= SFD 2014 Kitchener-Waterloo: Organizing =


== Goals ==

 * Greater outreach to people not "the usuals"
 * Greater relevance to people in 2014


== Topic Ideas ==

 * Cryptoparty : LUKS, Enigmail, TOR browser bundle, GPG, keybase.io
 * Security and privacy in 2014
 * Programming using FirefoxOS and Ubuntu Touch (Lloyd Carr)
 * Open Data and how to use it
 * The Maker movement
 * Open Source and Why Use It (Khalid)
 * Show "The Internet's Own Boy" movie about Aaron Swartz
 * Free culture disc again

== Outreach ==

What are the "asks" for these organizations?

 * Presentations?
 * Sponsorships? (for what?)


Some organizations to consider approaching:

 * Communitech
 * Open Data Waterloo
 * KPL (is Makerbot FLOSSy enough?)
 * WPL
 * Cities: Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph
 * Computer Science Club
 * School boards
 * Chamber of Commerce
 * Local tech companies (Google? Others?)
 * Small business advisory board



== Publicity ==

 * The Record "Nightlife" section
 * The Community Cord
 * Mailing lists
 * Poster boards at KPL
 * Good Work News at TWC
 * CBC
 * CTV
 * Rogers TV
 * Conestoga College (they found out about us last year)
 * Facebook page
 * Twitter feed -- Done! [[https://twitter.com/sfdkw|@SFDKW]]


== Things We Need ==

 * A good venue (TWC and SJK are available. Are there better locations? The Tannery?)
 * CDs/DVDs
 * Snacks (probably TWC will pitch in) 
 * ???
 * Poster
 * 1-page leaflet for distribution in coffee shops and small restaurants

== Want to help? ==
We also do some of our planning on a mailing list. Contact paul_nijjar@yahoo.ca to get subscribed.