[Infopoint] Trentham Gardens Infopoint 18 May

[Philip Oakley]

Hi Alan (and infopoint list)

Many thanks for the information that was very useful. I have confirmed with
Northern Computer Markets that I can have a table this Sunday (18th) at
Trentham Gardens Stoke. Anyone please feel free to get involved or help in
anyway.

I have some laptops and can burn some disks but otherwise I currently have
no flyers or posters etc. If there is anything you (or anyone else) could
email me that I could print off it would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

Phil

Many thanks for the

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 9:51 AM, alan c <aeclist at candt.waitrose.com> wrote:

> Hi Philip
> (and infopoint list)
>
> David Goodwin wrote:
>
>> Philip Oakley wrote:
>>
>>> Hi David
>>>
>>> I hope you do not mind me contacting you. I saw from the infopoint
>>> project website that you have stalls at Wolverhampton and Birmingham
>>> computer markets for showing free software.
>>>
>>> I am interested in setting up an infopoint at Stoke (Trentham Gardens)
>>> computer market and just wanted to ask your opinion and see if you had any
>>> advice.
>>>
>>
> I run a 'non trading' display table almost every month at the bracknell
> computer fair.
>
> An important point is that some years ago, jono bacon (now with canonical)
> received an agreement from the fair organisers (british computer fairs in
> this case) for them to donate (if spare unbooked space was available - a
> table that they could not sell), a table to Infopoint for display, handouts,
> of Information on Free software.
>
> The 'Infopoint' banner or brand has been very useful, better than free
> software of linux or whatever.
>
> This has worked well for bracknell. After my initial contact, I phone them
> in the last week of the booking month and ask if they have space they can
> fit me into? By that time they know they cannot sell any more booked tables.
>
> My table attracts custom for them - pay at the door, and encourages more
> comers. Free software needs hardware, and most of the traders sell -
> hardware. So it is pretty well a win-win case. One of the organisers staff
> also occasionally asks for a linux CD - she gets whatever she wants from me,
> I am very grateful! As do any of the traders. I am discrete about my donated
> table though. The traders pay good money for their tables and they are not
> guaranteed to make a profit. So I am in a special situation.
>
> There is a noticeable increasing pace of interest  in recent months. This
> is very heartening. I would certainly commend such displays  asap!
>
> I have a bunch of leaflets, posters I make, and other stuff which you might
> find useful. Any questions please fire away?
>
> Best regards
>
> --
> alan cocks
> Kubuntu user#10391
> Linux user #360648
>
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