schwepes on 14 Jul 2007 23:47:26 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] aKademy 2008, The Philadelphia Konvention?


Have done logistics work at science fiction conventions so slightly
familiar with issues involved in handling such.
bs


On Fri, 13 Jul 2007, Jeff Abrahamson wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 12, 2007 at 05:46:22PM -0400, Zenko Klapko Jr. wrote:
> >   [48 lines, 365 words, 2382 characters]  Top characters: et_onias
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I know there are plenty of students at Drexel University who would
> > like to see this happen. There's the Math & Computer Science
> > Society, Drexel's Computer Science Dept, TechServ, and several other
> > depts & student organizations who can pass the news along in flyers,
> > announcements & at meetings. Send a message back how we can further
> > help out.
>
> Something like this came up once before, about two or three years ago.
> At the time, I approached Jeremy Johnson, chair of CS at Drexel, and
> he was potentially interested in the exposure of Drexel CS being
> involved in helping it happen at Drexel.  It died because the KDE
> folks decided not to bear the risks and hassles of a conference in the
> U.S., as I understand.
>
> I'm no longer in Philadelphia, although I'm still officially
> associated with Drexel CS until the end of the year.  This is to say,
> I can't help by being your contact person, but I think if you do find
> an inside person to help you there, you have a decent chance of
> success in getting CS to help secure space.
>
> --
>  Jeff
>
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