[Scale-planning] Promoting SCALE at DTLA Mini Maker Faire

Fri Dec 8 06:42:29 UTC 2017

Phillip Banks (phillip at banksnetworking.com) is coordinating volunteers
this year.

Ilan Rabinovitch
Conference Chair
Southern California Linux Expo
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ilan at linuxfests.org Email

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Ask me about sponsorship and speaking opportunities at
LinuxFests.org's upcoming events:
* SCALE 16x - March 2018 - Pasadena, CA

On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 9:59 PM, Dena Darvish Derakhshan
<ddderakhshan at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all, I've posted in a few places on reddit and have gotten some
> volunteers asking for more info. Where/who should I be sending them info to?
>
> On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 11:09 AM, Danny Derakhshan <ddderakhshan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Ok, I'll try posting around and see what the reaction is on the handful of
>> subreddits I'm on today.
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 1:03 AM, Lori Barfield <itdirector at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> i like the idea of telling redditors, but i agree that weekly is probably
>>> too much this early on.  how about starting some sort of countdown to
>>> SCaLE16x?  i think tomorrow we'll be 90 days out.
>>>
>>> ...lori
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 5, 2017 17:41, "Jess Bermudes" <jbermudes at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Would weekly run the risk of coming off as spammy?
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 5:34 PM, Danny Derakhshan
>>>> <ddderakhshan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> that was probably me :D I'll start posting regularly this week unless I
>>>>> should wait longer?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 4:58 PM, Jess Bermudes <jbermudes at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've seen posts advertising SCALE on r/LosAngeles in years past, so
>>>>>> yeah, you should definitely at least post something advertising the event as
>>>>>> it approaches even if it's just a general announcement for potential
>>>>>> attendees
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 4:35 PM, Danny Derakhshan
>>>>>> <ddderakhshan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi! Just an FYI, I'm a big redditor. I can post in the tech/L.A.
>>>>>>> subreddits.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 9:45 AM, Ilan Rabinovitch
>>>>>>> <ilan at socallinuxexpo.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We have some ads up on volunteer match. The linkedin integration
>>>>>>>> looks
>>>>>>>> interesting.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ilan Rabinovitch
>>>>>>>> Conference Chair
>>>>>>>> Southern California Linux Expo
>>>>>>>> 877-831-2569 x110 Voice
>>>>>>>> 818-442-1865 Mobile
>>>>>>>> ilan at linuxfests.org Email
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>> Ask me about sponsorship and speaking opportunities at
>>>>>>>> LinuxFests.org's upcoming events:
>>>>>>>> * SCALE 16x - March 2018 - Pasadena, CA
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 12:39 PM, Lori Barfield
>>>>>>>> <itdirector at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> > i'll make sure one of us takes in this event next year on behalf
>>>>>>>> > of Game
>>>>>>>> > Night. :-)
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > i've heard about that linkedin feature for recruiting volunteers,
>>>>>>>> > sounds
>>>>>>>> > like a great resource.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > ...lori
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > On Dec 5, 2017 08:52, "Lan Dang" <ldangmlist at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > It was a pretty big event with lots of exhibits and lots of
>>>>>>>> > attendees.  I
>>>>>>>> > think the target audience was mostly kids and their parents.  Jess
>>>>>>>> > made me a
>>>>>>>> > flyer with the promo code, which I posted all over our booth.  But
>>>>>>>> > I think
>>>>>>>> > the value would've been more in recruiting volunteers, activities
>>>>>>>> > for game
>>>>>>>> > night, or the Next Generation.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > Here's a quick Instagram video posted by the library.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > https://www.instagram.com/p/BcOFXg0laVd/?hl=en&taken-by=lapubliclibrary
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > This is interesting.  I did not know that Volunteer Match could
>>>>>>>> > use LinkedIn
>>>>>>>> > to recruit volunteers.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/volunteer%3A-help-bring-science-to-life%21-volunteer-at-the-dtla-mini-maker-faire-at-lapl%21-at-volunteermatch-472328494
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > Lan
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 7:22 AM, Lori Barfield
>>>>>>>> > <itdirector at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >> that was my daughter's 16th birthday, so we couldn't make it.
>>>>>>>> >> how did it
>>>>>>>> >> go?
>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >> ...lori
>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >> On Nov 29, 2017 13:29, "Lan Dang" <ldangmlist at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>> Sorry, forgot to include the relevant links.  It is a free
>>>>>>>> >>> event.  The
>>>>>>>> >>> library is asking for registration through Eventbrite, but I
>>>>>>>> >>> think that's
>>>>>>>> >>> really so they can have a headcount.  This is their 2nd year
>>>>>>>> >>> doing this and
>>>>>>>> >>> they have 40+ makers lined up.
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>> https://www.meetup.com/SGVTech/events/245504396/
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>> https://dtla.makerfaire.com/
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dtla-mini-maker-faire-2017-registration-38445809451
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>> Lan
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>> On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 1:01 PM, Lan Dang <ldangmlist at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> >>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>> >>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>> >>>> SGVHAK will be at the DTLA Mini Maker Faire at Central Library
>>>>>>>> >>>> in
>>>>>>>> >>>> downtown Los Angeles.  It's this Saturday from 10am to 4pm.
>>>>>>>> >>>> Y'all are
>>>>>>>> >>>> welcome to join us.
>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>> >>>> Since the library is hosting it, it's going to be kid and
>>>>>>>> >>>> student-friendly with a strong educational bent.
>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>> >>>> Is there anything maker-related or education-related that we
>>>>>>>> >>>> should be
>>>>>>>> >>>> promoting about SCALE?  Any big plans for TNG?
>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>> >>>> I'm happy to pass out flyers.  Maybe we can do flyers with a
>>>>>>>> >>>> promo code?
>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>> >>>> I would need the flyer by Friday afternoon so I have time to
>>>>>>>> >>>> print them
>>>>>>>> >>>> out.  I can try to mock something up, but would need to know
>>>>>>>> >>>> what content to
>>>>>>>> >>>> promote.
>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>> >>>> Lan
>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>>
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>>>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>>> Dan The Movie Man
>>>>>>> deh-rakh-shon
>>>>>>>
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