Re: [OSCOM] OSCOM Benefit : RockyRaccoons.com

How about

Open Content Fest --  show ya tools and warez (legal)...

Elliot McGucken wrote:

>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:
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>>On Feb 28, 2006, at 6:10 PM, Elliot McGucken wrote:
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>>>I'll be looking forward to another OSCOM event!
>>>
>>>Perhaps we could have it in the Research Triangle, in Red Hat's
>>>back yard!
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>>>
>>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
>>
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