Re: [OSCOM] OSCOM Benefit : RockyRaccoons.com

Hello!

One thing we could try an do would be to call it the Open Source CMS & Arts
festival, and invite a couple film-makers and bands to play.  Even video
game modders and companies often use Open Source CMS, so we could also
invite a lot of the content creators and have sessions and panels taylored
more towards them.

I know that all this is a lot of work, but perhaps it would also make it
easier to get sponsors and a larger draw.

The triangle has Duke, UNC, and NCSU--Red Hat is on the NCSU campus, so
perhaps that suggests NCSU.

Just throwing it out there.

OSCOM's a great thing--think about how much content is hosted on open
source CMS platforms.

Best,

Dr. E:)



On Tue, 28 Feb 2006, Paul Everitt wrote:

>
> On Feb 28, 2006, at 6:10 PM, Elliot McGucken wrote:
>
> > I'll be looking forward to another OSCOM event!
> >
> > Perhaps we could have it in the Research Triangle, in Red Hat's
> > back yard!
>
> The biggest points that make such an event realistic:
>
> 1) A venue whose price rhymes with "free". :^)  It isn't just the
> cost, which gets passed on to the attendees (and perhaps decreases
> the number of attendees, as noted elsewhere.)  It's also the cash hit
> and upfront risk from the person/entity securing the venue, months in
> advance.
>
> 2) A local person that will handle 101% of the site logistics.  Doing
> this remotely has proven a recipe for pain.
>
> Research Triangle might grade out pretty well on these points.  Any
> ideas?
>
> --Paul
>