Re: Going to OSCON? We need your help!

On July 21, 2005 06:12 pm, Josh Berkus wrote:
> No doubt several/many of you are planning on attending OSCON 2005. The
> PostgreSQL community will have a large, commercial booth in the exhibit
> hall at OSCON this year, sponsored by SRA and CommandPrompt. And we need
> you to help staff it.

Since I have a floor map of the convention centre does anybody know what the booth's id number is supposed to be?

> Based on last year, I expect that many of us will hang out at the booth
> anyway and it will be the place to discuss database programming at the
> conference.

> Since the exhibit hall will be open to the public for the
> first time this year, we also need to make sure that the booth is a busy
> hive of activity at all times.

Any idea on numbers to expect?

> So I'm asking all PostgreSQL community people who are attending OSCON to
> volunteer for one or more "shifts" during which you are committed to
> helping staff the booth. Available shifts are:
>
> Wednesday 10am - 11:30am
> Wednesday 11:30am - 1pm
> Wednesday 1pm - 2:30pm
> Wednesday 2:30pm - 4:30 pm
> Wednesday 6:00pm - 7:30pm
> Thursday 10am - 11:30am
> Thursday 11:30am - 1pm
> Thursday 1pm - 2:30pm
> Thursday 2:30pm - 4:30 pm

I'm not sure what my hours are going to be but I'll be spending more time at the booth then I will anywhere else at the conference. I'll be in town as of Tuesday night for the whole week.

The one event that I do know already that I want time out for is the book author's signing on Wednesday evening; I'm going as a Dru Lavigne groupie :-), http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/bsdhks/chapter/index.html

> Look at the OSCON master schedule: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/os2005/grid/

This helps a lot.

> Please contact me before Friday, July 29th so that I know you are coming
> and will help. I will prepare a schedule, e-mail it, and have it at the
> booth when the show opens.

What about the other things about the booth i.e. table, power cords, lighting etc. I know it's being handled but not by whom. How far along is it?

> **Let me know your e-mail address, name, what shifts you are available for
> (and how many you'll do), and your cell phone number for the show.**

What else do you need Josh?

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