[TriLUG] [Fwd: [Steering] Ohio LinuxFest needs your help!]

[Jason Tower]

there is a slim possibility that i will attend this, if anyone else is 
interested in going let me know.

jason

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Subject: [Steering] Ohio LinuxFest needs your help!
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:37:04 -0400
From: Chris Clymer <cclymer at gmail.com>
Reply-To: The Steering Committee for TriLUG <steering at trilug.org>
Organization: Youngstown Linux Users Group
To: ylug at oh2600.com

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Dear Group Leader,

The Ohio LinuxFest 2005 is a free annual conference and event for the
Linux and Open Source Software community. Hosting authoritative
speakers, the Ohio LinuxFest 2005 welcomes Linux and OSS professionals,
enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to take part in the event. The purpose
of the Ohio LinuxFest from the first year is to involve Linux user
groups from all over to participate in a multi-lug event.

The Ohio LinuxFest is looking for help promoting this year's event from
Linux Users Group and other area organizations.

This is how you can help today
1. Please forward the letter below to your membership
2. If you happen to know if you or any of your members are going, please
let us know. We are hoping to track what user groups and organizations
are represented.
3. Encourage your lug members to go at your next meeting. Organize
carpooling. The Ohio LinuxFest is a great road trip for your LUG.
4. Promote this event around town and to your collegues.Please use the
flyer on http://www.ohiolinux.org/promotion.html
5. Link our LUG's website, please use the banner and the short
announcement on http://www.ohiolinux.org/promotion.html
(banner and short blurb post pending)
6. Feel free to submit Ohio Linux Fest to slashdot.org and other tech
and linux news sites.  This will _really_ help us with promotion, but
getting on the frontpage is hard!  A sample /. posting is provided below.
7. Approach non-Linux users!  Ohio Linux Fest has talks of varying skill
levels, it is a great way for someone to get an introduction to Linux.
UNIX user groups, even Microsoft user groups probably have some members
who would be interested in such an event.

Please let us know if there's anything that Ohio LinuxFest can do for
you. Email us at team at ohiolinux.org

Thanks,

(person sending mail)
Ohio LinuxFest Team Member


*****Sample E-mail*****

Subject: 3rd Annual Ohio LinuxFest - You're invited!

For the past two years, Ohio LinuxFest has brought hundreds of Linux
users to Columbus for an enjoyable day of community and informative Open
Source talks. Showing no signs of slowing down, the third annual Ohio
LinuxFest 2005 will be held on Saturday October 1st, 2005 at the Greater
Columbus Convention Center (400 North High Street) in downtown Columbus.
This one-day conference will last from 8AM-Midnight with greatly
expanded sessions, expo, and an after conference reception. Join us and
consider making a weekend out of it!

Important Dates for Ohio LinuxFest Fans:
* TODAY  register for free for the 3rd Annual Ohio LinuxFest
http://www.ohiolinux.org/register.html
* TODAY - secure your hotel room reservation
http://www.ohiolinux.org/travel.html
* September 1, 2005 - corporate sponsorship commitment deadline
* October 1, 2005  The 3rd Annual Ohio LinuxFest
http://www.ohiolinux.org

Scheduled guests include:

* Paul Ferris (Westfield Insurance)
* Rich Bowen (Apache Foundation)
* Jim McQuillan (Linux Terminal Server Project)
* Kristian Kielhofner (AstLinux Distribution)

..and many more.

Please check our website for many recently released updates like venue
information, accommodations, individual sponsorship opportunities, etc.
Our official website is Ohio LinuxFest website is
http://www.ohiolinux.org

For additional Ohio LinuxFest information, please sign up for our
mailing list http://www.ohiolinux.org/mailinglist.html or drop into our
irc channel on irc.oftc.net at #ohiolinux

Want to help?

Help within your local community
* Tell your friends, fellow UG members, and colleagues about this event.
* Promote Ohio LinuxFest 2005 by distributing our flier wherever Linux
users gather.
http://www.ohiolinux.org/promotion.html
* Organize a carpool and/or roomsharing.

Help this event be the best ever...
* Join our event planning team.
http://www.ohiolinux.org/getinvolved.html
* Recommend a corporate sponsor or become an individual sponsor
http://www.ohiolinux.org/sponsorship.html
(pending paypal link)
* Tell us how your favorite .org could enhance the expo, suggest a
Birds-of-a-Feather topic, or suggest a brilliant idea.
Just email us at team at ohiolinux.org

Hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

The Ohio LinuxFest 2005 Team

Ohio Linuxfest 2005 is sponsored by:
Gold: Novell and Digium
Silver: Astaro, N2Net, Pantek, Hurricane Labs, and Westfield Insurance
Bronze: Strickling Integrated Solutions Inc., Potential Technologies,
Image Stream Internet Solutions, and Spliced Networks
Food and Beverages provided by IBM


*****Sample Slashdot Posting*****

The biggest <a href="http://www.kernel.org">Linux</a> event in the
midwest is back for its third year!  <a
href="http://www.ohiolinux.org">Ohio Linux Fest</a> will take place
October 1, 2005 at the <a
href="http://www.columbusconventions.com">Columbus Convention Center</a>
in <a
href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=columbus,+ohio&spn=0.123496,0.218851&hl=en">Columbus,
Ohio</a>.  Sponsors include <a href="http://www.novell.com">Novell</a>,
<a href="http://www.digium.com">Digium</a>, <a
href="http://www.ibm.com">IBM</a> and <a
href="http://www.astaro.com">Astaro</a>.  Speakers include
representatives of <a href="http://apache.org">Apache</a>, <a
href="http://kde.org">KDE</a>, <a href="http://ubuntu.com">Ubuntu</a>,
<a href="http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/Research/SRG/netos/xen">Xen</a>, <a
href="http://www.novell.com">Novell</a>, <a
href="http://www.digium.com">Digium</a>, and <a
href="http://www.gnome.org">Gnome</a>.  Free schwag from <a
href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com">Free Software Magazine</a>,
<a href="http://ubuntu.com">Ubuntu</a>, and <a
href="http://www.oreilly.com">O'Reilly</a>.  Did I mention the event is
<a href="fsf.org">FREE</a> as in <a href="http://www.beer.com">BEER</a>?
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