---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pradeepto Bhattacharya pradeeptob@gmail.com Date: Oct 18, 2007 9:27 AM Subject: KDE Stall @ FOSS.IN To: KDE-India List kde-india@kde.org

Hi,

So FOSS.IN/2007 is just round the corner.

I am not sure if all the stalls have been allocated yet but there is no harm in trying. But more importantly these questions need to be addressed -

#1 Do you want a KDE Stall at FOSS.IN/2007? #2 Who all are willing to volunteer for the KDE stall? #3 What all do you want to see at the KDE stall?

Please note a few things : We are not allowed to sell merchandise at this stall. So lets not discuss things like - we can sell such and such. We are however allowed to give away merchandise.

Also people who would like to volunteer -

- its a fun job yes but be aware, you will miss the cool talks because you have to be man the stall.

- 2-3 people at a time at the stall are more than enough. Nobody is expected to give more than 3 hours per day each day ( this is an estimate assuming that we will get atleast 9-10 volunteers during the main conference ). So basically, 3 shifts of 3 hours each. So basically a commitment for 3 hours or more per day during the Main Conference.

- Ofcourse, if there is one all important talk you *have* to attend, I am guessing you can mutually decide among the volunteers take turns.

- Assuming that there will be KDE talks during the Main Conference - of course all of us will go to attend that talk ( unless you are not interested in that talk and want to miss it, why would you want to do that? ; )

- Don't forget - volunteer might have to come in early - say about 30 minutes to arrange stuff and what not and probably leave last.

What we can do at the stall - - Show case KDE - esp freshly baked KDE 4 from SVN - Explain potential/curious developers/contributors/students how to get involved, where to start, where to look for help. - Hand out flyers, KDE Distros - Showcase KDE based distros - Suggestions?

What will you get if you volunteer ? - Lots of good wishes - Oh well you want more right .... , a KDE/KDE-India T-shirt. ( Since t-shirts[*] will be limited you will get preference :) - Lots of good wishes and gratitude. - Maybe some surprise - may be not.

In case you have not checked recently - the updated KDE Project Day schedule is here [1]. It of course is not carved in stone. Will let everybody know when the speaker lists are out. Thanks for understanding.

Please add to this thread any points that I might have missed.

I would be more than happy if we can have a KDE Stall, but if the interest is low on this on or if I don't get enough volunteers, the idea might have to be scrapped.

[*] Yes, there will be t-shirts this time. A new set of t-shirts will be made. More about this one later, there is quite a bit to talk about and talk happily about it. But it deserves its own thread :)

[1]http://kde.in/foss-in07-pd.php

Cheers!

Pradeepto -- The KDE Project : http://www.kde.org KDE India : http://in.kde.org Mailing List : http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-india