[Scale-planning] Whiteboard Rentals

[Ilan Rabinovitch]

Thanks Matt!

On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 2:50 PM Matthew Campbell <dvdmatt at gmail.com> wrote:

> I can receive and deliver to the venue.  Have we considered large format
> poster pads instead?
>
> On Thu, Feb 23, 2023, 10:53 AM Ilan Rabinovitch <ilan at socallinuxexpo.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Ya, a few months ago he said they no longer service LA. Something about
>> an employee stealing all the whiteboards during the pandemic.
>> He only does San Diego and SF.   I dont know what his rates in 2023 would
>> be but in 2019 they were $344.13 including markers and delivery.
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 1:51 PM Lori Barfield <itdirector at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> in 2017 4x6 boards were $75 each from bulletin boards and more. pick up
>>> and drop off was $150.
>>>
>>> iirc we got a $75 discount that year.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2023, 10:24 Ilan Rabinovitch <ilan at socallinuxexpo.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I dont have time at the moment to source one locally or deal with
>>>> setup.  If someone wants to volunteer to do that Im fine with buying them
>>>> and then either tossing them or seeing if they can fit in storage.
>>>>
>>>> Online purchases of a 8"x6" whiteboard came out to about $400 each
>>>> after tax and shipping.   The challenge is we can only receive shipments at
>>>> the venue for a very short window on 3/8, so someone would need to receive
>>>> the delivery. We'd also have to assemble it when it arrives.
>>>>
>>>> Renting whiteboards used to be about $100-150 per week per board from
>>>> the vendors we had in the past.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 1:16 PM Swantje <swantje at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Instead of that, it would be much more cost effective to buy a couple
>>>>> and give them away afterwards.
>>>>>
>>>>> Has any ofyou asked in your local Buy Nothing group or other local
>>>>> group whether you could borrow one for the event?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 9:59 AM Ilan Rabinovitch <
>>>>> ilan at socallinuxexpo.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Unfortunately, it looks like they charge $1500 per whiteboard.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 11:16 AM Orv Beach <orv.beach at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I found these possibilities:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://www.cort.com/office-furniture-rental/Workplace-Physical-Distancing-Solutions/P7155060
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://socalposterboard.com/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Orv
>>>>>>> On 2/23/23 05:00, Ilan Rabinovitch wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any takers?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Feb 21, 2023 at 2:25 PM Ilan Rabinovitch <
>>>>>>> ilan at linuxfests.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We usually rent (2) large whiteboards for use for BoF planning and
>>>>>>>> a job board.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The vendors we used in the past have either gone out of business or
>>>>>>>> no
>>>>>>>> longer rent out whiteboards.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Anyone want to volunteer to help us find a new vendor?  16 days to
>>>>>>>> SCALE!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>> Ilan
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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