On Sun, Apr 28, 2002 at 12:15:49PM +0200, Martin Schulze wrote: > > > - normally about 3 persons manning the booth, up to 6 in the rush hour > > > (just invented the numbers to get a discussion going). I fear that > > > we should assign shifts because otherwise we'll just crowd up as > > > usual... and shifts would help to always have certain specialists of > > > ours around (like, e.g. always a networking guru in the booth). > > > > I don't now see the crowed problem... See on the list, who is on the > > LT... > > You're about to forget that only 10-20% have signed up yet... hope so... btw: you miss grisu in your list ... :-) > > > - hopefully one or two tables to sit down when talking with the visitors > > > > no, please not. We are not a company and we don't make contracts, we > > don't need tables. Tables need some a lot of size of a booth. > > "We don't need tables." May I count on that? It'll make booth > planning much easier and cheaper. :) We need tables/demopoints, but we don't need tables for "sit down when talking with the visitors". (IMHO) > > we should show debian all the time! > > Err... Did anybody planned to show something different? a 'sit down when talking with the visitors' is not showing debian... > > > - one white wall where we can project stuff > > > > > > I think that regular and small shows would e quite nice. Maybe once > > > an hour there could be a _small_ demonstration of about 10 minutes > > > with questions afterward. That's what I imagined when I offered the > > > laptop-networking talk... > > > > 1.) you talk: > > can't you make a 'real talk' for the debian day? > > You'll have to distinguish between a different audience. Attendees at > the Debian Day will most probably be Debian Developers or experienced > Debian users, while visitors at the booth will most probably be > newbies and Debian fans (well, and lots of Debiand developers...) yes. This is a difference to Thimo Neubauer: make you a 'Debian on Laptops' talk on the debian day too? > > 2.) I like shows with a beamer on the booth... > > > > let draw something: > > > > ----------------------------------+==== white wall ====+- > > | > > -----+ | > > Moni.| | > > and | ^ | > > PC | +---------+ +---|-----+ | > > | | Monitor | |beamer | | > > -----+ | PC | |PC witout| | > > | | |Monitor | | > > > > Someone is all the time on the demopoint with the beamer and talk > > with visitors and show debian (apt-get, update-menues, all the > > stuff). All without a programm. > > > > from time to time we can use the beamer for a extra scheduled talks, > > a installation demo etc. (max 3 per Day ?) > > > > Comments? > > Sounds good. However you'll have to ensure three additional things: > > a) The distance between the white wall and the beamer needs to be > large enough. I have to admit that I don't have enough experience > with different beamers to tell you how much space is required in > between. to Thimo Neubauer: can we get some numbers? How much must the distance between the white wall and the beamer to get a 1.20x1.5 Screen on the wall? > b) The space between the beamer and the white wall needs to be free. > There must be no people between them. Well, even while this > sounds logical, former Debian booths at LinuxTag have proven that > there are a lot of people around. Please check some pictures[1] > from last years. yes. I know this. We must put the beamer station at one site of the booth. This site must have a Wall and we must seperate this whole site with something. Maybe a small table, a shelf or 'Flatterband'.... > c) Make sure nobody is able to crash the beamer. Gruss Grisu -- Michael Bramer - a Debian Linux Developer http://www.debsupport.de PGP: finger grisu@db.debian.org -- Linux Sysadmin -- Use Debian Linux US Navy: Enemy, here US Navy - Stand by! We are rebooting our NT machines. Enemy : Roger
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