LinuxTag-2012

LinuxTag 2012

Where? Messe Berlin (Berlin Fairground) When? 23-26.05.2012

The Plan

• Nokia will provide give-aways (Nokia branded, Qt branded tbd)
• We will have several N9's for the "App Contest":http://wiki.qt.io/LinuxTag-2012-App-Contest.
• We might be able to make an up-front social media promotion.
• We have a Raspberry Pi proto to show off Qt 5

Booth

We will have a small booth (3sqm) together with the KDE project in Hall 7.2a at stand 106. Preminary Hall plan is "here":http://wiki.linuxtag.org/mediawiki/images/b/bd/LINUX12_72a_270412.pdf.

Location: "OSM":http://www.openstreetmap.org/export/embed.html?bbox=13.26061,52.4965,13.28664,52.51051&layer=mapnik&marker=52.50124,13.27269, "Nokia":http://maps.nokia.com/52.5035853,13.2773628,16,0,0,hybrid.day

Nokia will provide a plasma display (and possibly some furniture)

Wanted[[Image:|Image:]]

• Showcases: If you have an interesting show case that you want to show, please add it to the showcases section.
• Booth staffers: If you want to man the booth, please enter your name in the below schedule table. We should have at least three people there at all times.
• Lightning talks: This is your chance to present an interesting topic to the audience on the booth. If you want to give a lightning talk (5-10 minutes), please add yourself. We will scatter the talks throughout the entire time. You can give time preferences. We might even record the talks. Suggested topics:
  • New features in Qt 5
  • Playground projects
  • Qt tools (Creator, etc.)
  • Community

Talks

• Saturday, 26.05.: Lars Knoll, Cornelius Schumacher: "Future of UI between desktop and mobile: Qt 5":http://www.linuxtag.org/2012/de/program/freies-vortragsprogramm/rednerliste/vortragsdetails.html?talkid=4

Booth staff

Available persons

• Daniel Molkentin (danimo) - Organizer
• Bill King
• Robert Löhning
• Niels Weber
• Oswald Buddenhagen
• Michael Hasselmann
• Jon Nordby
• Frederik Gladhorn (only Wednesday)
• Christina Scherwionke
• Tobias Hunger
• Aurindam Jana

Booth duty

Time	Wednesday, 23.05	Thursday, 24.05	Friday, 25.05	Saturday, 26.05
9-12	Bill, Tobias	Robert, Jon	Michael, Daniel	Niels, Daniel
12-15	Bill, Frederik, Tobias	Robert, Jon	Michael, Daniel	Daniel, Auri
15-18	Ossi, Tobias	Robert, Ossi	Ossi, Auri	Ossi, Auri

• Delivery+Booth setup (Tue): Daniel + Nokia WR
• Setup (Wed, 8h): People who volunteer for the first shift on Wednesday should help with setup. Additional people please add your name here:
• Teardown (Sat, 16h): People who volunteer for the last shift on Saturday should help with the tear down. Additional people please add your names here:

Check List for booth equipment

• Two Tables (Infopoint+Tall table), Two high chairs, Leaflet stand (see "Furniture Request":http://wiki.linuxtag.org/w/fp:Furniture2012)
• Couch (Nokia?) Lack (danimo)
• Laptops (2)
• Roll ups
• Actual Leaflets
• Plasma/LCD-TV (long HDMI cable!)
• 5 port switch, (Router?)
• Cables (1x10m, 3x5m, 10x2m) (KDE?)
• 2 Power Distributors, Power Chords (one 5m) (KDE?)
• 2-3x USB A -> Micro B cables
• Raspberry Pi
• Micro-SD Cards
• Monitor with SD-Card-Reader or SD-Card USB Adapters
• Duct-Tape (white, black, grey)
• Scissors, Knife, Screwdrivers
• Snacks & Drinks for staffers

Todo

• Organize more show cases
• Organize Demo Image for R-Pi
• Create & Print leaflets
• Create T-Shirts for staffers?
• Create & sell Qt T-Shirts for visitors? Ask Claudia for past experiences.