Re: expanding Europe's Linux Presentation Day to the US

Sounds great Steve.

-kevin

On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 10:31 PM, Steve Litt <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I'd like to communicate with SVLUG and some more LUGs to facilitate
> GoLUG's participation. By learning what other LUGs are doing, GoLUG can
> get some ideas.
>
> On Tue, 6 Dec 2016 10:26:29 -0800
> kevin dankwardt <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I'm interested and am happy to help facilitate Silicon Valley Linux
> > User Group's participation.
> >
> > -kevin dankwardt
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 9:13 AM, Hauke Laging <
> > hauke.laging-K0Dh+nIXT1xJbQgTzMLsXM00J9VKckv/[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > in May 2015 Berlin's Linux user group (BeLUG) has started a new
> > > type of event
> > > which has spread quickly all over Europe: the Linux Presentation
> > > Day (LPD)
> > >
> > > 2015.1: Berlin only
> > > 2016.1 & 2016.2: 120+ cities in 15 countries
> > > 2017.1: first locations outside Europe (Canada, New Zealand,
> > > probably more)
> > >
> > > I contact you because we intend to expand the LPD beyond Europe
> > > next year.
> > >
> > > The aim of the LPD towards the general public is to provide
> > > biannual and comprehensive information events about Linux for
> > > private users who would like
> > > to get a first impression of Linux.
> > >
> > > The aim towards the media is to make the event so big (both
> > > nationally and internationally) that the nationwide non-IT media
> > > cover it regularly.
> > >
> > > The aim towards the Linux community is that an LPD event can be so
> > > small and
> > > easy to organize (even without costs) that really everyone can try
> > > to organize
> > > an event with good chances of success. The local organizers decide
> > > on their own what their event shall be like; we just make
> > > suggestions and offer support.
> > >
> > >
> > > You can find a longer description of the concept here:
> > >
> > > http://www.linux-presentation-day.org/idea/
> > >
> > >
> > > Are you as an organization interested in participating in the LPD?
> > > If not: Are
> > > any of your members interested in helping us bring the LPD to the
> > > US?
> > >
> > > This event is very useful for finding new LUG members.
> > >
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > (Mr.) Hauke Laging
> > > --
> > > http://www.linux-presentation-day.org/
> > >
> > > International phone contact for the Linux Presentation Day:
> > >      tel:+49-30-55579620 (13:00–23:00, German and English)
> > >
> > > XMPP (Chat with OTR): [email protected]
> > >    OTR: 91626899 1C06F2BD 75EC2441 35C696CE 38F75997
> > >
> > >
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> >
> >
> >
>



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