o The Novice Meeting, 7 April 04

   - Set up ONE prepared box that every demo can be successfully tested
     on prior to Meeting

   - Have a single Dress Rehearsal to ensure success - In LeMoyne Physical
      plant building per Jim Dishaw, & can store hardware there for Novice
      meeting

   - Maximum 1 to 1.5 hour show

   - Ask group for volunteers for 5-10 minute demo of any of the following:

     1) Open Office: Word Processing & Spreadsheets - Jim Dishaw
     2) Open Office: Presentation Creation
     3) Gaim - Instant Messaging - Jym Williams Zavada
     4) Xmms - MP3s and other sound files
     5) Burning CDs
     6) Games - Quake
     7) Play DVDs
     8) Full Media web browsing (shockwave, real player, quicktime)
     9) WINE: Tax cut software/Windows Emulation - Eliot Dudley
    10) File/Print sharing, SAMBA
    11) Plug and Play: USB Camera - Scott Brady
    12) Plug and Play: USB Thumb drive
    13) Plug and Play: USB Hard Drive
    14) Plug and Play: USB CDrom

   - Set up demo machines for folks to play with afterwords

   - Pass out free Knoppix CDs

   - Provide Handout outlining what Linux is & how it is developed &
     some important first web URLS. And info regarding next Installfest
     (which would be April 10th or 17th, Ideally that very weekend).




   How do we get people there?

   - Free Food & Free Software - Pizza, Soda, & Knoppix CDs
   - Campus Newspaper
   - Campus Bulletin Boards
   - Classroom Announcements



 o Future presentations 

   Should we start recycling old presentations?

   - January 2004 - MacOS X vs. Linux - Josh Kaplan
   - February 2004 - SOHO Network Series: File/Print Servers - JRWZ
   - March 2004 - ??
   - April 2004 - For Novices Only - Intro to Linux - Show and Tell
   - May 2004 - ??
   - June 2004 - ??
   - July 2004 - ??
   - August 2004 - ??
   - September 2004 - ??
   - October 2004 - ??
   - November 2004 - ??
   - December 2004 - ??

 o Meeting format -- the command-line and sysconfig sections are
   getting too long and are taking too much time from the "main"
   presentation.  It is time to alternate months between the two.

   We NEED to keep the meeting within the 2-hour time slot. 

 o Install Fest -- pick a date (in January) and tell Mark Krentel what it is.

   Sat 17 Jan 2004, at 1-5pm