This about the UKUUG Summer Technical Conference being held in Birmingham 7th~9th August if anyone is interested.<br>Gordon<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Niall Mansfield</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nmm-luguk@uit.co.uk">nmm-luguk@uit.co.uk</a>></span><br>
Date: 2009/7/8<br>Subject: [lugmaster] UKUUG Summer Technical Conference; shameless bribery<br>To: <a href="mailto:lugmaster@mailman.lug.org.uk">lugmaster@mailman.lug.org.uk</a><br><br><br>LUG contacts,<br>
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If you could circulate this to your group's membership, we'd be very<br>
grateful.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Niall Mansfield (UKUUG conf. organizer)<br>
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1. The UKUUG Summer Technical Conference is in Birmingham 7/8/9-August.<br>
We have a great range of speakers:<br>
<a href="http://summer2009.ukuug.org.uk/Talks" target="_blank">http://summer2009.ukuug.org.uk/Talks</a><br>
and five really interesting tutorials (Drupal, Arduino, GIMP, LaTeX,<br>
VoIP).<br>
<br>
Early bird rates apply to bookings up to 21-July.<br>
<br>
<br>
2. Shameless bribery<br>
<br>
The reason we have so many tutorials, on such diverse topics, is to<br>
try and reach a wider constituency. We're now resorting to bribery.<br>
We have really neat A6-sized fliers for the conference. Anyone who<br>
genuinely [*] takes at least four fliers and distributes them<br>
appropriately will be entered in a draw. The prizes are copies of<br>
JP Mens's acclaimed book "Alternative DNS Servers":<br>
<a href="http://uit.co.uk/altdns" target="_blank">http://uit.co.uk/altdns</a><br>
There is one prize for each 10 valid entries, so you have a 10%<br>
chance of winning.<br>
<br>
Here are ideas for how you might distribute fliers:<br>
<br>
- At LUG meetings leave them on tables/hand them out<br>
<br>
- Stick a couple on noticeboard at work<br>
<br>
- Leave a few on the table in college common-rooms or tea rooms<br>
<br>
- Enclose them in any post you're sending out to relevant folks<br>
<br>
- If you're in a university, put a few up on noticeboards in:<br>
* Computer Science dept.<br>
* Computer Services dept.<br>
* Maths and Physics depts. (as we're running a LaTeX<br>
tutorial, and LaTeX is great for typesetting maths)<br>
* Artsy places (as we're running an Arduino tutorial, and<br>
artsy people like Ardruino)<br>
<br>
- Bring a few to any conferences you attend, or relevant<br>
organizations that you visit. (Stick them on their<br>
noticeboards when nobody's looking.)<br>
<br>
To enter, e-mail:<br>
ukuug-draw@uit<br>
with your postal address, and say how many A6 leaflets you want us<br>
to send you.<br>
<br>
[*] Editor's decision final etc. UK only. Max. 100 prizes.<br>
<br>
<br>
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