Gent_2010-01-31

When? Where? What?

Participants

  • Kenneth (coordinator)
  • Jan Claeys (JanC) TBC
  • Joris De Winne
  • Pieter
  • Mandel

  • Joris (DrTronic)

  • Mike Morraye (Mimor)
  • You?

Fees

  • Payed by kw / public gifts

Practical

  • IRC meeting for coordination: proposed 25/01/2010 at 21h on IRC #ubuntu-be
  • Promotion of the booth within Ubuntu-be community and outside ?

Stuff needed

paper, attachments, various

  • Banner Belgian LoCo Team: (Ghent event box)

  • Posters "Ubuntu highway to freedom is now open", "Free your PC", "Linux-Tux": (Ghent event box)
  • Flyers ubuntu: (Ghent event box, still have 400 or so)
  • Flyer use of live-cd: (?)
  • Sheet Informatie-Information_Ubuntu.odt: (available on laptops)
  • Pen's: (?)
  • Tablecloth: (Ghent event box)
  • 1 inflatable Tux: (Ghent event box)
  • x figuurtjes Tux: (Ghent event box)
  • Contribution urn: (Ghent event box)
  • Duct tape and other buro material: (kw)
  • 1 long power extension cords (kw)
  • 3 power strips (4 sockets minimum) (kw)
  • anti-theft cables for laptops (not available)

electronics

  • cd's (originals + blanco) + paper bags: (will be bought on the fair)
  • PC:
    • 1 PC available, will call guydup for screen
  • laptops:
    • 2 available (kubuntu / ubuntu 9.10)
  • netbook:
  • additional flat screens: (will call guydup)
  • eID card reader: (?)
  • beamer + screen: (?)
  • Audio set: (?)
  • External cd writer: (Ghent event box)
  • ...
  • continuous slideshow Ubuntu_short_presentation-NL.odp: (see wiki))
  • iso's on a stick (Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Alternate, 64 bits, etc..): (all isos will be available on laptops and PC)

  • Possibility of WiFi connection: ?

  • Droids: 1x Tux Droid (Mimor)
  • ...

What else?

  • Digital camera: 1x Simple Camera (Mimor), (?)
  • candies: (kw)
  • fresh drink: (kw)

Report

Most participants arrived at the fair at 9 o'clock, which gave us enough time to setup the booth properly. The following people manned the booth for the whole event: Kenneth, Pieter, Joris DV, Joris DW, Manuel, Christopher, Pieter and Mike. As you can see in the pictures our booth looked very nice. The booth was correctly decorated with flyers, A4 and A3 stands. We have also received a big screen from Guy (Duportail) which has been added to the Ghent event box. 2 of our laptops and the PC where permanently used to burn ubuntu/kubuntu CD's. The remaining hardware was used to demo applications and use cases to the visitors.

Between 10 and 11h30 we were all busy talking with visitors about Ubuntu and addressing questions. In the afternoon it was _very_ quiet and most exhibitors started cleaning up near 16h. As usual, we had a few "regulars". From my perception, we did not meet a lot of new people and since the fair was very quiet, we only distributed around 50 CD's.

To conclude I want to express some of my thoughts, that are probably shared by some of the participants, on future events:

  • For the moment we try to attend _all_ the Dipro events. Not all of them, however, receive a lot of visitors (not sure why though). Maybe we should skip events every now and then.
  • I have the impression seeing the same people, event after event (I am sure all participants, including past participants can concur). Not all of them are positive about Ubuntu and not all of them are posing Ubuntu/Linux related questions. This can be annoying sometimes and is not easy for the participants.
  • Not all Ghent events have a positive revenue. Now that Shipit has stopped providing free CD's, participants have to pay for the CD's they're distributing themselves. If you add up all the costs (CD's, booth fee, ...) there is a negative balance this time. We need a cheaper way to be able to provide free CD's to the visitors.

Pictures

  • Some pictures of the event taken by mandel.

  • Some Pictures of the people and the booth by Mimor.

BelgianTeam/ComputerFairs/Gent_2010-01-31 (last edited 2010-02-02 18:29:00 by 158)