Re: [IMPORTANT] OSCON 1 or 2 booths?

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: PostgreSQL Advocacy <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [IMPORTANT] OSCON 1 or 2 booths?
Date: 2005-06-07 16:47:42
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> My though is that it isn't really good to give presentations in booths
> because it is too disturbing to surrounding booths. Those who remember
> last year how we obscured Mozilla and Gnome booths with our crowds can
> attest to that. I am thinking one booth is best and have it be both
> community and company stuff.

But other than that you have no problem with two booths?

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>O.k. we are on a short deadline for OSCON here is what is for certain:
>>
>>Command Prompt and SRA are sponsoring a Commercial Booth for the
>>PostgreSQL community. Thus providing the optimum exposure as a whole.
>>
>>Here is what not certain:
>>
>>Should also get the community (.org pavilion) booth?
>>
>>Initial thoughts are:
>>
>>1. Have both booths run as PostgreSQL.Org booths
>>2. Both booths would be staffed at all times
>>3. Have scheduled mini-talks at the .org pavilion.
>>
>>The idea would be that we could have 15 minute organized talks
>>in between normal booth operations (say every 2 hours) that talk
>>about something specific to PostgreSQL. Examples would be save points,
>>mvcc, etc...
>>
>>These would be short, sweet and to the point talks with the idea around
>>providing detailed, dense information on the topics. The rest of the
>>time would be spent doing what we already do at OSCON. Promote
>>PostgreSQL just with two booths.
>>
>>Downside to the .Org Pavilion. This year Oreilly is making the
>>communities responsible for EVERYTHING except the space and table. We
>>will have to arrange carpet, electricity, internet etc...
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>
>>Joshua D. Drake
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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