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

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Franz Keferböck <[email protected]
> wrote:

>
>
> 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
>> >>
>>
>
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 <[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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