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Subject: Re: [kde-promo] Fwd: LinuxDay 2010 - Call for Papers online!
From: Thomas Thym <ungethym () mevin ! net>
Date: 2010-08-27 8:48:20
Message-ID: AANLkTi=YZfHL=rseYk-Qt2wF2hqtTcwmEa5+i6nCno8W () mail ! gmail ! com
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I will be going. I registered a booth and a talk. Any help is welcome.
An entry to community.kde.org/Promo/Events is added. I could not add
to events.kde.org
Cheers,
Thomas
2010/8/25 Justin Kirby <justin@neomantra.org>:
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Franz Keferböck
> <franz.keferboeck@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 25 August 2010 11:56, Thomas Thym <ungethym@mevin.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Sounds really great! I try to do something more for KDE EDU anyway.
> > >
> > > I would like to submit a talk (when I am sure I can make it) with the
> > > title "Rock your computer with KDE Software" with focus on KDE
> > > Workspace and KDE EDU Software. Do you think that would be interesting
> > > for that audience?
> >
> > Interesting yes; but if I may comment on the title: For an insider, "Rock
> > your computer..." will make him/her think of Amarok and music rather than
> > Workspace and EDU. For someone who's not heard KDE before it will say little
> > to nothing...
> >
> > Given that it's a German talk, maybe something like:
> >
> > Bildung erleben - am Arbeitsplatz der Spaß macht: KDE Software (education
> > <> erleben/experience <> enjoy <> KDE)
> > or english: experience education - enjoy the workspace: KDE Software
> >
> > Or:
> >
> > KDE Edu: Wo lernen nie aufhört und der Spaß daran anfängt (KDE Edu: Where
> > learning never ends and the fun of it begins)
> >
> > OK, they're bad too, but it's really hard to find something that's got
> > something to do with education and learning, and is not considered with "the
> > burden of learning", as a lot of people, esp. students, consider it. I'd -
> > esp. due to the circumstances in the school - focus on the edu part.
> > Directly address the teachers and give them input and ideas for new projects
> > (creating Step demos, good complex ones, that could even be shipped, Parley
> > card sets for language foo, ...)
> >
> > Greets
> > Franz
> >
> >
> > >
> > > 2010/8/25 Franz Keferböck <franz.keferboeck@gmail.com>:
> > > > Great!
> > > >
> > > > Oh, some more info _from the last few years_ (not necessarily true for
> > > > this
> > > > year!):
> > > > - Expenses are covered by the organisers, they'll come up to you toward
> > > > the
> > > > end of the event, just have your train tickets at hand.
> > > > - As mentioned, don't expect to leave right after it ended, you'll be
> > > > invited to "Käsespätzle" and a really nice talk with the others
> > > > afterwards.
> > > > Don't miss that, it's a valuable chance to meet people - local as well
> > > > as
> > > > "important representatives".
> > > > - You can Register with Reinhard Müller <reinhard.mueller@bytewise.at>
> > > > directly, he's a helpful, nice guy!
> > > > - Maybe think of giving a talk too. It's worth it!
> > > >
> > > > I personally really see this event as an educational one; it's in a
> > > > school,
> > > > and - as mentioned before - there's all the students present, for them
> > > > it's
> > > > a great "wow" to meet "people from the projects" - and are surprised
> > > > how
> > > > "easy" it is to become part. The teachers are doing a great job
> > > > encouraging
> > > > their students to using FOSS, even doing projects in class. So yes, it
> > > > is
> > > > small and "sweet", but I've seen a lot (Jos, you know ;-) and compared
> > > > to
> > > > "professional events" it's a lot more personal and warm, whereas
> > > > compared to
> > > > university-events there's a lot more passion to be seen in the
> > > > student's
> > > > eyes. I even took my GF once, even she had a good day (showing KDE
> > > > games and
> > > > EDU software merely by playing and animating others to play too ;-)
> > > >
> > > > Thanks Thomas, hope that works; Maybe someone else will too... as I
> > > > said, I
> > > > don't do much anymore unfortunately, but I'd _love_ to do that one...
> > > > Greets!
> > > >
> > > > On 25 August 2010 11:28, Thomas Thym <ungethym@mevin.net> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I might be able to go but can't promise yet. Who else is coming?
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > Thomas
> > > > >
>
> I'm going to drop a quick request for organization and tracking here. Can
> one of you add an entry to http://community.kde.org/Promo/Events/ and
> http://events.kde.org once you're certain someone will be there? :)
>
> Thx,
> Justin
>
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > > 2010/8/23 Franz Keferböck <franz.keferboeck@gmail.com>:
> > > > > > Hi all!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I just received this invitation to LinuxDay 2010 in Dornbirn,
> > > > > > Austria.
> > > > > > The location is quite convenient, also for swiss and german people,
> > > > > > maybe even more than for "the average Austrian" being at the very
> > > > > > western tip of my country. Oh, and the Käsespätzle you'll be invited
> > > > > > after are absolutely marvellous :-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I will be - as usual as I have to say atm - in Chicago this time, so
> > > > > > I
> > > > > > cannot possibly be there. Maybe someone else can. It's a really fun
> > > > > > event, with a lot of students and young peeps around showing off
> > > > > > their
> > > > > > - sometimes really cool - projects and I always loved supporting
> > > > > > this
> > > > > > yet. It's a shame I can't go there this time.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hope someone else can,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > greets
> > > > > > Franz
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > > > > From: Reinhard Müller <reinhard.mueller@bytewise.at>
> > > > > > Date: 2010/8/22
> > > > > > Subject: LinuxDay 2010 - Call for Papers online!
> > > > > > To: franz.keferboeck@gmail.com
> > > > > > Cc: papers@linuxday.at
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hallo, Franz!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Wir stecken bereits wieder mitten in den Vorbereitungen für den
> > > > > > LinuxDay
> > > > > > 2010. Der Termin ist mit 27. November fixiert, und ein Call for
> > > > > > Papers
> > > > > > ist auch schon online:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://www.linuxday.at/call_for_papers.html
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Vielleicht möchtest du ja dieses Jahr wieder etwas einreichen? Wir
> > > > > > würden uns freuen, von dir zu hören!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Viele Grüße,
> > > > > > Reinhard Müller
> > > > > > für das Organisationsteam
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Franz Keferböck
> > > > > > Phone: +43 650 86 22 555
> > > > > > http://franz.keferboeck.info | http://www.kde.org
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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