Hi all,
just a quick status update on everything. We have ordered and picked up the
tshirts to be shipped. All teams will be receiving 2 free tshirts and can
order extra tshirts at $20 (Australian dollars and includes shipping) from
http://tinyurl.com/h3kgl and we recommend ordering them as teams so we can
include extra tshirts in the same shipment as your cds and such. You can see
what the tshirts are going to look like on the website above :)
If any teams cannot order through paypal or are from developing nations we
can sort out some extra tshirts by special request sent to info(a)sf-day.org
and we'll see what we can do.
Each team will be receiving CDs as requested and some balloons for their
event. We will be shipping everything within the fortnight to get to you all
in good time for the 16th, so make sure your tshirt orders by then and that
we have any change of addresses or anything by then.
I recommend you print up posters and pamphlets to hand out locally so you
can ensure the right languages and local information. There is artwork,
posters and flyers available at http://softwarefreedomday.org/Artwork so
check that out and choose what is best for your events :)
Also, make sure you all plan to have fun. Ensure that your volunteers have a
great time, and that the mood is light and fun. The happier your volunteers
are, the more successful your event will be.
We have 5 weeks to go everyone! :) I heartily recommend you all make sure
your event page on the wiki is up to date, and then do a big local
announcement about "one month to go" on the 16th August. That will hopefully
build interest for your event and get your local communities interested in
coming along.
Cheers,
Pia
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Software Freedom Day http://softwarefreedomday.org/
"Women hold up half the sky." - Mao Tse Tung
SUPPLIES
Pia Waugh, the [new!] president of SFI, has just put in the order
for the SFD '06 t-shirts. 136 of your teams are registered to
receive SFD supplies for your celebrations in 2006; this is up
from 90 in 2005.
This year, we're sending each team TWO FREE SHIRTS, and additional
shirts can be purchased for AUD$20 at the Software Freedom Day
store: http://tinyurl.com/h3kgl
AUD$20 is currently approximately 11.93 Euros or USD$15.50, and
this price includes global shipping from Australia...and Paypal
fees that we incur :(.
All proceeds will be used for purchasing and shipping the free
shirts and other SFD supplies for SFD teams around the world.
A discounted price is available to teams in developing nations;
email info(a)softwarefreedomday.org for further information.
The orders for CDs and balloons will be submitted this week, so
we're getting closer to pushing these supplies out to all of you!
SFD'06 MAP
In the meantime, as we've already mentioned a time or two :),
please add yourself to the SFD map so we can see where all your
teams are located: http://softwarefreedomday.org/map/2006
LATE TEAM REGISTRATIONS
And if your team doesn't show up in the list of registered teams,
email info(a)softwarefreedomday.org right away to sign up; we can't
promise to get any supplies to you, but we'll do our best:
http://softwarefreedomday.org/registration
SFD'06 COMPETITIONS - WIN A SERVER!
Lastly, don't forget about the *awesome* prizes we have for the
winners of the SFD'06 competitions! We have 5 servers from IBM and
several shirts signed by cool FOSS leaders from around the globe.
See http://softwarefreedomday.org/Competition2006#preview for
competition details, and note that some of your entries ("best
event publicity", for example) should be well underway already...
Cheers,
Matt
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