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		Laura Griffiths wrote:

> On 10/3/06, Thayer <thayer at chinwag.com> wrote:
>> We'd (Chinwag) be quite happy to get involved in some way to help out.
>>
>> Let me have a chat to the MD and see if there's anyway we can add value,
>> money, ideas, time or whatever to get this back up.
>>
>> I'm sure between SkillSwap and a a company who connects new media 
>> types, and
>> has a jobs board there must be logical and useful ways of working
>> together...  I am also have quite a few clients who would probably be
>> interested in funding/sponsoring etc.
>>
>> Laura, you're the SkillSwap lady aren't you?  Perhaps I could come 
>> down to
>> Bristol and meet you, and others involved to see how to take it 
>> forward...?
> 
> This was the last post so that is why I am replying to it.
> 
> Very sad to hear about the SkillSwap site, but better thats its gone
> than rubbish although I am pretty annoyed because we did try our best
> to use it.
> 
> I still have funding for events and possibly even a bit towards a web
> presence, however, right now no-one has offered to talk on anything
> and I have the sponosors breathing down my neck as if we dont do it we
> will lose the funding.
> 
> I need speakers, 3 of, for October, November and December.
> 
> Could we get that sorted first, and then a web presence. I mean I have
> managed ok with just using email and a google calendar so far.
> However, I think I know what Andy means, it takes me 2-3 days at least
> to organise each event, which I dont mind at all but its a not
> insignificant amout of time which I volunteer.
> 
> And every event has been very well received and attended, I am a
> little dissapointed that we now dont have any speakers, the whole
> concept of skillswap and what we were doing was really starting to be
> recognised by a lot of people.
> 
> Look forward to your comments and suggestions,
> 
> Laura
> 
Cris Kaminski, Rick and Matt, Oliver et al....

I think they have set the bar too high.

I'll tell you what, I would like another Plone skillswap taking us to 
the next level. How to proxy through Apache, use LDAP for account 
authentication etc

Or how about how to use procmail to filter incoming and outgoing mail 
with qmail.

Or how to do xslt transformations

Or how to get an organisations staff to pay any attention to the things 
they could do to help you help them.

Yeah!

Forget the canapes and beer lets have enough room for all who want to come.

And set it at a time that those who that can't just wander round to the 
Watershed can find some free parking and then wander around to the 
Watershed before event starts.

Hasta el proximo evento.

Steve