[Lincs] Unrealistic expectations?

[Peter Cooper]

> - February 2005: Install Party (can we find enough helping hands?)

I think helping hands will be easier to find than machines to install 
on. I guess a party rules out Gentoo though, unless it's going to be a 
three day festival with tents ;-)

Just an idea, and it may be a bad one, but are there are any reasonably 
sensible LAN-party groups in Lincs that we could team up with on 
events/locations? Could increase the audience, and gaming on Linux is 
not too shabby these days.

Also, perhaps we could come up with something newsworthy to get some 
coverage in the local rags. People actually seem to pay a lot of 
attention to the local papers up here (we triggered the broadband level 
here in Sutton on Sea just weeks after the council paper did a big 
broadband push), and they always seem short of stories. Something 
interesting (or even not interesting, given most of the stories they 
publish) could turn into more publicity for the group and perhaps give 
things a kick start.

> - Summer 2005: Big social event with members from a german lug coming 
> to Lincs

That sounds pretty good!

> We're also planning to get a free stand at a fair next year to spread 
> the word in Lincolnshire.

Great idea. Again, this could tie in with press coverage.

Guess I should go back and read the archives now, I've only been on the 
list a few days, and I don't want to cover old ground!

Pete