Software Freedom Day 2011 Boston/Checklist

= Saturday =

Asheesh
Before leaving home, bring:
 * Power strip
 * Laptop, laptop power cable
 * Cell phone, cell charger
 * Digital camera, with working SD card
 * Box of Windows-oriented DVDs, and Ubuntu CDs, and Mac-oriented DVDs

At 9 AM, get to venue.

While there, ask http://www.theupsstorelocal.com/0681/ about:
 * Printing welcome sheet, x100
 * Printing drink tickets

At 9:30 AM, configure mizmo's laptop to do VGA out.

At 10 AM, start getting Ignite talkers to find me and give me slides. Configure freedeb's laptop to do VGA out.

At 10:30 AM, introduce the event (BRIEFLY) and freedeb and mizmo.

At 11 AM, introduce Ignite format.

= Old stuff =

Venue

 * Friday: Find a second projector
 * Asheesh will bring Mako's!


 * General: Get a stool so dpic doesn't have to stand
 * Deb will bring one from home on Saturday.


 * Sound: We have 2 microphones.
 * Do they work?
 * Do they put sound into an appropriate place in the room?
 * If not, we can make a plan to bring an amp or speakers.


 * Buy power strips and/or extension cords (CC is providing some)
 * Visit the space to find out what we need (Or we can call Jane)

After-party

 * Drink tickets?
 * Deb will make them at home and bring them on Saturday to the venue.
 * Will we hand these out during registration, when people arrive, or at the party?


 * Make time during the After-party to get all the volunteers into the same corner and say thank you

Schedule

 * We need to replace Jesse Vincent.
 * Either with nothing, or with a surprise talk by Robot101.
 * Asheesh asked Robot101. If he says no, we can:
 * Give mizmo 15 more minutes
 * Make lunch 15 min longer
 * Make Show&Tell 15 min longer. Ta-da!

Web

 * Adjust http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Boston_Software_Freedom_Day to refer to this year's

Printed materials

 * FSF will bring... what, precisely?

Old list
(Deb's comments in parentheses)
 * Make sure the schedule on the wiki is final
 * Make a PDF version of it
 * on colored paper, if possible
 * Combine that schedule with a one-pager about the importance (and definition) of software freedom. (I bet the FSF is bringing these, http://www.fsf.org/resources/what-is-fs)
 * When making that, look at "Preparing for the day" at http://wiki.softwarefreedomday.org/StartGuide
 * Check that my laptop can join the wifi
 * If not, escalate quickly (there will be a person at the front desk, although you could try tomorrow too)
 * Find out who will unlock the door at 9am, (there will be a person at the front desk)
 * Find out Deb's story for drink tickets (I'm making them at home)
 * Ask for Ignite PPTs (or similar) from people
 * Create auto-progression slide deck
 * Burn 30ish Ubuntu CDs
 * if ( paultag.canFind(key) ) paultag can bring a USB key w/Ubuntwo
 * Burn (baby, burn!)
 * Does VGA at the venue work?
 * Whose laptop are we going to project the Ignite talks from? (I don't mine being used)
 * mizmo's?
 * Burn something for Mac OS
 * http://www.appleusers.org/dotm/september-dotm-free-and-open-source-software-for-mac-os-x/ ? I asked for an FTP login
 * http://www.freesmug.org/fscd probably good, has a source disc, which is key