LinuxWorld help needed

[markw at mohawksoft.com]

I'm self employed and would be willing to do it. For altruistic reasons I
can justify it, and for generating personal contacts it makes business
sense.




> LinuxWorld Expo is 02/04 - 02/17 at the Hynes.  We would like to set up a
> booth there, but we are in the fortunate state where all of our officers
> are actually employed in some capacity or another.
>
> We are looking for volunteers who would be willing to staff the booth for
> whatever timeslot they can.  All you have to do is stand there looking
> your normal ruggedly handsome (or stunningly beautiful) self, and answer
> any questions.  I'm going to make some flyers that people can take, and we
> may have a laptop to show off presentations from.  Those of you who came
> to the last meeting saw the banner I had printed, and that will be in the
> booth too.
>
> We don't really spend much effort marketing our group, since we don't make
> money from new members.  But we do benefit from them in several important
> ways:
> - Our group is as "smart" as the sum total of our experiences.  We help
>   each other out all the time, and the more members we have, the more
>   knowledge we have.  The next question you have may be answered by a new
>   member who came to us from LinuxWorld.
> - The more members we have, the more influence we have with companies who
>   give us discounts and free merchandise
> - The more members we have, the more attractive we are to better speakers.
> - The more members we have, the more work we can do at our one and only
>   income-generating event, the Installfests.
>
> Since I think this is a really important event for us to fly our colors
> at, I am trying to arrange reimbursement for expenses (lunch, parking,
> etc) for booth volunteers who put in enough time to justify it, but I
> can't promise that yet.
>
> <guilt-trip>
> This group puts a lot of time and energy into finding excellent speakers
> on all sorts of topics.  It's a volunteer group, though. Most of the time,
> us officers can do what it takes to make these meetings happen and deliver
> real value, while never asking for dues or membership fees.  Sometimes we
> need help though, and this is such an occasion.  We need your help to
> spread the word and make our group even stronger by bringing in new blood.
> Consider it a little bit of payback for years of benefits.
> </guilt-trip>
>
> If you are interested, let me know, and we'll work out a schedule.