[Gllug] No Expo this year

[John Levin]

Steven Goodwin wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 05, 2007 at 11:58:23AM +0100, Karanbir Singh wrote:
>> john levin wrote:
>>> If only there were something like LUG Radio Live in London.
>  
> Does anyone have any insider contacts with LUG Radio Live to know
> if/when they'd do London?
> 

Doubt London is on their agenda; they're all from 
Wolverhampton/Birmingham, though they are doing an event in the States 
in March next year

>> There are enough people on this list, and in London to make such an event 
>> happen. It all boils down to getting a few people together and driving it.
> 
> I hear ya! So given the recent attendance to Gllug talks, how do we:
> 
> 1. Get quality speakers to attend
> 2. Get a quantative audience to attend
> 

This is London; there must be enough of both.

> If there's no commercial event, then you're only likely to get the geeks
> attending, anyway. Especially if it's on a weekend. (This would lead to
> limited sponsorship opportunities.)

Oh, I'm sure Red Hat would drown us in T-shirts, and Ubuntu in CDs. Lug 
Radio Live had numerous stalls (OReilly, ORG, Kubuntu and Ubuntu, Linux 
Emporium etc) - some were free, some paid for I think. I think there are 
enough small companies based in London looking for exposure to put their 
hands in their pockets. A fiver on the door and it should easily break even.

> 
> Just thinking out loud...
> 

Getting more enamoured of the idea the more I think about it.

John
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