are interested in participating
>
>b) some members / employees have a personal, private interest
>
>c) you have an idea which other organisations might be interested
>
>then I would be glad to hear from you.
>
>
>Best regards,
>
>(Mr.) Hauke Laging
>BeLUG board and central LPD organiser
>--
>http://www.linux-presentation-day.org/
>
>International phone contact for the Linux Presentation Day:
> tel:+49-30-55579620 (13:00–23:00, German and English)
>
>XMPP (Chat with OTR): linux-presentation-day@jabber.ccc.de
> OTR: 91626899 1C06F2BD 75EC2441 35C696CE 38F75997
>
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Sounds like a good idea, a European event.
The biggest issue we had the last time (Linux Live 2014) was advertising the event effectively.
The support of local businesses was a great thing for enabling the event.
The second biggest issue was disagreement about the importance of location with regards to likely feet through the door. I think we got this wrong, eyeballing something (the computer, the poster) is much more important than we gave credit for in order to get people interested.
In retrospect, spending time preparing custom distribution packaging probably wasn't worth the effort.
Chris
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