MELBA Quarterly meeting announcement / advertising

[Greg Rundlett]

At the last meeting at Martha's Exchange, Rob Lembree spoke about doing 
a presentation on the GIMP 2.0 (which was just released, and is now at 
2.0.1).

I've been hard at work getting my presentation put together, and 
improving my GIMP skills so that I can do a great job on the 
presentation.  I would like to start announcing the meeting, and really 
aim to get a large attendance at the meeting -- giving as much publicity 
as possible for GNHLUG, GIMP and Free Software in general.

The focus of my presentation on GIMP 2.0 is on the user who wants to 
learn what can you do with free software design tools (specifically GIMP 
and touch on the subject of what other tools like Blender and  are 
available).  Note that GIMP 2.0, and other tools *are* available for 
Windows and MacIntosh, so  it's not only intended for a Linux audience.

Since the date is only two weeks away, I would like to get feedback from 
the whole list.

I thought I should create some graphic flyers to 'advertise' the 
meeting. I was thinking of themes like "Stand out from the crowd, learn 
design on free software"  Anyway, what are your thoughts on getting good 
attendence, and starting announcements now?  Would you be interested to 
  print flyers and post them somewhere if artwork were provided?

Are there any other outlets you can tap into to spread the word about 
the meeting?  I actually have a complete press contact list for the 
state of NH, but prefer to make contacts through 'word of mouth' so if 
you participate in any other groups, please spread the word.  Anyone 
interested in making an announcement about the meeting should wait until 
we have the meeting announcement message drafted (by tomorrow?).  I want 
to coordinate with Rob Lembree and/or Dave Long to ensure that 
everything is setup.

I'm wondering specifically if we should have a RSVP setup in case 
attendance exceeds capacity.

My updated presentation is attached if you want to look at it and give 
feedback.  I will not do all the tutorials, but they are listed for your 
convenience.  I would like to know what level of GIMP user you are, so I 
can focus on doing appropriate demonstrations.

All suggestions, feedback and participation are welcome!

- Greg

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