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= SFD 2013 HK planning =

== Summary ==

 * Date: September 21, 2013
 * Time: 2pm to 6pm 
 * Venue: PolyU (TBC)
 * Objectives: To build awareness of Free and Open Source Software especially to colleges and universities as well as non-profit sectors. 
 * Target audiences: students and educators of colleges / universities, NGOs
 * Target number of audiences: ~200
 * Budget: TBC 


== Actions ==

 * Confirm venue (date September 21 afternoon from 2pm to 6pm for a venue of 200 ppl sitting indoor + some space for around 4 booths + some space smaller rooms nearby for workshops, otherwise workshops can be done in booths?)
 * Ask Howard and Koala for Ubuntu booth/track
 * Get back in touch with Amanda (mer/sailfish?)
 * Ask Mathieu's manager (security? business with FOSS? technical track?)
 * Design and produce promotional items (posters, banners, tshirts, stickers, etc)
 * call for speakers
 * call for volunteers
 * call for sponsors
 * call for audiences 

== Themes ==
 * how free software improved your life?
 * getting things done with free software

== topics ==
 * keynote: FOSS itself
 * education (pockey)
 * business? (Mathieu's boss)
 * personal / individuals
 * as job opportunities / career?

== contents ==

 * welcoming speech x 1
 * keynote x 1 
 * speakers x ~4 
 * panel discussion x 1? if we can find educators to discuss about adding gnu/linux/foss in the curriculum that would be interesting? 
 * exhibitions x 4
 * workshops

== short talks with long Q&A ==
 * opening to workshops/activities
 * 5 minutes breaks between each (during breaks, let's play blender movies in the venue, to attract ppl to stay as much as possible) 
 * 1 big (30 min) breaks during the afternoon (provide coffee or snacks?)
 * 5 to 6 speakers

== Exhibitors ==
 * demonstrate projects e.g. PolyU LUG
 * Ubuntu? GNOME? Blender? Libre office? Rur-ple?

== lucky draw ==
 * try to keep audiences to stay until the end
 * can be computers, phones or pads
  * can we try to have prizes that actually relate to Free Software? (e.g computer with Linux pre-installed, **no** iPad, Firefox OS phones,...)

== volunteers ==
 * promotion (from different universities, approach NGOs e.g. Anthony, approach teachers in colleges / U)
 * welcoming / registration and tidy up (students)
 * MC (2 ppl, one English and one Cantonese) 
 * photographers (students)
 * 1 or 2 Microphones to audiences

== targets ==
 * NPOs (all kinds of ngos in hk)
 * students (colleges and universities)
 * educators (colleges and universities)
 * around 100 to 200 people