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Feedback on Software Freedom Day

Attendance can be broken down into three sectors (please add people missed):-

Computerbank Volunteers 14, Adam, Alan, Barry, Ben, Cloud, David, Jan, Jessica, John, Kylie, Lex, Michael, Rob, Tony.
Open Source Volunteers at least 14 - Ausom 2, Linuxchix: Claudine, Donna, LUV: Andrew 4 at least, MLUG: Paul, Mark 3 at least, PHP: Ben, Wireless: Grant, Sarah.
General Public maybe 15 - 30 in first two hours

Photos taken at the Melbourne Town Hall between 11.30 and 1pm - numbers seem significantly down on last year.http://vic.computerbank.org.au/Members/jan/sfd07/zphotoslides.2007-09-18.1574238469/slide_show#show Photos identified by the time the photos was taken.

The computers worked very well and were a credit to the people who assembled them.

Having people out the front and greeters helped a lot.

The Penguin was a hit, has never had so many cuddles.

Suggestions for next time:

Brainstorm alternate locations, events we could be part of.
Screens savers that say Try Me or something catchy
Burning station - check all ok the day before. Major hiccups having to cobble something together without warning this year.
Have a setup coordinator to ensure we are ready by opening time and a volunteers coordinator on the day to allocate tasks for people volunteering on the day (can be the same person)
Greeters - make sure we have plenty. Two people dropped out without prior warning this year.

Planning

This year Software Freedom Day is on Saturday September 15th. We have funding to use the Melbourne Town hall again.

Our team page can be found at http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/teams/oceania/au/melbourne and http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/melb

Groups

Computerbank, LUV, MLUG, Aussiechix, Perl Mongers, OSDC, OzZope?, CMS, Mel08, PHP Users Group, AUSOM ...

Maybe look at: http://perl.net.au/wiki/Melbourne and http://www.gogofrog.com/main2d.php?userid=vtrcomau&roomid=2&wallid=15

People - Yes Please!

List your name if you can help in 2007 (or let Kylie know): Kylie, Jan, Tony C, David P, Rob B, Adam J, Jessica, Cloud, Barry, Ben, Greg F, Allan, John, Donna, Peter, Andrew (Luv), Claudine, Jacinta, Paul, Mark (Mlug) +2, Ben B (PHP user group), Sarah, Melb Wireless (+2?), OzZope? (+1), LUV (+3) (29) ... ->> We need at least 50 volunteers.

Stuff to Do and Stuff we Need Department

See PlanningMeetingNotes and the SFDToDoList

Meetings

First Planning meeting: Mon 25th June 07 Time: 6pm. CBV. PlanningMeetingAgenda07 || PlanningMeetingNotes (25th June) || PlanningMeeetingNotes2 (30th July - to come)

Next Meeting - a working bee @ Computerbank to help get things ready for the event. Date is Sunday 26th August from 1pm.

Notes and Research

We can use laptops and Computerbank computers to demo open source software. Flat screens will also be good. P4 class computers would also be good.

Software Freedom day font is libel.ttf available from http://www.dafont.com/font.php?file=libel_suit

Use of Halls in Melbourne: http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=77&pg=807

Pic and floor plan of Swanston Hall: http://www.melbournetownhall.com.au/functionRooms.cfm

Signposts One signpost to be place at the apex of each cluster of three trestle tables Height to be 2.5 metres or taller if possible and securely anchored by tripod, weighted cardboard box or perhaps an umbrella stand. 3 signs angle out over the clustered trestle tables. Have 1 double sided A2 Sign over each table - indicating what it is or a street sign shaped sign

Flyers and Posters

PosteredandFlyeredPlaces

Poster links from http://vic.computerbank.org.au/Members/kylie/software-freedom-day-bazaar-at-the-melbourne-town-hall

General flyer source at: http://vic.computerbank.org.au/Members/kylie/sfd07flyer.odt

PDF of flyer available from http://vic.computerbank.org.au/Members/kylie/sfd07flyer.pdf

Cool poster by Donna at ??? (can be found on www.softwarefreedomday.org/melb )

To come. Can you help? http://lachy.id.au/dev/mozilla/firefox/campaign/5minute/challenge

Publicity

Listed on indymedia calender at http://melbourne.indymedia.org/calendar/event_display_detail.php?event_id=4532&day=15&month=9&year=2007

Have emailed APC Magazine and PC User. Not sure we'll make their cut off dates for the print edition.

Channel 31 community TV are doing a Community Service Announcement for us by way of Community Media Services. Rock!

Media list at http://www.ourcommunity.com.au/marketing/marketing_article.jsp?articleId=1527