Linux World Canada Planning meeting

Matt Cahill m-cahill-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Wed Apr 6 18:17:48 UTC 2005


Wednesday, April 6, 2005, 2:11:35 PM, you wrote:

HS> On Wed, 6 Apr 2005, Robert Brockway wrote:
>> >   - The booth will NOT come with power, getting power will cost over $100.
>> 
>> That is absurd.  At worst it would require running some cables that have
>> probably been run for the booth next door anyway.

HS> It's like the outlandish prices hotels charge for Room Service food:  it's
HS> not that it actually costs them that much, but that this is one of the
HS> ways they make their money.  Stupid, yes, but it's something some trade
HS> shows do.

HS> The trick is not convincing them that it's easy to provide power, but
HS> convincing them that TLUG is a special case and deserves an exemption from
HS> the fees they impose on everyone else. 

HS>                                                           Henry Spencer
HS>                                                        henry-lqW1N6Cllo0sV2N9l4h3zg at public.gmane.org


  Just a thought, from somebody with some convention experience:  yes,
  the whole hydro thing is a bit of a b*tch, but it's not unheard of
  to lean over to the booth next door and ask to share their feed (via
  a power-bar).  Can anyone find/contact one of the neighbouring
  exhibitors?

  Matt


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Matt Cahill
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