Phoenix.pm: Dan Sugalski

[Marc Chung]

Eden is somewhere in China right now.

--Marc

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Marc Chung
mchung at asu.edu

On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Scott Walters wrote:

>
> Perhaps Eden and the previous-yet-to-be-named Open Source umbrella organisation
> would be willing to get involved, if such a plan did move forward?
>
> -scott
>
> On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Scott Walters wrote:
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> >
> >
> > Erik,
> >
> >
> > "Walks" are becoming a very popular way to raise funds by businesses.
> > AIDs walk, Heart walk, etc. The perl community is too small to pull this
> > off by itself with any degree of success, but we could label it
> > "Free Software/Open Source Walk" or some such nonsense. I prefer
> > "Software That May Be Broken Now But May Not Be Broken In A Month".
> >
> > Walks work like this: People show up at a designated busy downtown area
> > (downtow Tempe is often used), put on their free T-shirt which they
> > get at the registration booth, and proceed to walk for a mile or two or three,
> > socializing and having a good time. Companies buy (and are sold) shopsership
> > positions, which buys their name and logo and slogan on a patch of each
> > of the T-shirts. Having hundreds or thousands of people parade garbed in
> > their company logo is great advertising and sells very well. Some
> > of the sponsership money goes to the T-shirts and there is usually
> > fresh fruit, coffee, bagels or even outright breakfest.
> >
> > To make a walk successful, you have to get a lot of companies
> > involved. Companies like IBM who have prominate standing in the Open
> > Source Commercialization Effort (OSCE) don't have to be local. Local
> > companies are important as they provide warm bodies to walk, and
> > sponserships. Companies who have hired Perl programmers, Linux/GNU
> > admins, etc could be contacted for sponsership and willingness to
> > participate. In the case of companies represented to active Phoenix Perl
> > Mongers, said Perl Monger could approach HR/management for official
> > support, but reguardless of official support, could pass around signup
> > sheets. If companies *did* cooperate, they ahve been known to giver
> > workers a comp day for participating.
> >
> > One tactic often employed is to get companies to "compete" against each
> > other, by having them raise thier own sponserships. Each company's
> > workers have a different colour shirt with the logos from their sponsers,
> > and the companies that raise the most money and the companies with the
> > most people walking both win awards. This event would prolly be too
> > small.
> >
> > The city often oversees safety and dictates the route, and the radio/TV news
> > often does a quick sagment on the event.
> >
> > This would not preclude people from baking pies and sell slices,
> > making lemonaide, and it would designate an area.
> >
> > Suggestion =)
> >
> > -scott
> >
> >
> >
> > On 5 Jun 2002, Erik Tank wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Okay everybody.  For what ever reason I have volenteered to try to do
> > > fund raising for Dan's visit.  I thought of a bake sale, but then
> > > wondered where we would have it (that work in high school & college).
> > > Then I though about selling ice cold beer to hot drivers stuck in rush
> > > hour, but then I though of the legal ramifications.
> > >
> > > Okay so now I am spent ;-).
> > >
> > > Doug suggested finding companies that use Perl that might make a
> > > donation or do some kind of matching.  So if you know a company or
> > > organization let me know so I can contact them.
> > >
> > > Any other ideas definitely welcome.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Erik
> > >
> > >
> >
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