[Blackpool] Fwd: OKAY COMPUTER 2 - response needed asap

[Tony Hughes]

Hi Guys and Anna

What about coinsideing the event with this years Software Freedom Day on 
17th September which is a Saturday you could have the event Sat/Sunday. 
I would be willing to help on at least one of the days if not both with 
PC building and installing OS's to PC's

Tony Hughes

On 15/04/11 12:27, Les Pounder wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Anna Morris"<say.hello.to.anna at googlemail.com>
> Date: 15 Apr 2011 11:51
> Subject: OKAY COMPUTER 2 - response needed asap
> To: "Team MFS"<fsuk-manchester-team at nongnu.org>, "Samantha Bail"<
> samantha.patricia.bail at googlemail.com>, "SonniesEdge"<sonniesedge at gmail.com>,
> "Les Pounder"<lespounder at gmail.com>
>
> Hi, I have been musing on the possibility okay computer 2, and collating the
> ideas thrown around after the first one. I have just agreed with mike to
> come along tomorrow and help out, and as I have a load of posters left over
> from OC1, I was planning on cutting the dates of the bottom and using them
> to direct people to the website for a review of OC1 and some preliminary
> info about the next event, however I have no preliminary info atm. I am
> being very forward and assumptive as there has been little definite
> aggreement from the parties involved, but I have 150 posters and a bag of
> ideas so I might as well join in!
>
> *The idea*:
>
> To merge what we have already. with Girl Geek's build a PC, and work with
> other org's too, for example manLUG, to hold a* two day event. *The first
> day would be building the a machine, and philosophy - the second day I
> really want to have a proper training session for people new to GNU/LINUX,
> with some real debate and several speakers. *I want more politics, more tech
> stuff and much much more on how to trouble shoot.* I am also very open to
> working on different OS and comparing them, to open the weekend up from just
> ubuntu, and perhaps even having a formal debate about issues at the end of
> the second day (for the participants, not the organisers) where people can
> really learn the* confidence to join in on arguments and express what the
> feel about technology*.
>
> The weekend would focus on *empowerment and intensive skill building*. I
> want non-advanced tech's getting involved to feel more confident around
> strongly opinionated people such as, no offence dear, Simon, and to feel
> less intimidated by the non GUI stuff that they will come into contact with
> when getting help from, for example, people like JP and Mike. I have decided
> that these things are inevitable and its best to train people how to deal
> with them in a positive way. I also want people to see *differnt groups
> working together*. And I want an established tech help list for afterwards
> set up so Les and doesn't have to keep on dealing with everything, and so
> the contacts will stop coming through mad lab. The weekend should also allow
> those who came to the first one to build on that day.
>
> *the date*: after freshers week and after the big event that people keep
> saying is in September.
>
> *Urgent response to:
>
> *I need *a date, and a preliminary consent from MFS, GIRL GEEK and anyone
> else who wants to join in.* I will re-jig the website tonight so that
> tomorow I can hand out the flyers and drum up some initial interest and get
> some names on a mailing list..
>
>
> sorry for last min.  been busy!!
>
> A
> x
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