Re: Question about being an exhibitor at Dreamhack Winter 2008

_max_ skrev:
> see answers below.
>
> On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Wouter Verhelst <wouter_at_debian.org
> <mailto:wouter_at_debian.org>> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Apr 06, 2008 at 08:22:45PM +0200, _max_ wrote:
> > Greetings Debian event team!
> >
> > I'm known as _max_ , and i am one of the volunteers who work for
> Dreamhack.
> > Currently the worlds largest LAN festival.
> >
> > Currently at dreamhack there is a great absence of Scene,
> Hacking and Linux.
> > However this is something that we are -really- trying to change.
> >
> > Me and a few other people who work for Dreamhack are trying to bring
> > together people to create a linux section for dreamhack, At
> Elmia (the
> > exhibition center dreamhack is held in) there is a area called
> "E area", in
> > this area we want to achieve 4 things.
> >
> > 1. A Keynote/Hearing area where different distributions,
> security people,
> > hacking people, scene people can give lectures, hold hearings
> and keynotes
> > with a bigscreen projector and pa system.
> >
> > 2. A Distro area, an area where many large distributions have
> their own
> > small areas with some pc's setup with their distro, where people
> can have a
> > hands on experience, and be told why they should use
> specifically that
> > distribution. Hopefully these pc's will be sponsored by one of
> Dreamhacks
> > hardware sponsors.
> >
> > 3. A hacking area, where we have setup different operating
> systems with
> > price money upon finding a system exploit.
>
> This is really a "cracking" area, I gather :)
>
>
> hehe, well.... depends on how you look at it i guess :)
>
>
>
> > 4. A Chill lounge with lots of beanbags, sofas and tables where
> people can
> > sit down and just talk about the good stuff in life :)
> >
> > So my question to Debian is if there are any people that are
> interested in
> > coming to Sweden for a 4 day event, where they can talk and
> spread the word
> > of Linux.
>
> It might help if you could give a bit more information:
> - Where exactly will Dreamhack happen? (city, ...)
>
>
> Jönköping/Sweden, feed maps.google.com <http://maps.google.com> with
> "elmia" and it will show you the exact position of the exhibition center.
>
>
> - When will this event take place?
>
>
> 27-30th november
>
>
> - Is this a free event, or is there an entrance fee?
>
>
> Dreamhack will, to be able to rent the space that the linux/scene area
> have to get money from somewhere, however im trying to get
> sponsors/linux distro's that are backed by enterprises (novell, rhel,
> canonical) to pay for this. People that come and rent a computerseat
> at the event pay a fee (72 euro i belive for 4 days) and visitors pay
> 10 euro a day normaly, exhibitors ofcourse gain entry for free, and im
> trying to make sure linux ppl also gain access to the restricted Crew
> Area where you can sleep and eat free food.
>
>
> - ...
>
> Depending on budget and time constraints, I might be interested in
> going...
>
> > Sofar distributions such as Ubuntu, Redhat, SuSE, Gentoo have been
> > contacted, trying to get in touch with some more though :)
> > If anyone would like to come, are these people skilled in
> keynote/talking in
> > front of people?
> > Does Debian have a budget for PR? If not we might have a
> solution for this.
>
> No; Debian is an all-volunteer organization, and PR usually happens
> because volunteers want to provide it.
>
>
> If you have any more questions/thoughts please dont hesitate to hit me
> back!
>
> //max
>
>
>
> --
> <Lo-lan-do> Home is where you have to wash the dishes.
> -- #debian-devel, Freenode, 2004-09-22
>
>
Sooo, Aim for the next Dreamhack winter? :)

/yosh

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