[PLUG] Installfest: a retrospective

[doobie@doobie.org]

Suggestion:

Why not use the MSEE Atrium for an Install-fest?  We can get a wire
connected either in 189, or the new 140.  We can have tables set-up all
around, and I'm sure it wouldn't be too expensive?  I think we can have
another one if we wanted to this semester.  

Jason

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On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Dave Jacoby wrote:

> I think it went well. But we failed to do some things that we should
> have done. We didn't paper the town or the campus. We didn't get media
> attention, even campus media attention. We didn't get industry
> support. This means that we have to start planning earlier.
> 
> Also, there are pros and cons about the room choice:
>   Pros -
> 	* IP, DHCP in room
> 	* Plenty of space
> 	* Good power, at least under the load we gave it
> 	* Cheaper than off-campus space
>   Cons -
> 	* Far from parking
> 	* Hard to load stuff there
> 	* It was actually wrong of us to have non-union food there,
> 	  and union pizza is not good
> 	* More expensive than if we could grab a classroom
> 
> So, we should decide, and decide soon, when the next one will be, and
> where it will be. We should then begin to beg^Wpetition people for
> swag, nice and early. We should also get everything prepared nice and
> early, so there's not the "Did we get this paperwork in?" "I can't pay
> for this! Help!!!" Sort of thing going on, as happened this time.
> 
> So, as Grand Poobah for this installfest, I think we should railroad a
> new Grand Poobah real soon now for another fest this semester, if we
> are to have another this semester. We should also have one, starting
> less soon now, for the first one next semester.
> 
> Which leaves us the question, "should we have another installfest this
> semester?"
> 
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