Re: [Fwd: Re: [seul-edu] Want to present at LINUXWORLD NY/ 2002?]

["zeruch [Joseph Estevao Arruda]" <z@valinux.com>]

As far as a delay with IDG Jessica, you and I can deal with that (seeing
as VA has a fairly good relationship with IDG - cornerstone sponsorship
has its priviledges).  The idea I was dorking around with was based on
my observations of the first one you put on:

1. It was so grass-roots and ideological, that a lot of the pragmatic
reasoning that would have appealed to business folks was not covered.  
2. No case study like material (i.e. University level projects involvong
things that have more broad applications - i.e. collaboration sw like
Sourceforge, PHPGroupware, etc. and things like
clustering/bioinformatics.  You know, how do research departments gather
most bang for limited buck and what functional benefits do they glean
from either a hybrid or fully OSS environment).
3. The panelists did not gel well.  But then again, this is always a
crapshoot no matter where you are - I was amazed when I arranged
Guntharp and Horms to be on a panel with Bruce Perens at an HP
conference that did not involve severe slinging of mud ;)
I would look at getting someone that manages an OSS heavy environment in
a research lab at a University or even a professor (i.e. someone who
teaches a compiler course and focuses on GCC or a DB course that uses
PostgrSQL)

While the elementary and HS stuff is cool and can be mentioned, *most*
of it is not applicable to the majority of the demographic attending.

If it still doesn't work for LWCE NY there is always ALS.

z


Doug Loss wrote:
> 
> owner-seul-edu@seul.org wrote:
> 
> > From: Jeff Knox <jknox@fliphead.com>
> > To: seul-edu@seul.org
> > Subject: Re: [seul-edu] Want to present at LINUXWORLD NY/ 2002?
> >
> > Well, It looks like unfortunately I will not be attending this one. I
> > was unable to get a conference pass, and I cant justify spending a big
> > sum (well, big some of money for some of us) of money going down their
> > to walk around the floor getting free tshirts with an exhibits pass.  I
> > will however submit a paper for the New York show, and will probably
> > make it to that one. My paper submittal will probably be on why Linux In
> > Schools is important to businesses, which will hopefully appeal to the
> > business nature of the conference.
> >
> > Jeff Knox
> > LITC
> >
> > Jessica Sheffield wrote:
> >
> > >I'll be happy to organize another general education panel, and/or do some
> > >research and present about Linux in universities.  I think Joseph and Jeff have
> > >been talking about some ideas too and I'll see at least one of them in a couple
> > >of weeks at LWCE SF.  If anyone has any ideas for a panel or something please
> > >let me know -- I'm with Bill, I think if they get enough papers they can't
> > >possibly turn all of them down. I just wish they'd resurrect the 'Community'
> > >track, especially since the community shows seem to be vanishing from the
> > >radar...
> > >
> > >Jessica.
> > >
> > >PS. Pity about the timing -- looks like papers have to be in by the 24th.
> > >Perhaps someone could ask IDG for an extension so we can powwow in San


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