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I agree with the need for a sign-up list. For some expressing<br>
interest is not the same as a commitment, and can change once the<br>
details become available. That is to say, someone could express their<br>
interest and then find out that they can't make it to an event.<br>
<br>
<br>
Daniel<br>
<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w@public.gmane.org">phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w@public.gmane.org</a> wrote:<br>
<span style="white-space: pre;">> That sort of thing is very
discouraging. Unfortunately, any event<br>
> in Toronto has huge competition for attention.<br>
> <br>
> I'd suggest<br>
> <br>
> (a) email reminders on the Day Before and possibly the Day Of.<br>
> Personally, I find such reminders often are the key to my
attending<br>
> some event.<br>
> <br>
> (b) some sort of sign-up list, which includes an email address
and<br>
> phone number. That way, if people do sign up, they have really
made<br>
> a committment to attend. That can be part of the signup process:<br>
> signatories have to indicate that they are serious about
attending.<br>
> Notice that restaurents often get a phone number when taking a<br>
> reservation. I don't know what they do with this (phone you at
2AM<br>
> if you're a no-show at the restaurent?), but it does act as a<br>
> gentle warning that they could get back to you to complain if you<br>
> don't follow through.<br>
> <br>
> The number of sign-ups is also an indication of how much real<br>
> interest there is in the event.<br>
> <br>
> P.<br>
> <br>
>> Yesterday, Matvey Kippershtein came in to linuxcaffe to host
his <br>
>> "Wellness workshop for IT workers. The workshop had been
posted<br>
>> on our site, the notice went out to several lugs and some
light<br>
>> postering was done. A handful of people expressed active
interest<br>
>> in attending, the general reaction was positive; good idea,
but<br>
>> NOBODY showed up ! This is the second time we have had a
total<br>
>> no-show for a workshop. The first one was a linux audio
workshop,<br>
>> with Sam and Dave.<br>
>> <br>
>> My question to you, good Toronto Linux Enthusiasts is; why ?<br>
>> <br>
>> wrong topics? wrong venue? wrong timeslot ? wrong promo ?<br>
>> <br>
>> I'm sure that the fourth (promo) could be vastly improved,
but in<br>
>> the case of the wellness workshop, I was confident the the
folks<br>
>> we DID reach were local and well targeted.<br>
>> <br>
>> Does anybody want to see events where knowledge is shared ? <br>
>> Should we keep trying ? Is there a combination that would be
more<br>
>> effective ? Do you suppose anyone will attend the proposed
MythTV<br>
>> workshop, next week ? Any thoughts ?<br>
>> <br>
>> djp<br>
>> <br>
>> -- <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:djp-tnsZcVQxgqO2dHQpreyxbg@public.gmane.org">djp-tnsZcVQxgqO2dHQpreyxbg@public.gmane.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.linuxcaffe.ca">www.linuxcaffe.ca</a> geek chic and caffe
cachet<br>
>> 326 Harbord Street, Toronto, M6G 3A5, (416) 534-2116 -- The<br>
>> Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://gtalug.org/">http://gtalug.org/</a>
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