[plug] tourists or refugees?

[Jacqueline McNally]

At 10:25 PM 03/01/2002, wayne wrote:
>Hello, All!
>
>What is being done to "advertise" the Convention overseas?  Of course the 
>more widely we advertise the more chance of getting people coming 
>here.  If we do some kind of "word-spread" overseas how are we going to 
>determine how many will actually arrive?  If something like this is going 
>to be done then there may need to be some kind of monitoring of numbers - 
>but how?
>
>What's the package (ie convention and tourist stuff)?  And where do they 
>sign-on?  How do we help them "know" from here?

Don't panic !!!!

Currently, the conf organising committee is attending weekly meetings in 
order to implement plans and create strategies to ensure that all the tasks 
get done to create a successful Linux.conf.au. Most of this activity has 
occurred on the conf list as it was indicated that perhaps we did not want 
to bother several hundred subscribers to the [PLUG] list with the minutiae 
of organising the conference. However, there always will be announcements 
(we would like you to know first :) and calls for help. For example, the 
first press statement was released over a week ago and resulted in 
increased hits on the PLUG web site and downloads of the video. You may 
also of seen a request to go and look at a web site displaying suggested 
logos for PLUG and the conf, and an offer to purchase and display the 
invitation/bid poster on a T-shirt at the current Perth Computer & 
Technology Show this weekend.

Several PLUGgers are currently putting together a special conf web site ...

The monitoring of numbers is not difficult. Essentially, the registrations 
will be opening as soon as we can and we will be marketing and promoting 
the conference all year. We will be counting registrations. Where measuring 
is tricky, is knowing where you and your colleagues are going to look (web, 
print and community) to keep up with what is going on with the conf. Please 
let us know where you see (or do not see) the Linux.conf.au mentioned.

It's happening ... but all PLUGgers can assist to make Linux.conf.au 2003 
IN Perth the best ever.

We need more people to take responsibility for a particular task and run 
with it. Please sign up to the conf list and see how you can assist. Note: 
I don't know how to sign up to the conf list - I was assisted :) But if you 
contact me off list, hopefully I will of figured it out by then.

All the best
Jacqueline
http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/users/zenryaku/

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