[QCLUG] St. Ambrose Technology Showcase - Part 2

[Derek Kozlowski]

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More info about the 2008 St. Ambrose Information Technology Showcase.  Just
as a general fyi, this is our second technology fair at ambrose.  Last year
we had a great turnout, lots of vendors/activities, and lots of giveaways
(vendor swag, small electronics, tshirts, and even an iPod and new
Computer).  Our intended audience for the event is campus users (staff,
faculty, students), and will not be publicly advertised outside of campus.
We use the event as a way to raise technology awareness, show off new
products, and in general get people excited about Technology.  This year we
are expanding the events, bringing in more outside professionals, and
working within the university to identify users that use technology in
unique ways.  We are going to have some interesting booths this year and I
really hope that the local linux group can be a part of the activities.

** Just as a side note our apple rep is very excited to be coming back to
campus this year and I am fairly certain he will be bringing demos of the
current apple toys ( iphone and Mac Air ) for those of you that would like
to see them in person.

*Derek,
Is this a daytime or evening affair?  Times it will be open?  Times set
aside for setup?
Regards, Mac........*

Mac, We have the Rogalski Center reserved from 8am until 10pm on March
19th.  Most of the booths, reps, and speakers will be scheduled between
8am-6pm though we have events scheduled throughout the day and evening.  The
late evening (6pm-10pm) events are primarily going to be fun things like
video game tournaments with prizes.  We have a little bit of flexibility
with setup times for the event.  Most booths are going to be setting up
between 7am-9am though we do have some time the night before to get the
setup started.  The doors will be locked up after we are done getting
equipment in place, tables arranged, ethernet and power cords to where they
will be needed for the morning.

*Derek, I would be quite willing to come by and do a demonstration/s of my
Myth setup, as I now have two working units in my house.  I just finished
creating a setup for Mum, and once I get the digital tuner working better,
I can show the digital tv off in addition to the SDTV bits that I have been
using for about three years now.*

Robert, a myth demo would be great ( I also have a mythbox setup at home,
well worth the investment of time ).  Would you be comfortable putting
together a scheduled presentation and answering user questions?

It will be great to see some involvement from the Local LUG.  So far none of
the IT people or CS students I have talked to even knew that there was a
local group.  Perhaps you guys can bring some recruitment flyers and pick up
some new members to your monthly get togethers.  Since the last email I have
been in contact with the St. Ambrose computer club, they are planning on
putting a few machines together loaded with vmware and a plethora of
different distros.

Does anyone else have any interesting projects that might make a good
addition or perhaps work with a local company that uses technology in a
creative way.  I would still like to find 1 more individual that would be
willing to put together a short presentation answering the basics of linux
(What, why, when, how, etc), and perhaps talk about the founding principles
of Open source software and alternatives. If anyone else is interested or
would like further details please get back to me through the list or email
kozlowskiderek@sau.edu

Thanks,
- Derek*

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