ITEC: The Economy Got To Them Too

[Leo Mauler]

--- On Tue, 10/14/08, Monty J. Harder <mjharder at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 7:37 PM, Leo Mauler
> <webgiant at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > The Kansas City Linux Users Group booth at ITEC 
> > is #423.
> >
> > It looks like some folks on this list will get 
> > their wish, albeit in a "monkey's paw" fashion: 
> > the booth package for "Associate Partners of 
> > ITEC!" does not come with electricity, meaning 
> > that there will be no demo PC, but also no 
> > "onsite burning of LiveCDs", and no laptops 
> > which need to be plugged into an outlet.  No 
> > demonstration machines whatsoever.
> 
> Did someone with ITEC actually say this, or did 
> you just not find any electricity?  If the former, 
> I'm mighty pissed myself. 

The ITEC folks passed me on to the Overland Park Convention Center representative, who pulled out a sheaf of complicated paperwork and pointed out that "Booth #423", assigned to the "Kansas City Linux Users Group", under the heading "Electricity", had the words "NOT INCLUDED".  So there's a piece of paper which says that Booth #423 does not (officially) get electricity.  We also had "NOT INCLUDED" under the areas of "Tables" and "Chairs".

There are electrical outlets within 60' of the booth.

> I'll bring some extension cords in case we get 
> a chance to use them.  Don't give up on the
> demo PC.  If there's a way to make it work, we 
> need to do it.

I've got a 40' extension cord, a 25' extension cord, and a power strip in the trunk, and while the demo PC is back in my car, I haven't taken it out of the car and since the monitor is now LCD the whole setup fits in one box.

> > Whomever has the KCLUG banner needs to bring it by, 
> > and the KCLUG librarian needs to bring the Linux 
> > books, so that there will be subjects to talk
> > about.
> 
> I'll be there with the books and alternate banner,
> bright and early.