Re: Red Hat Road Tour 2002

[Kathleen Langhi <klanghi@redhat.com>]

I did receive a note from Guillermo on Friday saying that he thought it
wouldn't be a problem to have such an event at USP.  I did try to call
him a couple of times on Friday, but did not catch him in to iron out
the details.  I'm hoping this location will work out if he's able to
reserve and clear it with the school.  If it does not work out, I am
checking into possibly meeting at a library as a back up.

I do need confirmation desperately though as we are now only 2 weeks
away.  I also have not gotten feedback on a time.  I was proposing 3
p.m. on Sunday Nov. 3.  

Please let me know how I can help get things moving and confirmed.

Thanks,
Kathleen



Jeff Abrahamson wrote:
> 
> Um, did anything happen with this? There was a flurry of discussion on
> the PLUG list about people being interested, but I wonder if the ball
> got dropped. Did we find a space? Did Kathleen get news of this from
> us?
> 
> -Jeff
> 
> On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 06:32:59PM -0400, Kathleen Langhi wrote:
> > Hi all-
> >
> > Just a follow up note to confirm that the Red Hat Road Tour will be in
> > the area Nov. 2 and Nov. 3.  At this time, the plan is to head up to
> > Ursinus College Saturday night, and then Sunday, meet in the Philadelpia
> > area with Linux enthusiasts.
> >
> > We are still needing help securing a location for the event on Sunday
> > and having a local coordinator for this event.  If you would like to
> > volunteer in this role, please respond.
> >
> > We would like to have this stop confirmed with a location by Friday.
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > Kathleen
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Kathleen Langhi wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all -
> > >
> > > My name is Kathleen and I am helping put together a Red Hat Road Tour
> > > kicking off (tentatively) Oct. 31.  At this point in time, it looks like
> > > our road team will be in the your area Nov 3, and we would
> > > like the opportunity to spend some time with you.  Please note that this
> > > is still tentative and things might change.
> > >
> > > We got a note from a couple of people in response to our Under the Brim
> > > contest
> > > saying we should stop in Philadelphia...so we are!  We will be stopping
> > > in at Ursinus College Saturday night and then will remain in the area on
> > > Sunday.  We realize Sunday is not the best day, but there are two
> > > options here... 1) I can give you the name of the person setting up the
> > > Ursinus College event and you guys can crash the party  2) You can have
> > > your own event at an appropriate time on Sunday the 3rd and have the Red
> > > Hat roadies all to yourself.
> > >
> > > (*Note: I saw on the Philly LUG site that you are associated with the
> > > University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, we'd also like to invite
> > > them to participate if you see fit.)
> > >
> > > So you tell me!
> > >
> > > A popular question has been, what are you guys going to be doing on this
> > > "road tour" anyway?  Good question. That depends a bit on what you want.
> > > We are prepared to do a number of things such as:
> > >
> > > 1) Give away stuff
> > > 2) Demo 8.0
> > > 3) Technical round table/panel discussion
> > > 4) Talk about legislative issues and OpenSource
> > > 5) Buy the Red Hatters some lunch...;-) (or dinner in this case)
> > >
> > > So, for the purposes of this email, I thought I would try to get the
> > > conversation started as to what type of event is possible.
> > >
> > > Here are some questions to consider:
> > >
> > > 1:  What would be the location?
> > >
> > > 2:  Does the date work?
> > >
> > > 3:  Our team has all day Sunday, what would be a convenient time?
> > >
> > > 4:  Are there any special guidelines we would need to follow as far as
> > > parking our RV at this location?  Is it permissable by the
> > > school/college (if applicable)? Where would be the best place to park?
> > >
> > > 5:  What would the set up be?  Would there be a gathering in a
> > > conference hall or a classroom? Or would it be a hoppin event in the
> > > parking lot?
> > >
> > > 6:  How many people can we expect?  Just a rough estimate would be
> > > great.
> > >
> > > 7:  How long would you like for us to hang out?
> > >
> > > 8:  Would you like help publicizing the event?  If so, in what ways can
> > > we help?
> > >
> > > We don't need these answers right away...but, fairly soon.
> > >
> > > Who would be the main contact or event planner?  Please provide contact
> > > information if possible or you are welcome to contact me.
> > >
> > > Also, after the above questions have been answered, we would also need
> > > the name and address of where the event is to take place.  And if there
> > > is someone that could provide directions, that would be tremendously
> > > helpful.
> > >
> > > I think that's all for now.  I will keep you informed as the route of
> > > our tour gets firmed up.  We should have something up shortly on
> > > redhat.com to help publicize the event. I'll let you know when it's
> > > live.
> > >
> > > We are very excited at the prospect of this event!  Please let me know
> > > how we can help make it a success and valuable to those who attend.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Kathleen Langhi
> > > Red Hat
> > > Direct Marketing Coordinator
> > > 1801 Varsity Dr.
> > > Raleigh, NC 27606
> > > 866 273 3428 ext 44285
> > >
> > > P.S. If I should not be available, you can also speak to Stephanie
> > > Jordan, Project Coordinator here at Red Hat.  Same phone number and ext.
> > > 44091.
> 
> --
>  Jeff
> 
>  Jeff Abrahamson  <http://www.purple.com/jeff/>