[Ambassadors] idea for *every* event

[Francesco Ugolini]

2008/2/17, Max Spevack <mspevack at redhat.com>:
> Here is a proposal for two activities that we should have at every
>  event.  In particular, I'd like to see us do it at FOSDEM, FISL, and
>  LinuxTag:
>
>  (1) A "join Fedora" station.  Somewhere at the booth, there is a
>  computer or laptop with a sign on it that says "come here to join the
>  Fedora Project" or something like that.  There is one person whose job
>  is to talk to folks, get them interested in Fedora, and help them to go
>  through the CLA and WikiEditing process.  The success metric is simple:
>     * Did the person leave having set up their Fedora Wiki homepage?
>     * Did the person become a Fedora Ambassador?
>     * Does the person have some idea of what they might like to
>  contribute to Fedora?
>     * How many accounts were created at the event?
>
>  (2) A "bring us your USB key, and we'll turn it into a Fedora LiveUSB
>  key for you" station.  Same idea as above.  We have a computer that has
>  several Fedora Spins on it.  People bring their USB key, and we run the
>  livecd-iso-to-disk tool and set their USB keys up as Fedora LiveUSB
>  keys.  Again, the metric is simple:
>     * How many were created at the event?
>
>  Thoughts or comments?
>
>  --Max
>

+1

I think this is a great idea because it gives dinamicity at the booth
and, also, could invite people to join the project with a "live"
support.

Regards

Francesco Ugolini