Re: [Fsfe-uk] [Proposal] Mailing lists

[MJ Ray]

On 2003-10-23 13:46:12 +0100 Brian Teeman <address@hidden> wrote:
> Personally I would rather that the space inside the stand is reserved 
> for 
> exhibitors only, especially from a security point of view.

That is a valid view, but I think it's unusual and would cause 
problems. Very few exhibitors do not invite people onto their stands.

> From the expo feedback I have had from all the exhibitors in the .Org
> village I'm afraid that you are in a minority of one in wanting to 
> hold 
> meetings in the stand

Experiences from other shows suggest that "birds of feather" meetings 
are normally a popular attraction. I know several even took place at 
NEC, stealing some of the copious free space on and around the .org 
stand. There are 20 groups listed, but I don't think all were there, 
so over 5% of us have mentioned meetings without being asked ;-) Yes, 
still a minority, but maybe something worth investigating.

> I just wanted to correct a few things.

What would you like to correct?

> > what it's worth, I'd like to see future versions include the 
> > possibility to 
> > talk to people at the stand without blocking the display
> I am open to any suggestions as to how this can be achieved.

Access to the stand floor space for visitors is the only thing I can 
think of, but maybe someone has an innovative solution?

> > At Olympia, I seemed to have trouble with background noise, too.

Clarification: just ambient noise. Olympia seemed to echo like crazy 
compared to the NEC. Not something easy to fix with the stand design, 
I suspect.

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