[volunteers] SVLUG Needs an Installfest Coordinator (& Venue for August)

[Vasudevan Kottilil]

Hi Andrew,

Fremont main library also has couple of large conference rooms available to
the public in addition to other study rooms and the Sat. hours are
10:00-5:00. I am not sure about the connectivity and number of plug points
etc to connect the systems in these facilities.

I could also check with Ohlone College if they would be willing to host this
event during August. (I took several Linux courses there in the early part
of 2007).

Will check these out and post with more information.
Vasu

On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 2:01 AM, Andrew Fife <andrewbfife at yahoo.co.uk>wrote:

>
> Hi SVLUG Volunteers:
>
> just a quick reminder that the SVLUG Installfest Coordinator position is
> still open.  The most pressing current issue for the Installfests is finding
> an alternate location for the August and possibly September meetings when
> David Eisenberg won't be able to host at Evergreen College.[1]
>
> If you are interested in Installfest Coordinator position the primary
> functions are:
>
> -Attending the Installfests in a role of
> welcomer/ambassador/host/responsible adult
> -Announcing the Installfests on the mailing list
> -Working with the web-team team to keep svlug.org's insallfest info
> updated
> -Communicating David Eisenberg of Evergreen College to ensure continued
> good relations
> -Finding alternative locations (or making the decision to cancel) if/when
> Evergreen College is not available
>
> The Installfest Coordinator does not need to be a technical expert.  The
> role is primarily about organization and communication.
>
> Regarding interim locations for August (and possibly September) here are
> some ideas with pros & cons:
>
> Palo Alto "Downtown" Library has a 4 person study room but that branch
> isn't open on the weekends.
>
>
> http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/depts/lib/news/details.asp?NewsID=407&TargetID=170
>
> Mountain View Library has several rooms, but they are only available on a
> first come first serve basis and only for 1 hour when others are waiting.
>  They do have a conference room that can be reserved daily for $10 but it
> doesn't appear to be available on the weekends.
>
> http://www.mountainview.gov/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=4267
>
> The San Jose city libraries look most promising with many rooms available.
>  However, these reservations can be made only 3 days in advance and only for
> 1 hour at a time although they do allow different individuals from the same
> group to stack multiple hours in a row.  If SVLUG could find 4
> members/volunteers with San Jose Library cards to coordinate reservations
> than this option might work.  Note that the none of the San Jose libraries
> are open later than 6pm on Saturday so we would have to make a slight
> adjustment in the Installfest hours.
>
> Anyone can apply for a San Jose Library card online, but you do have to
> show up in person with photo ID to activate the account.  The online
> application can be found here:
>
> https://mill1.sjlibrary.org:443/selfreg/public
>
> More info on San Jose Library meeting room rules & reservations:
>
> http://libonline.sjlibrary.org/help_room_rules.htm
>
> If you have any thoughts or suggestions regarding the August/September
> Installfests, please share them soon so that we can make a decision and
> communicated it to the general membership far enough in advance for folks to
> adjust their schedules.
>
> [1]See Margaret Wendall's recent post on the web-team list here:
> http://lists.svlug.org/archives/web-team/2009/001224.html
>
>
>
>
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