Re: [IMPORTANT] OSCON 1 or 2 booths? - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > My though is that it isn't really good to give presentations in booths
> > because it is too disturbing to surrounding booths.  Those who remember
> > last year how we obscured Mozilla and Gnome booths with our crowds can
> > attest to that.  I am thinking one booth is best and have it be both
> > community and company stuff.
>
> But other than that you have no problem with two booths?
>

I guess I don't see the point of having two booths.  It just dilutes our
pool of people and focus.

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> Sincerely,
>
> Joshua D. Drake
>
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> > Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> >
> >>Hello,
> >>
> >>O.k. we are on a short deadline for OSCON here is what is for certain:
> >>
> >>Command Prompt and SRA are sponsoring a Commercial Booth for the
> >>PostgreSQL community. Thus providing the optimum exposure as a whole.
> >>
> >>Here is what not certain:
> >>
> >>Should also get the community (.org pavilion) booth?
> >>
> >>Initial thoughts are:
> >>
> >>1. Have both booths run as PostgreSQL.Org booths
> >>2. Both booths would be staffed at all times
> >>3. Have scheduled mini-talks at the .org pavilion.
> >>
> >>The idea would be that we could have 15 minute organized talks
> >>in between normal booth operations (say every 2 hours) that talk
> >>about something specific to PostgreSQL. Examples would be save points,
> >>mvcc, etc...
> >>
> >>These would be short, sweet and to the point talks with the idea around
> >>providing detailed, dense information on the topics. The rest of the
> >>time would be spent doing what we already do at OSCON. Promote
> >>PostgreSQL just with two booths.
> >>
> >>Downside to the .Org Pavilion. This year Oreilly is making the
> >>communities responsible for EVERYTHING except the space and table. We
> >>will have to arrange carpet, electricity, internet etc...
> >>
> >>Sincerely,
> >>
> >>Joshua D. Drake
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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