[NYLoCo] Developing a FOSS workshop for the General Public

[Karlie Robinson]

jeremy austin-bardo wrote:
> HEY TEAM
> I have been thinking about how to capture the general public and bring a
> few more into the Ubuntu camp. I am thinking about holding FOSS
> workshops in libraries and maybe schools as well. A few of our team
> could talk about the cross-platform FOSS apps available while demoing on
> an Ubuntu machine. After the workshop, we would have the FOSS CD and the
> Ubuntu CD available for them to take home.
>
> I realize this is going to take some time to pull together. We would
> need to decide which cross-platform apps to demo and what should be
> highlighted in each. It will also mean dedicated a few hours
> occasionally to setting up and leading the workshops.
>
> Let us discuss together about developing and running this workshop.
>
>   
So have you guys been talking with Hendrixski? 

I'm working on a library project right now (sneek at a very raw site - 
http://public.webpath.net) and will be doing a workshop with SCORE 
Rochester in June.