Software Freedom Day 2010 will be held on Saturday, 18th September.
Contributions and Volunteers wanted!
We have signed a contract to hold it at CentrePlace.
We did it here in 2006:
http://softwarefreedomday.org/gallery/2006/gallery/2006/oceania/nz/hamilton
We need to decide what spot to setup our gears. We have pretty much decided to go with the Crossroads location, which is in front of EB Games and near garden place and city council. See the maps below.
The two spots we are looking at:
1. The Crossroads. (3 on map 1)
$250. Outside EB Games, high traffic area and close to Garden Place.
2. The Fashion Lane. (1 - 5 on map 2)
$300. Near the coffee shops, and lots of shops where mostly women go. A good amount of traffic coming in from Victoria/Ward Streets, and a view from above on the second level.
There are other places, like the area outside of EziBuy that has a lot of space, and would be less hectic, but also less visible.
Your Vote
Other spot +0
Tux - We need a small person, or several small persons to volunteer to walk around the mall in a penguin suit.
4-5 Windows/Linux PCs - Ideally machines that are dual-boot, reasonably fast and with LCD screens. Four identical machines would be ideal. Four laptops would be even better, less setting up and packing away. Can someone organize this? Maybe create a list of potential donors.
PB Tech, Dick Smith, Velocity, FX Networks, Gravity Computing... Someone ? (We did want a windows 7 box didn't we?)
John can donate the use of his laptop for the day (if needed). RimuHosting can donate a large LCD monitor for the day.
Printing - flyers/Library Display/membership forms
University might provide some printing. Ask for funding for some colour posters? Library display? - Ronnie?
Others ideas
Survey to win a prize? (usually usb sticks) -- Approach DSE (and other FOSS-friendly places?) very soon for sponsorship, it takes them time to get this approved.
Sponsors/Donations
We have applied for funding from TrustWaikato for the venue and insurance. -John
Velocity might help us get an Internet connection. Any wireless coverage in the mall?
Planning follow up meeting at Hub events room #2 or Uni geared toward newbies? Just invite people to regular meeting at Waikato? And the Workshop following?
Stephen suggests showing some pictures of other SFD events as an introduction.
Before September;
Here are the maps, they were hogging to much screen real estate:
2 pages link to SoftwareFreedomDay2010: