When? Where? What?

• When : 28/02/2010
• Where: Brugge Beurshalle Brugge (Beursplein)

• What : Dipro Micro Mega Market Computerbeurs http://www.dipro.be/benl/micro_mega_market

Participants

• Jean7491
• Wamukota
• Jan Claeys (JanC)
• Guy L. (from Oostende)

Fees

• paid by public gifts

Practical

• IRC meeting for coordination : none
• Promotion of the booth within Ubuntu-be community through the mailing list

Stuff needed

paper, attachments, various

• Banner Belgian LoCo Team : (Jean7491)

• Posters
  • "Ubuntu highway to freedom is now open" (Jean7491)
  • "Ontketen je computer" (Jean7491)
  • "Linux-Tux": (Jean7491)
• Flyers 2009 Ubuntu-be : (Jean7491)
• Flyer use of live-cd : (Jean7491)
• Sheet Informatie-Information_Ubuntu.odt : (Jean7491)
• Pen's : (?)
• Tablecloth : (Jean7491)
• 1 inflatable Tux : no
• x figuurtjes Tux : (Jean7491)
• Contribution urn : (Jean7491)
• Duct tape and other buro material : (Jean7491)
• 1 long power extension cords : (Jean7491)
• 3 power strips (4 sockets minimum) : (Jean7491)
• anti-theft cables for laptops : (1 Wamukota - own laptop) + Jan (3)

electronics

• cd's ( 15 originals + 50 home-burned) + 50 home printed paper bags: (Jean7491)
• PC : 1 PC ASUS AMD Sempron 2800+ with screen 19" (Jean7491)
• laptops : 1 (Wamukota), 1 (Jean7491)
• netbook : 1 (JanC)
• additional flat screen s: no
• eID card reader : JanC no
• beamer + screen : no
• Audio set : no
• External cd writer : no
• ...
• continuous slideshow Ubuntu_short_presentation-NL.odp : (see wiki))
• iso's on a stick (Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Alternate, 64 bits, etc..) : (Wamukota - ubuntu32)

• Possibility of WiFi connection : no

• TuxDroid : yes (JanC)

• ...

What else?

• Digital camera : (Wamukota)
• candies : (no)

• fresh drink : (no)

Report

The booth was manned by 4 volunteers, with necessary material (decoration, promotion and hardware).

As usual, a lot of visitors from 10 to 13 h. and quiet in the afternoon. We had contact with several people which we convinced last year to test and change to Ubuntu : they had sometimes a list of questions or problems they had to cope with, but were very positive.

With an initial stock of 50 Canonical CD's and home-burned CD's, we distributed approximately 40 CD's to apparently interested people, with a lot of explanation.

Finance :

- public gifts : 42,90 euros

- booth fees : 38,50 euros

- material (100 CD-R's, partly for the next Dipro fairs) : 25 euros

- saldo : - 20,90 euros

Remark : call for public gifts is not always successful to cover the booth fees and the cost of the organization (distribution of CD's and other material).

Selling the CD's for a contribution (minimum 1 euro/piece) is a possibility to guarantee a part of the revenue. Another possibility is to sell promotional articles, like T-shirts, pets, and gadgets.

Ubuntu-be should decide an Ubuntu-be policy in this matter.

Pictures