Re: Fwd: LinuxDay 2010 - Call for Papers online!

On 25 August 2010 11:56, Thomas Thym <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]>:
> > 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 <[email protected]>
> > 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 <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> I might be able to go but can't promise yet. Who else is coming?
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Thomas
> >>
> >>
> >> 2010/8/23 Franz Keferböck <[email protected]>:
> >> > 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 <[email protected]>
> >> > Date: 2010/8/22
> >> > Subject: LinuxDay 2010 - Call for Papers online!
> >> > To: [email protected]
> >> > Cc: [email protected]
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 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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