In message , Lin Nah writes:

For example the U of Waikato contingent was strong (10 - 15). [...] After all without them we'd have been without that wonderful wireless network. [1]

I'd actually assumed that the wireless was provided by Citylink, what with the wireless units reporting CafeNet, etc. In any event, it was good to see a bunch of people from University of Waikato turn up, and scheduling the conference for a university term break obviously helped.

What I am trying to say is there were frills From owner-nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Sun Jan 12 20:12:25 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: nznog-archive(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Received: (qmail 29748 invoked by alias); 12 Jan 2003 20:12:24 -0000 Delivered-To: nznog-waiklist(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Received: (qmail 29743 invoked by uid 24754); 12 Jan 2003 20:12:24 -0000 Delivered-To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Received: (qmail 29733 invoked from network); 12 Jan 2003 20:12:23 -0000 Received: from mailserv.waikato.ac.nz (130.217.66.61) by list.waikato.ac.nz with SMTP; 12 Jan 2003 20:12:23 -0000 X-Envelope-From: mail(a)dalek.telecom.co.nz X-Envelope-To: Received: from smtpout.telecom.co.nz (smtpout.telecom.co.nz [146.171.14.10]) by mailserv.waikato.ac.nz (8.11.3/8.10.2) with ESMTP id h0CKCNg06542 for ; Mon, 13 Jan 2003 09:12:23 +1300 Received: from aksmtpmdr2.telecom.co.nz (aksmtpmdr2 [146.171.1.21]) by smtpout.telecom.co.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57AB746187 for ; Mon, 13 Jan 2003 09:12:23 +1300 (NZDT) Received: from 146.171.227.25 by aksmtpmdr2.telecom.co.nz with ESMTP ( Tumbleweed MMS SMTP Relay (MMS v5.0)); Mon, 13 Jan 2003 09:12:16 +1300 X-Server-Uuid: C12A7B57-6254-11D6-850C-00508BBBD939 Received: from akmail02.telecom.tcnz.net ([146.171.227.22]) by akextmail02.telecom.tcnz.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.4453); Mon, 13 Jan 2003 09:12:16 +1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.5762.3 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: prerequisites for NZNOG 2003 Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 09:12:16 +1300 Message-ID: <3936E12ED6B54E4087D8263F4E1AE8821F6EB6(a)akmail02.telecom.tcnz.net> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Re: prerequisites for NZNOG 2003 Thread-Index: AcK6ducXC4ocYSZkEdeD0wAAOblZJg== From: "Donald Neal" To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Jan 2003 20:12:16.0978 (UTC) FILETIME=[E7548B20:01C2BA76] X-WSS-ID: 123F13AA89246-01-01 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C2BA76.E746D0D0" Sender: owner-nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Precedence: bulk

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2BA76.E746D0D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Roger De Salis sent this to the list - - - - - Quoting Dean Pemberton :

On Sun, 2003-01-12 at 08:26, Joe Abley wrote:

...

People seem to be concentrating on the travel implications

...

of Hamilton vs. Auckland, without considering other things

...

that are (I think) somewhat important. Lin mentioned some

...

of these, but I thought I'd make a list.

=20

Good list - I just have one more thing to add.

=20

When it comes to getting money out of companies. The Techies

don't have any.

=20

Most of the Sponsorship money you need comes from the Marketing

department. And they don't care how much beer will be at the

conference.

=20

I had some real issues with getting cash out of a certain company

without answering the following questions.

=20

Can we have printed brochers to hand out to our customers.

(I told them there was a webpage)

Yes. Glossy colour flyers being produced as we speak, as this makes the = selling exercise so much easier. I'll put the colour PDF's up on the Web = site, to let people colour print their own version for local conversations.

Can you send us the webpage URL so that we can link to it from our

Events calender (Told them it was coming)

Yes.

Who else is sponsoring at this conference.=20

This is my exercise over the next 4 weeks, drum up the sponsorship. My hope= = is sponsorship will be similar to last year, with some additional sponsors.

Can we get the list of attendees and contact details=20

(Yeah right, but they will ask)

You can certainly get a copy of last years attendees. We are obviously = hoping for more.

