QC Co-Lab if it were an outside event, the overhang could offer shelter for equipment should it rain. Could also grill hot dogs and such. Could have it in conjunction with QC Co-Lab, and Ham Radio enthusiasts. Of course we would need to see what the QC Co-Lab and Hamilton Tech's take on this.
Proposed Dates and Times
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. somewhere between May and September.
Proposed Volunteers
Brian Dietz with potential necessary equipment (tables, ice barrels for beverages, plug strips, generator, networking) from Graybar down the street from QC Co-Lab. Additionally, donated PCs from my personal stash (I will try and catalog what I have)
Proposed Donated Equipment List
TBD
Proposed PR
Announce via installfest.org check it out.
BestBuy (geeksquad dept)
Staples (similar geeksquad dept)
Post to the other Iowa and Illinois LUGS
Facebook
Proposed Invite Content
“Why upgrade to WIN8? Why not try Linux?…Come to the Installfest”
Proposed Themes
Try and have from each end of the spectrum a high end Steam gaming machine to draw in the gamers to the oldest machine we can get usable on Linux.