[ILUG] Expo clarification

[NW Dublin]

kevin lyda wrote:

>On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 12:45:42PM -0000, Dermot Daly wrote:
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>>To the committee:
>>Could you guys add some information regarding the Expo?  I think it
>>would be easier to offer participation if people knew:
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>>When exactly is the Expo?
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>april 28th and 29th.
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>>What sort of effors is required to typically organise it ? E.g. how many
>>hours per week will be required, and for how many weeks?
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>it depends on what you want to do.  in the past it's needed 6 to 8 people.
>there's a booth and the booth realistically always needs 2 people at
>the booth (so you really need 3 people at any time since people need to
>visit toilets and eat).
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>>How long does it run for?
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>2 days.
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>i see lots of ideas - many that will take large time commitments (for
>both doing and fundraising for).  it would be excellent to see them
>happen.  but i don't see any organisation.
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A lot of the ideas discussed so far are not feasible in the timeframe.   
Personally though I am glad to see this sort of brain storm though so we 
can try to pick out some of the best ideas/key areas. 

>would an expo mailing list help?
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At this stage I personally think it is better to keep the discussion on 
the ilug list until we have enough volunteers (hint hint everyone) and 
can converge on some plans)

>we need to give scope an answer soon if we're going to participate.  if
>people want to do this you'll need to come up with a plan soon.
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Do we know what sort of space we have been allocated?   That could help 
us shape our plans?

>kevin
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Niall W