Posted by Amazon on June 2, 2008 at 3:17pm
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2008-07-28 (All day) - 2008-07-30 (All day) US/Central Organizers:
Event type:
User group meeting
Kyle Else from Toursheet LLC has signed the contract for the booth. I am working with Andy and Anne from promethost to raise money for the booth expenses and to help coordinate volunteers.
http://www.hostingcon.com/2008/attend/floorplan/
Kieran
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promet solutions
We can help - we are a small specialized hosting and dev company and after drupalcon in Boston are offering hosting solutions catered to drupal sites. we'll be very happy to help out in any way that we can.
Dev and Support: prometsource.com
I've contacted you to sign the contract
Hi, I've spoken with two prominent shops in Chicago who were unable to sign the contract. If you could, I can definitely get volunteers to attend and help with some funding.
Kieran
Drupal community adventure guide, Acquia Inc.
Drupal events, Drupal.org redesign
CDMUG to help?
A few CDMUG members volunteered time at FLOURISH a few months ago. While we were probably the least prepaid table, we seemed to have large amounts of traffic.
FLOURISH pic: http://cdmug.org/files/images_gallery/drupal_chicago_table.png
We came to a conclusion that Drupal needs official schwag. A pamphlet with standard information about Drupal, stickers, hand outs, etc. I believe the Drupal Association should be in charge of creating and distribution official Drupal schwag (think association fund raising).
I can't commit time the entire weekend but can volunteer a few hours 1 of the days. Anyone else able to help? We have some really dedicated members who would probably be willing to help and are extremely knowledge about Drupal.
+1 CDMUG
Looking into availability for a Drupal table at Hosting conference. CDMUG recently held a booth at the Flourish Conference 2008.
Contract signed, need to raise funds and get volunteers
Hello, we've got a signed contract. We just need to raise money for the booth accessories like a table, monitor, chairs, and electricity.
If you are able to volunteer, please indicate so.
Kieran
Drupal community adventure guide, Acquia Inc.
Drupal events, Drupal.org redesign
Price Update
Here is a Price list for the basic requirements.
Undraped Table 2x6x42 = $48 (Draped Table 2x6x42 = $85)
Upholstered chair = $48 x 2 = $96
Carpet (Blue) 9x10 = $97
*Electricity = 120v / 500w = $86
+ 8% Rental Tax
Total Needed for Basic's = $353.16 plus or minus
So we need around $350-$400.00
*Only ONE piece of equipment may be connected to ONE electrical service - so Slurpee will provide a strip cord.
Updated on pricing for early dates, alternate purchasing
Hi, Here is the contact email: Smartvaluepricing@mpea.com for purchase. If you want a copy of the PDF you can sign-in and get it here: http://www.hostingcon.com/2008/exhibit/resources.php or email me and I'll send you a copy.
SHOW HOURS
Tuesday July 29, 2008 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday July 30, 2008 10:30 am - 4:00 pm
Here are the resources we need to acquire via ordering and payment. They can be purchase online: http://www.navypier.com
1) $86 Electricity if ordered by June 30th, page 36. Slurpee is going to provide a strip cord.
2) 2' * 6' Table is $39 ($86 drapped) before July 3rd. page 4. We can bring our own table drapping, and I can provide a sign.
3) Plastic side chair $37ea, $48 upolstered chair before July 3rd. page 4.
Optional
4) Monitor - Best if we can bring our own, they tend to be very expensive to rent.
5) Internet is $500, but usually you can get free wireless, or I recommend bringing a wireless router and asking to borrow from a wealthier neighbour.
6) 9' * 10' carpet is $97 before July 3rd. page 5. Carpet can be optional.
Mandatory: $215 with tax. The key is to get everything ordered by the deadline dates (June 30th, July 3rd) or prices go up 25-50%.
Cheers,
Kieran
Drupal community adventure guide, Acquia Inc.
Drupal events, Drupal.org redesign
Ordered electrical, table, chairs, carpet == $410.82
I ordered the electrical, table, 4 chairs, and carpet.
We'll need a big monitor, cloth to drape the table, powerbar. I'll bring the Drupal banner, laminated collateral, mu cards.
Cheers,
Kieran
Drupal community adventure guide, Acquia Inc.
