For those groups expecting a younger crowd (or those who work with youngsters) it may be handy to have a few copies of Sugar on a Stick (SoaS) or the Sugar Live CD handy.  For Sugar on a Stick, you could encourage people to bring empty USB sticks or SD cards and  "burn" copies on the spot.

http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Live_CD

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