[Talk-us] OSM at LugRadio Live USA 2008

[80n]

Adam
I've forwarded this to the OpenStreetMap Foundation board, who can be
contacted collectively at team at osmfoundation.org.

Etienne


On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 3:39 PM, Adam Sweet <adam at adamsweet.org> wrote:

> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> Hi everyone
>
> I'm sorry to invade your list but I could find no other way of getting
> in touch with the right people and I was advised to do so on the #osm
> IRC channel. I apologise if I am breaking with good etiquette by posting
> this here and asking you to mail us back on show at lugradio dot org as
> I won't be staying subscribed to the list for more than a day or 2. I am
> sorry about that. Perhaps it would be helpful to put some contact
> details for things like this on the OSM website.
>
> I am organising the exhibition for LugRadio Live USA 2008, which is
> being held at the Metreon Theater in San Francisco on 12th and 13th
> April this year. We would like OSM to take part in the exhibition and so
> would be grateful if you could discuss whether you would be able to
> exhibit OSM on the above dates. I include our call for exhibitors email
> below.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Adam Sweet
>
> ...
>
>
> Howdy
>
> As you may or may not be aware, the very first LugRadio Live USA in 2008
> is taking place at The Metreon in San Francisco. The event will be
> happening on the 12th and 13th April 2008, and will provide the unique
> atmosphere of the UK event, but in glorious San Francisco. LugRadio Live
> has developed a strong reputation for providing a range of topics about
> free software, Open Source, digital rights, technology and more, a
> compelling list of speakers, exhibitors and birds of a feather sessions,
> and wrapping it all in a unique, fun, loose, social and inclusive event,
> which is often described as combining the atmosphere of a rock concert
> and a computer conference.
>
> At LugRadio Live USA 2008 we plan on bringing this unique atmosphere to
> the USA, and inviting around 30 speakers, a full cast of exhibiting
> projects and companies, an eclectic range of BOF sessions, and plenty of
> additional sessions such as our debate discussion panel, a showcase of
> five minute talks, tech demos, and of course a live recording of
> LugRadio in front of an audience. We expect around 500 - 700 attendees
> to the event.
>
> Anyway, to the business in hand...
>
> As mentioned, we'll be having an exhibition area where we want to have
> projects and companies who do cool things. In the past we've had open
> source projects showing off their work such as KDE, Gnome, and Ubuntu,
> companies who work with Linux like Neuros, and distributors like Sun,
> Red Hat and Novell. We were wondering whether you'd be interested in
> having an exhibition stand at the event this year? Exhibitor space is
> free; we don't charge, because LugRadio Live is a community event. The
> focus is on people having a great time, not in making money :-) We'd
> like it if your exhibition stand could be something fun and interactive,
> rather than just a table with leaflets and advertising.
>
> Another thing: as part of the event, we provide each attendee with a
> registration bag, containing some free items from different
> organisations. We try to keep the items in this bag as interesting as
> possible, and in the past this has included pens, badges, software,
> clothing and more. If you'd like to contribute something to the bag this
> year for LugRadio Live USA 2008, we'd be happy to include it. Both the
> goodie bag and an exhibition stand are excellent ways for you to be
> associated with a strongly community and Open Source focused event, and
> the demographic it attracts. For the bag, we will need 500 of whatever
> you choose to contribute, and all you need to do is ship them to us,
> there is no charge in addition to sending the items - we will add them
> to the bags ready for the event.
>
> LugRadio Live in the UK has developed a strong reputation for being
> 'the' community event in the UK, and we are looking to bring this to
> USA. We would love if you could be one of the organisations who helped
> make this happen. :)
>
> If you're not the right person to ask about attending, we'd be grateful
> if you could either pass it on to the right person for us or get back in
> touch to let us know who to contact.
>
> You can check who is speaking and how the event is shaping up by
> checking http://lugradio.org/live/USA2008/
>
> Any questions or queries, feel free to drop us an email in reply to this
> email, and we really hope you can be a part of the event. :)
>
> Thanks!
>
> Adam Sweet and the LugRadio Team
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
> Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux)
> Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org
>
> iD8DBQFHwY+nRi1ZcmvD37cRAsA2AKDAcQKTuPeLwBJMwBqu11mOks3PzwCgjIam
> KuLYDQXUo9szLB3NA3bxRA0=
> =BCVy
> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
>
> _______________________________________________
> Talk-us mailing list
> Talk-us at openstreetmap.org
> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-us
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-us/attachments/20080224/c3296309/attachment.html>