Hey Guys,<br><br> The local space club, HAL5 is hosting the 2011 Intentional Space Development Conference (<a href="http://isdc.nss.org/2011/">http://isdc.nss.org/2011/</a>) in Huntsville May 18-22, 2011. We are welcome to put up a table there for free or reduced price (otherwise, full price, amounts pending, but since this is a big conference, expected to be pretty high), provided we provide a service or volunteers for the conference (details listed below, a signed Memorandum Of Understanding required). I believe we should take advantage of this opportunity since we can reach out to a very large technical community and many other people involved in space. <br>
<br> - Ethan<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Yohon Lo</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:yohonlo@yahoo.com">yohonlo@yahoo.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 11:32 PM<br>Subject: Re: HAL5 November Program announcement - This Thursday at 7 PM.<br>To: Ethen chew <<a href="mailto:spacefelix@gmail.com">spacefelix@gmail.com</a>><br><br><br>Ethan,<br>
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Are you guys interested in paying for a table or getting a free or reduced<br>
price one? The latter two will required some kind support from Makers either<br>
as in kind or cash. In your case it would be the former (in kind). So. You<br>
will have to tell us what you can do that will be beneficial to the<br>
conference. Of course, the table now has no POWER. If you require power, we<br>
will have to talk about additional cost.<br>
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I will pull the ideas for you, but it will be around Monday or Tuesday<br>
before I can send you them. We have to get a few folks up the chain to sign<br>
off on them.<br>
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In the mean time, please talk to your group and determine what you can offer<br>
or bring to the table in term of support or uniqueness to the event. We will<br>
work with you, but we can not just give out free table space. Bear in mind<br>
that we will try to be fair.<br>
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The following are some of my ideas and comments in no particular order.<br>
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1. Currently, all volunteers will have to pay for their registration up<br>
front at the rate they currently qualify. We will give you rebates based on<br>
the number of hours you volunteer. This is to prevent lechers and slackers<br>
try to take advantage of the volunteer rate and decide not to help, but<br>
attend the conference. We have seen this in the past ISDC. This will also<br>
allow you to be encourage to volunteer.<br>
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This may change, but this is what we have now.<br>
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2. Be in charge of a specific ISDC track or function, and receive a discount<br>
on the table cost.<br>
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3. Provide entertainment or technical support. We will have our own IT<br>
support, and our AV support is TBD.<br>
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4. Bring in x amount of registrations (TBD)<br>
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My best bet would be a mix of 2 and 3. For examples,<br>
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We will need extension cords, power strips, Ethernet cables, wifi routers,<br>
laser printers, etc. If you provide what we need (TBD), we could give you<br>
$XXX off. Or provide x, y z and we give you a table free. You will have to<br>
be required to label your loaned items, and realized that we will try our<br>
best to make sure they are not 'taken' by others.<br>
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Or, this may be something you can do. We would like to have a break room<br>
that has some fun computer games (wii or PS3). Nothing violent. If you can<br>
provide the consoles and appropriate games, and maybe TV/projector, then we<br>
could give you a table for free.<br>
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Or. Gophers. It can be running back and forth between VBC and Embassy<br>
Suites, or to outside or errands.<br>
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One thing to remember is that once HAL5/ISDC and ML256 reached an agreement,<br>
there will be a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) that need to be sign.<br>
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Yohon<br>
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On 11/5/10 10:59 PM, "Ethen chew" <<a href="mailto:spacefelix@gmail.com">spacefelix@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Hey,<br>
><br>
> Could you please forward to me in writing the terms Makers Local<br>
> 256 will have to meet to have a booth at ISDC 2011? We are still<br>
> interested in putting up a booth.<br>
><br>
> - Ethan<br>
><br>
> On 10/31/10, Huntsville AL L5 Society (HAL5) - Yohon Lo<br>
> <<a href="mailto:hal5.help@gmail.com">hal5.help@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Dear HAL5 members and guests,<br>
>><br>
>> We will be having our November program this upcoming Thursday, Nov. 4 at 7<br>
>> PM at Huntsville / Madison County main public library. We will be talking<br>
>> about International Space Development Conference 2011 (ISDC 2011) planning<br>
>> status update and planning meeting. The conference chair, Bart Leahy, will<br>
>> present an overview of the conference, current programming tracks,<br>
>> activities, sponsorship information, and areas where volunteers are needed.<br>
>> We need your inputs and suggestions on how to make this conference great.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> If you have already sign up to volunteer at the conference, either as part<br>
>> of the conference committee or day-of-the-conference volunteer, or are<br>
>> interested in helping out, please attend this meeting. Potential sponsors,<br>
>> members of local technical societies, and civic leaders are also invited.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> If you cannot make it, and you have suggestions or would like to volunteer,<br>
>> please reply to this email or email me at <a href="mailto:YohonLo@yahoo.com">YohonLo@yahoo.com</a> and we will get<br>
>> back to you.<br>
>><br>
>> Please forward this email to anyone who might be interested in supporting<br>
>> ISDC 2011.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Have a great week and see ya'll Thursday.<br>
>><br>
>> Yohon Lo<br>
>> HAL5 President<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://www.HAL5.org" target="_blank">www.HAL5.org</a><br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://ISDC.nss.org/2011" target="_blank">ISDC.nss.org/2011</a><br>
>><br>
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