* Alexander Schmehl <alexander@schmehl.info> [2004-06-29 00:23]: > Booth: > ====== > > - the "hacking" area wasn't avaible on the first days, so much Debian > folks was sitting around at our booth, so visitors (if they weren't to > afraid too come to our booth) didn't know whom to ask questions. I have been to two LT so far, this year and 2k1. At the LT 2k1 which was still in Stuttgart there was a hacking area in the middle of the exhibition area -- why isn't that available anymore? I am not sure that we really need a hacking area for Debian people especially, but there should be one for general. If there was one I apologize -- but then it was poorly announced. I don't think that it would be a problem if it is a little bit further from our booth, but you can't do a Linux event without any place where people can sit together and work out some problems (and I am not talking about some boxing ring, pardon). > Possible solution: Threw those who aren't assigned as booth personal, > out of the booth. There was an internet Cafe with tables and net-access > in the Stadthalle. You could have worked there. I am more thinking of a place in the exhibition area where it simply fits into the context. > Possible solution: Don't allow female visitors to enter the exhibition > hall. NOT! > Possible solution: Take 50ccm caffein intra cardial, or ask for someone > to step in, while you go for a small walk at fresh air (there is such a > nice park right behind the exhibition area.) Alternativly you can go to > the hacking area and sleep there. Jolt, Jolt, JOLT! (no, I'm not addicted...) > - Don't play screen for the beamer. Even if you don't wear our black > shirts, the (nearly) white booth wall does this job much better. Yes, this was a problem, and I guess mostly because of the crowded booth. > - Booth people didn't know how to use the systems at the booth (e.g. > how to burn a disc) > > Possible solution: Create the information file for the booth people > sooner and add all informations they need, so they can read it before > they arrive. An information sheet would be really helpful, yes. Stefan Heinecke had a quite interesting "burning station" at the Linuxwochen here in vienna, I could ask him for the software he was using, it was more or less foolproof. > - We run out of food to fast (okay, my fault). Well, the solution would > be to buy more food, but I disliked the idea to throw away uneaten food > at the evening, and didn't knew how much people will be arround the > next day. And I wasn't the only one asking for vegetarian food, pardon. It was more regularly requested than the others, so I hope this will be taken into account for next year list. :) > Possible solution: Throw your rubbish in the garbage back instead of > leaving it somewhere at our booth. Clean up in the evening. I am shocked that this has to be pointed out... Unfortunately some people seem to not have cared, otherwise you wouldn't have mentioned it. :( > Write your name on your mug, so you don't need to take four mugs a > day. _Good_ advise. We need some edding at the booth for that purpose, at least. > DebianDay: > ========== > > - Different people visiting talks at the DebianDay told me, that they didn't > like the very short talks, they thought talk and discussion would > take a full hour, not only 15 minutes. I plead guilty. But you didn't wake me to arrive on time.... ;) No, no real excuse for my short talk, I promise to do better next time I will give a talk. > Possible solution: If you are going to do a talk at a DebianDay next > year, don't forget that the audience will be mainly Debian Developers > and experienced users. At least I didn't fail at that. :) I'd like to thank our sponsor(s) again and hope it wasn't a complete failure to ship me. So long, Alfie -- I don't know, chmod g+a something and the world goes crazy :) -- Craig Small, d-n-a@l.d.o
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