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On Mon, 29 May 2000, Bill Jonas wrote:
> A couple of ideas have been floated about what sort of venue we should
> hold the installfest at... here's my takes...
>
> VENUE: Library
> PROS: Usually lots of tables; lots of space (usually) to set up, spread
> out, and do work; members of the public will be there
> CONS: Libraries generally require quiet, so we might jeopardize our
> presence with our conversation; members of the public not necessarily
> the 'computing public'
Okay, a few corrections here... I'm talking about MEETING ROOMS at
libraries... they are typically enclosed off enough from the rest of the
library in such a way that noise is not a problem (after all, they show
movies, have presentations, discussions, other meetings there, etc..)
A group I used to belong to used to have meetings at the Bensalem library,
and I believe there are some decent meeting rooms elsewhere, such as at
the Northeast Regional Library, and probably the central library...
Also, my suggestion is to have, say, an advertised (flyers in the library,
notes in the librarys newsletter, on the library's website, etc..) Demo
Day and then a week or two later, have the Installfest.. or even maybe
just an all-day event the first half=demoday, the
second=installfest... except the problem with an all day event is that it
doesnt allow people to go home and say "yes, I want this on my computer
and need help."
Also, when was the last time you were in a library? They're all getting
computers for surfing the web, checking email, etc, these days, and
they're always packed... hmm... okay, so maybe they're packed with people
who dont have systems at home, but... 8)
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