[Bradford] participation in the Europe-wide Linux Presentation Day

[John Robert Hudson]

Hi Hauke

Thank you for your interest. We meet on the second Monday of the month. So we 
will discuss this in August.

John
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On Thursday 14 Jul 2016 02:36:50 Hauke Laging via Bradford wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> one year ago the Berlin Linux User Group (BeLUG, a non-commercial
> association) started a new regular event which is supposed to bring new
> kinds of (private) computer users in contact with Linux: the Linux
> Presentation Day (LPD)
> 
> http://www.linux-presentation-day.org/
> 
> The LPD has quickly spread across Europe:
> 
> May 2015: Berlin only
> November 2015: 72 cities in 3 countries
> April 2016: 110 cities in 10 countries
> October, 22nd 2016: 15+ countries expected
> 
> The LPD is a non-commercial event and (usually) free of charge for the
> visitors.
> 
> The main idea is that being part of a huge international event should both
> increase the motivation of potential hosting organisations and make it
> easier to get media coverage. Furthermore the event organising becomes a
> lot easier, of course.
> 
> There are recommendations but no strict rules what an LPD event shall look
> like. An important part of the concept is that it usually does not require a
> budget and can be done with very little effort. In the most simple case
> there are a few computers with different Linux desktop environments and a
> staff member for each of them so that the visitors can ask questions, let
> the staff show to them how things are done unser Linux and give it a try.
> 
> Two small Linux user groups in the UK have participated in LPD 2016.1 but it
> is not clear yet whether they will participate in the next event, too, and
> thus we are looking for both more hosting organisations and someone who
> coordinates the activities there (national web site, mailing lists, contact
> to national media). The hosting organisations in Germany currently include
> associations (mainly Linux user groups and hackerspaces), informal groups
> (small Linux user groups), companies (IT service), adult education centres,
> universities, and schools.
> 
> 
> If
> 
> a) you as an organisation are interested in participating
> 
> b) some members / employees have a personal, private interest
> 
> c) you have an idea which other organisations might be interested
> 
> then I would be glad to hear from you.
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> (Mr.) Hauke Laging
> BeLUG board and central LPD organiser