[SGVLUG] Outside Inquiries about SGVLUG

[David Lawyer]

As the contact person, I keep getting various inquiries and broadcast
(sent out to all LUGS) "spam".  Yesterday a woman phoned me who had
her MS Windows become corrupted and thought she might try Linux.  But
upon talking to her, she had no idea what a hard drive was, etc.  I
suggested that she find a book on Linux and learn something about it
as well as come to a meeting to see if she could get Linux on a CD.

Then I got quasi-spam about someone wanting to make a presentation,
and hoping to bribe us with pizza.  They really want to show us a video
which wouldn't allow interaction.  They think we're a LUI instead of a
LUG.  They claim to be the LUI president ??  I plan to ignore this (and
any similar requests).

Here's a Def. of LUI (from the Internet):
   Welcome to Linux Users International (LUI). LUI exists to help Linux
   professionals access the technical, career, and training tools and
   resources needed to succeed with Novell Linux and partner solutions.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-N +- 1261/1264: Kyle Charlesworth      LUI Meeting Sponsorship

Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:36:57 -0700
>From kcharlesworth at grouplink.net Wed Jan 18 11:23:08 2006
From: Kyle Charlesworth <kcharlesworth at grouplink.net>
Subject: LUI Meeting Sponsorship
To: dave at lafn.org
X-Mailer: ContactWise

Dear David,

GroupLink is interested in sponsoring one of your LUI meetings.  GroupLink is a Novell partner, and delivers ITIL compatible products, namely it’s I.T. HelpDesk.

As a LUI president, GroupLink is interested in some more information about your LUI meetings, and in sponsoring one (or more) of your meetings this year. 

I would like to talk with you about sponsorships.  Typically when we sponsor meetings, we buy pizza, or whatever meals you are accustomed to having.  Our meetings could be a forum for whatever topic you would like, from a case study of I.T. HelpDesk, to a study of ITIL and how to get the most out of your help desk.    We would also encourage guest speakers like a Novell SE, Novell Partners, or anyone you would like to hear from for that matter.  Our meetings are broadcast via WebEx, so you could invite anyone to participate from anywhere in the world!  As an added benefit, the meetings could be broadcast to anyone in your organization that is unable to participate in person, as well as an archive link that would allow anyone to “see” the meeting after the fact.

To get started, please reply to this email and answer the following questions:

How many attendees do you typically have at your meetings?

Do you have the ability for us to present a 30-minute message to the
attendees via Webex? (i.e. projector and phone speakers, or just a speaker phone works well if you are a small group)

Are there other methods of interacting with your members that might be
more effective?

What are the costs associated with sponsorship of your meetings?


I look forward to receiving your response; if you have any questions don’t hesitate to call. 

Thank you,

Kyle Charlesworth
GroupLink Corporation
801-298-9888 X 141
kcharlesworth at grouplink.net

to be omitted from future LUI sponsorship emails, please visit www.grouplink.net/autolink

			David Lawyer