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

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 <[email protected]>:
>
>
> 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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