Drupal events, Drupal.org redesign
RE: Updated on pricing for early dates, alternate purchasing
1) $86 Electricity if ordered by June 30th, page 36. Slurpee is going to provide a strip cord.
I didn't know that I was providing "a strip cord"...?
I am not even positive I can attend the event.
Volunteer! I hardly knew her
I will dig trenches, haul water, setup computers, whatever it takes, whatever you need.
I can get there as early as 9 am, (maybe a little earlier if there's coffee and scones)
sunday i would rather take a slightly later shift and help break down, i could stay til 6 maybe
Chicago: My Kind of Town!
I am available July 28th and 29th.
I live 3.5 hrs from the event and have a place to stay in Uptown Chicago about 20 min away.
I could bring 2 MacBook Pros and one extra 17inch monitor. My sprint card could be on one of the machines and shared with the others; just like I did for the code sprint at M.I.T. when no one could access the wifi.
Please clarify:
Am I understanding correctly that there will be no fees associated with my attendance to the event as a volunteer?
One user mentioned Sunday, but I see only the Mon and Tues mentioned by you. For that matter what about the 30th?
Once I get these questions answered, I believe that I will be in a position to commit to helping out. I may even be able to bring at least one fellow Indiana Drupaler with me.
Thanks for setting me straight on the facts.
- DV
Hi Doug
The expo is the 29th and the 30th, Tuesday and Wednesday. I think an extra monitor and laptop could be useful.
Cheers,
Kieran
Drupal community adventure guide, Acquia Inc.
Drupal events, Drupal.org redesign
Volunteer sign up!
Hello Chicago folks,
Sorry I couldn't make the meeting last night; a prior commitment kept me away.
I have a sign up sheet for anyone who wants to volunteer some time on either 7/29 or 7/30 for HostingCon. I broke down the time into 2 "shifts" per day. 10-2 (a little set up time included there) and 2-6.
Please let me know if you can do a full day, a shift, or how you would like to help!
Thanks,
AB
My plans are finalized.
I'll arrive in Chicago at NOON on Tuesday and my megabus.com takes off at 6pm on Wednesday.
I'm covering two spots on each day and I'm bringing 2 macbook pros and one extra 17inch monitor and one power strip.
Please let me know if I do not need to bring any of these items. I'll gladly scale it down if some of it is not needed.
Is there a final word on whether or not volunteers need to pay to get into the exhibit hall?
Thnx,
Doug Vann
I'm staying about 3 miles from the convention if any one needs a room for Tuesday night.
Hyatt Regency Chicago
151 East Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601
312-565-1234
Hello from HostingCon
I'm the President & CEO of Interjuncture Corp., the producer of HostingCon.
Just wanted to answer the question on exhibitor staff registration:
Exhibitor staff are eligible for a free Exhibits Plus pass. Kyle Else is the primary contact for the booth, so he has access to all the management of the staff and registrations. If someone else needs this access (Kieran?), please contact me at groberts@interjuncture.com to arrange it.
HostingCon Show Guide
Hey Hey Chicago~! Getcha' Show Guide: http://www.hostingcon.com/2008/files/conferenceguide.pdf
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Volunteer list is looking good!
Hello, Hosting group:
Volunteer list is looking quite good. As for the other planning, is there anything outstanding that we need to consider for next week?
AB
Had A BLAST
I got off the bus at 2:30 on Tuesday and boarded another one 25 hours later.
But it was an eventful, rewarding 25 hours!
Lots of people passed by our booth saying that they were blogging w/ Drupal or that their corporate site was on Drupal. Many asked good questions and explained the kind of sites that they would like to build. Many walked away knowing that Drupal was a solution to the problem. We had laminates of the Pacht Books, other books, and the new Lullabot video. It gave us credibility that major publishing companies saw a market in Drupal. The slide show of note-worthy Drupal sites garnered MUCH attention; especially the Brittney and Jennifer Lopez slides. Of course the Harvard, NewYork Observer, TWIT, Onion, and all the social conscious sites were a hit too.
All in all it was awesome. We saw some lights turn on in peoples heads. We heard people complaining about the process of getting a website idea to market. We showed off the backend of Drupal 5 and 6 and explained that you should never be limited by the tools that you use. I could go on and on and on..
Thanks Kieran, for putting this together.
- Doug Vann