what about a booth at the state fair for Ubuntu

[5dolla]

I was thinking that a booth at the state fair would be a great idea to
demonstrate the benefits of the functionality of Ubuntu. We could have
a couple laptops showcasing the various Ubuntu flavors and maybe we
could give out cds. I was thinking something professional. Like the attending
loco members wearing ubuntu polos or t-shirts and a banner or two. Maybe
also you could have some of those nifty bumper stickers. I dunno just a thought.

[JamezQ]

Anything like this would be nice.

[phildini]

That sounds like fun, but if I remember from other organizations I've worked with, getting a booth at the state fair isn't cheap. We would probably have to fundraise from the group members.

[Yasumoto]

This could be really fun! When/where is the State Fair? If this sounds like something you guys might be interested in, I think it'd be a great idea to add it to the IRC meeting agenda (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam/Meetings/10March21).

If 7pm this Sunday doesn't work in your schedule, feel free to bring it up on the mailing list, since that's where most of the LoCo discussion occurs.

[5dolla]

well the state fair is in Sacramento. Im not really sure what dates it happens
on. I also agree that we would need some sort of fund raiser as the booth could
be expensive. I think this could be a fun way to meet and greet people and get the
word out to a lot of people. In todays economy there is no better time then now to
introduce a free OS. What sort of fund raiser would you have in mind?

[Enigmapond]

http://www.bigfun.org/index.asp :D