[penguicon-general] Wrangling LUGs

[Dan DeSloover]

OLF is in the works.

--- Neal Probert <nealzilla at probestar.com> wrote:

> Since I did it years ago, I can't remember offhand if it was 2.0 or 
> 3.0.  I think it was also MDLUG that did the first couple of computer 
> rooms as well.
> 
> At any rate, I had to search around a find all these LUGs in the first 
> place and get on their mailing lists.  I only sent an introductory email 
> and a couple of reminder emails.  Past LUG wranglers, including me, paid 
> personal visits to most of them in the area over the years.  Not all of 
> them were Linux ones either, like MUG and SEMiSLUG.
> 
> We might consider expanding into the more programming oriented LUGs in 
> the area, such as the Perl, PHP and Java ones.  I never tried the Ann 
> Arbor Computer Society back then, as it seemed pretty Windows centric at 
> some point back then.
> 
> If we want more LUG folks, I would suggest giving LUG members a 
> discount.  Base that discount on the number of members from that LUG 
> attending.  Perhaps a prize for the winning LUG with the most attending 
> members, best party, longest distance traveled, coolest LUG table.  A 
> lot of these guys are bringing in loads of their own gear, so they 
> should also be rewarded/compensated likewise.
> 
> If you want to do some good marketing then we need to market ourselves 
> at other conventions, Hamfests, Ohio Linux fest, online, ...
> 
> Neal (Robot Wrangler).
> 
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Thanks,
Dan DeSloover
Penguicon 5.0 LUG-Wrangler(and MonroeLUG co-conspirator)
http://www.penguicon.org/