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Linuxfest Northwest 2007
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Project Overview
Status: Work in progress
Type: Event
Date: April 28th - 29th
Location: Bellingham Technical College, 3028 Lindbergh Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225 [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=3028+Lindbergh+Avenue,+Bellingham,+WA+98225&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1&iwloc=addr Map] or [http://www.btc.ctc.edu/Welcome/CampusDirectory.html Driving Directions]
Links:
[http://pnw.ubuntu-us.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6 Project discussion and feedback]
[http://www.btc.ctc.edu BTC Homepage]
[http://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org/ Linuxfest Northwest Homepage]
Purpose/Problem Statement
This is a great opportunity to advocate Ubuntu and have some fun with other linux users.
Mission
Advocate Ubuntu and distribute CD's and literature.
Objectives
- Answer questions
- Distribute CD's
- Provide demo machines for people to try
- Provide literature
Communication Plan
Team will utilize our mailing list (ubuntu-us-pnw@lists.ubuntu.com) and associated [http://pnw.ubuntu-us.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6 forum site] for communication. Team will also meet in Bellingham before the Fest begins.
Project Lead: DanShufelt
Project Team: DanShufelt, Paul Bartell, Ahmed Osman, and Will Simpson (feel free to join in)
Meeting Details: 11 April 2007, 18:00 PST at #ubuntu-pnw, irc.freenode.net. [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PNWTeam/Meetings/CurrentAgenda Agenda]
Event Contacts: Linuxfest mailing list- fest-list@peakserv.com
Quality Management Plan
Demo Machines will be tested by team members before day viewed by public to ensure applications and information that users will have access to comply with the Ubuntu Code of Conduct as well as any legal restrictions.
Project Outline and Scope
- Planning
- Reserve Booth
Obtain media (CD's and flyer's)
- Confirm equipment
- Confirm team member participation
- Verify team members have made transportation and lodging accommodation's
- Setup
- Setup booth signage
- Plug in and test equipment
- Display CD's and flyer's
- Project closing
- Setup picture archive
- Postmortem documentation
- Send closing email
Tasks
Status |
Description |
Owner |
Delivery Date |
Notes |
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Complete |
Secure booth |
January 11th, 2007 |
Filled out online application and received Email verification from Mark Ashworth. We will be provided with a 2x6 foot table, 15 amps of power, and a single DHCP network connection to the Internet. |
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Complete |
Get Ubuntu media pack |
February 12th, 2007 |
Received media pack shipment. |
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Complete |
Get CD's to distribute |
February 5th, 2007 |
Ordered through [https://shipit.ubuntu.com/] |
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Complete |
Print team business cards |
Estimated to have complete by February 28th, 2007 |
500 Color business cards printed by [http://www.VistaPrint.com/] |
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Pending |
Print team booth singage |
Estimated to have complete by April 20th, 2007 |
Ordered 1 [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PNWTeam/projects/lfnw2007/banner 2'x4' color banner] |
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Complete |
Generate equipment list and verify |
Paul Bartell |
Need to have done by March 30th, 2007 |
equipment list is at [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PNWTeam/projects/lfnw2007/equipment /equipment], Confirmed |
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Complete |
Buy blank CD's |
Need to have done by March 30th, 2007 |
The amount of CD's ordered from ShipIt was small. Bringing blanks and burning CD's will ensure that we will not run out of Dapper CD's and can handout Edgy/xUbuntu CD's as well |
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Pending |
Verify team members have transpartation and lodging taken care of |
Need to have done by March 30th, 2007 |
Lodging recommendations [http://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org/lodging.html] |
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Pending |
Setup team booth |
April 28th, 2007 |
.. |
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Pending |
Take pictures |
Paul Bartell |
April 28th and 29th, 2007 |
.. |
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Pending |
Record how many CD's are distributed |
Place name here |
April 28th and 29th, 2007 |
Team effort needed |
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Pending |
Document user success stories |
Place name here |
April 28th and 29th, 2007 |
Team effort needed |
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Pending |
Tear down booth |
April 29th, 2007 |
.. |
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Pending |
Post pictures online |
Paul Bartell |
Estimated delivery date of May 5th, 2007 |
.. |
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Pending |
Summarize lessons learned and produce postmortem documentation |
May 4th, 2007 |
.. |
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Pending |
Team/Loco news list email regarding the event |
May 4th, 2007 |
Let everyone know how things went. |
Notes
Table: 2x6 foot table Power: 15 amps Enough room for 2 (maybe 3) demo systems, and distributable media.
Event Pictures (pending)
[http://pnw.ubuntu-us.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6 Project discussion and feedback]
March 5th, 2007- "I found a deal online that seemed too good to pass up. I ordered colored business cards instead of the black and white ones. They should be delivered in the next couple weeks. -DanShufelt"
Please document any expenses that you incur [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PNWTeam/projects/lfnw2007/expenses here].
Issues
None at this time
Postmortem
Pending