Re: [BLUG] Ohio LinuxFest

I would love to go this year, but it isn't the cards...the debt and
credit cards. Course I also have to work that weekend.

OLF has been a blast the last 2 years and I would recommend for anyone
to go if they get the chance.

Thank you,
Scott Blaydes

Simón Ruiz wrote:
> Just so you know, I was able to book a room over the phone at the Red
> Roof Inn using the group code provided at the "Hotel" link over at
> ohiolinux.org.
>
> This was yesterday afternoon, and every online resource said the
> closest hotel with availability was not comfortably within walking
> distance (if you're like me, you won't want to be *driving* to your
> room after the Pre Party or After Party (or After After After After
> Party ;-) ).
>
> My boss suggested just calling and seeing, and hey, it worked for me.
>
> YMMV.
>
> Simón
>
> P.S. If you're unsure about whether you wanna go to OLF, Go! You won't
> regret it. I'm taking my wife along, she had a blast last year even
> though she wasn't particularly interested in many of the talks.
>
> I wouldn't miss seeing Jon "maddog" Hall's talk on sustainable
> computing, or Jono Bacon's keynote.
>
> On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Mark Krenz <mark@slugbug.org> wrote:
>> If you want to go this, get a hotel room immediately because the two
>> hotels connected to the convention center are already sold out.
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 09:31:54PM GMT, Barry Schatz [sorbetninja@gmail.com] said the following:
>>> Ohio LinuxFest registration is open. As usual, it will be in downtown
>>> Columbus, OH. The event takes place October 10-11. but all the real
>>> stuff is Saturday the 11th. Many people (myself included) get a hotel
>>> room, and drive in Friday night. There is a really good pub right next
>>> to the convention center and that Friday night is a great time to fill a
>>> pub with Linux geeks. Guess where I'll be. :)
>>>
>>> I'll have copies of my GPG fingerprint and government-issued ID on me
>>> for impromptu key signings. If you have a GPG key, bring copies of your
>>> fingerprint and get some signatures!
>>>
>>> LinuxFest site:
>>> http://www.ohiolinux.org/
>>> Registration:
>>> https://www.ohiolinux.org/register.html
>>> Hotel:
>>> http://www.ohiolinux.org/hotel.html
>>> Location:
>>> http://www.ohiolinux.org/directions.html
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>> --
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