Can you explain CHI or offer a link? I'll add it to my list above.

EDIT: nvm, found it.

List of events updated: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...424#post497424

This really requires some wiki work, and hopefully I'll get to it soon.

Can everyone interested in community outreach and events post here, describing the region(s) they can physically cover and what they would/could do?

Thanks.

EDIT: Andrew, you and/or I can aggregate this and other info into the first post. But I'm also going to create a wiki "meta event" page.

I can do South East Linux Fest, Floria Linux Show and Atlanta Linux Fest. Also if there are any other shows in the South East I don't know about I can cover them as well. I can work a table in expo hall and give talks and BoFs on Maemo.

I'm happy to support Andrew at anything within a reasonable driving distance from Florida.

Andrew, I think this one is gonna need an ad campaign. Just not getting the attention...

I think more people will put in for sponsorship once we get to the point of really seeing what we can get from Nokia. We need to get together on irc some time and work on our proposal to Nokia. Once people see things moving they will respond better. We have a list of some events and I know we can find a few more.

Let’s just go ahead and base our proposal off sending 1 or 2 people to say 30 events this year. Plan our costs for them, travel money, tablet setup, flyers, signs, stickers, those kinds of things. Go ahead and get our budget set and even if we can’t cover the 30 events I would rather have a little extra in our budget come end of the year.

Also we need to start working out how we will pick who goes to events. Get a good written set of requirements. We can go over details on irc or over PM up to you. Just let me know what time is good for you any day after 5pm central is good for me normally.

We do need to discuss further... some of your costs are too low, especially considering that this needs to be done from a global perspective. However, we can (and should) break it down into regional chunks.

I can get on IRC at around 6pm Central time.

Warning: I went to a lot of these things for Quarterdeck and they can be quite exhausting. I spent a week in Washington, for example, and never had enough energy (or money) left at the end of the day to eat anywhere but the MacDonalds across the street from my hotel. Of course, that was Comdex.

Oh, absolutely. I've attended and/or worked at various events over the past couple of decades, and attending can be just as exhausting as working... depends on one's level of interest.