Can we put up advertising around the venue, how much and for how long.

etc etc etc etc etc

Yes, length of conference, whatever works for you. The point of the venue i= s= it is somewhat larger than last year. So corporate type things can happen = if the sponsors desire.

=20

I'd suggest that people go and look at the Sponsorship page

for Apricot and see what they are offering to companies who

provide sponsorship. This is the sort of stuff that the

Marketing departments want to see. Otherwise you have a=20

shit show of getting cash out of large companies.

=20

Oh and most of the time they control the big speakers too =3D)

Particularly if they help with the airfare.... Rgds Roger ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- "This communication, including any attachments, is confidential.=20 If you are not the intended recipient, you should not read it - please contact me immediately, destroy it, and do not copy or use any part of this communication or disclose anything about it. Thank you." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2BA76.E746D0D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D065165619-12012003>Roger De = Salis sent=20 this to the list</SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D065165619-12012003>- - - -=20 -</SPAN></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Quoting Dean Pemberton=20 <dean(a)flatnet.gen.nz>:</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> On Sun, 2003-01-12 at 08:26, Joe Abley= =20 wrote:</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> > People seem to be concentrating on= = the=20 travel implications</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> > of Hamilton vs. Auckland, without= =20 considering other things</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> > that are (I think) somewhat = important. Lin=20 mentioned some</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> > of these, but I thought I'd make a= =20 list.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> Good list - I just have one more thing = to=20 add.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> When it comes to getting money out of = companies.=20 The Techies</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> don't have any.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> Most of the Sponsorship money you need = comes=20 =66rom the Marketing</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> department. And they don't care how muc= h= beer=20 will be at the</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> conference.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> I had some real issues with getting cas= h= out of=20 a certain company</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> without answering the following=20 questions.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> Can we have printed brochers to hand ou= t= to our=20 customers.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> (I told them there was a = webpage)</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yes. Glossy colour flyers being produced as = we speak,=20 as this makes<SPAN class=3D065165619-12012003> </SPAN>the selling exercise = so much=20 easier. I'll put the colour PDF's<SPAN class=3D065165619-12012003> </SPAN>u= p= on=20 the Web site, to let people colour print their own version </SPAN>for local conversations.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> Can you send us the webpage URL so that= = we can=20 link to it from our</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> Events calender (Told them it was=20 coming)</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yes.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> Who else is sponsoring at this = conference.=20 </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This is my exercise over the next 4 weeks, = drum up=20 the sponsorship.<SPAN class=3D065165619-12012003> </SPAN>My hope is = sponsorship=20 will be similar to last year, with some<SPAN class=3D065165619-12012003>=20 </SPAN>additional sponsors.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> Can we get the list of attendees and = contact=20 details </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> (Yeah right, but they will = ask)</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You can certainly get a copy of last years = attendees.=20 We are obviously<SPAN class=3D065165619-12012003> </SPAN>hoping for=20 more.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> Can we put up advertising around the = venue, how=20 much and for how long.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> etc etc etc etc etc</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yes, length of conference, whatever works fo= r= you.=20 The point of the<SPAN class=3D065165619-12012003> </SPAN>venue is it is = somewhat=20 larger than last year. So corporate type<SPAN class=3D065165619-12012003>=20 </SPAN>things can happen if the sponsors desire.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> I'd suggest that people go and look at = the=20 Sponsorship page</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> for Apricot and see what they are = offering to=20 companies who</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> provide sponsorship. This is the sort o= =66= stuff=20 that the</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> Marketing departments want to see. = Otherwise you=20 have a </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> shit show of getting cash out of large= =20 companies.</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> Oh and most of the time they control th= e= big=20 speakers too =3D)</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Particularly if they help with the=20 airfare....</FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rgds Roger</FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML> <P>------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------<br> "This communication, including any attachments, is confidential. <br> If you are not the intended recipient, you should not read<br> it - please contact me immediately, destroy it, and do not<br> copy or use any part of this communication or disclose<br> anything about it. Thank you."<br> <br> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---<br> </P> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2BA76.E746D0D0-- - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog