Re: OSCON2009SJ - It's PostgreSQL Harambee! time again. This time in beautiful downtown San Jose! ;-)

[Githogori Nyangara-Murage-3]

"For those not familiar with "Harambee!", it's Swahili for let's pull together! (matter of fact its origin is actually Indian, but most people just don't know that)".

In your responses please indicate where you can help and provide your full name for badge applications.

We need volunteers for two events:
1. PgDaySanJose2009 in the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, Rooms B1 & B4 on Sunday, July 19th, 2009:
(http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PgDaySanJose2009)
                1 volunteer to crew the donation/information table in the morning.
                1 volunteer to crew the donation/information table in the afternoon.
                2 volunteers to check people in at the party in the evening - this will be in Britannia Arms,173 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose

2*. PostgreSQL booth (San Jose McEnery Convention Center Hall 1 section T28 - see attached document) Tuesday-Thursday, July 21-23, 2009:
(http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2009)
                1 to 2 volunteers to help in setting up the booth on Tuesday afternoon, July 21st, 2009, 2PM-4PM

                2 to 3 volunteers to crew the booth Wednesday morning, July 22nd, 2009, 9:30AM-1:00PM
                2 to 3 volunteers to crew the booth Wednesday afternoon, July 22nd, 2009, 1:00PM-4:30PM
                2 volunteers to crew the booth Wednesday afternoon, July 22nd, 2009, 6:00PM-7:00PM (reception time - you get free drinks!)

                2 to 3 volunteers to crew the booth Thursday morning, July 23rd, 2009, 10:00AM-1:30PM
                2 to 3 volunteers to crew the booth Thursday afternoon, July 23rd, 2009, 1:30PM-5:30PM
Thursday afternoon crew please expect to help in tearing down and pack-up of the booth.

                * And by the way there is collateral benefit for responding to our Harambee! call. i.e. for helping out.
                1) If we have extra PostgreSQL 8.4 T-Shirts, you just might end up keeping one!
                2) We will have a rotating badge to allow you to attend a session. Please state which session you would like to attend and make sure it does not fall during your booth crewing time. Note that this is only good for sessions and keynote addresses on Wednesday, July 22nd to Friday, July 24th., 2009. Badge is already spoken for for Thursday, July 23rd, 2009, 2:35PM session. It's first come first serve folks!
                3) Your own booth badge will of course allow you access to Expo Hall before and after hours, as well as sponsored sessions and keynote addresses on Wednesday, July 22nd to Friday, July 24th.

And that is all! Since we always get a fantastic response to this Harambee! call, let me thank you all in advance!

.gĩthogori.
510-303-9182

any typos or mispellings, please forgive. If you have anyquestions, please email, chat or even call at the number above.

[Githogori Nyangara-Murage-3]

Come on folks, I know it's San Jose and not quite as sexy as San Francisco. I am also sure some of our northern bay crowd think it might as well be Timbuktu, but folks this is for PostgreSQL! We need more volunteers.

Event:                                                   Volunteers still needed:    Current Volunteers:
PgDay (Sunday, Julay 19th):
    Morning donation/info table                  1
    Afternoon donation/info table                1
    Evening party check-in                        0                                       John Menerick, Elein Mustain

Pg booth @OSCON (Tues-Thurs, July 21st-23rd):
    Tuesday afternoon set-up                   2

    Wednesday morning                          2                                       Githogori
    Wednesday afternoon                        1                                       Elein Mustain, Githogori
    Wednesday evening                           1                                       Githogori

    Thursday morning                              2                                       Githogori
    Thursday afternoon                            2                                       Githogori

[Miho Ishikura]

I'm happy to volunteer for one of below:

> PgDay (Sunday, July 19th):
>     Morning donation/info table                  1
>     Afternoon donation/info table                1

I would prefer morning shift but caltrain (from SF city) won't make it
by time on weekend, unless someone would give me a ride?


Miho Ishikura


On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 10:17 PM, Githogori
Nyangara-Murage<githogori@...> wrote:

> Come on folks, I know it's San Jose and not quite as sexy as San Francisco.
> I am also sure some of our northern bay crowd think it might as well be
> Timbuktu, but folks this is for PostgreSQL! We need more volunteers.
>
> Event:                                                   Volunteers still
> needed:    Current Volunteers:
> PgDay (Sunday, Julay 19th):
>     Morning donation/info table                  1
>     Afternoon donation/info table                1
>     Evening party check-in
> 0                                       John Menerick, Elein Mustain
>
> Pg booth @OSCON (Tues-Thurs, July 21st-23rd):
>     Tuesday afternoon set-up                   2
>
>     Wednesday morning                          2
>                                       Githogori
>     Wednesday afternoon                        1
>                                       Elein Mustain, Githogori
>     Wednesday evening                           1
>                                       Githogori
>
>     Thursday morning
> 2                                       Githogori
>     Thursday afternoon
> 2                                       Githogori
>
>

[Githogori Nyangara-Murage-3]

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Well, a little better, but as you can all see we still need a little more help - we're almost there!

Event:                                                   Volunteers still needed:    Current Volunteers:
PgDay (Sunday, Julay 19th):
    Morning donation/info table                  1
    Afternoon donation/info table                0                                   Miho Ishikura
    Evening party check-in                        0                                   John Menerick, Elein Mustain, Eric Theise

Pg booth @OSCON (Tues-Thurs, July 21st-23rd):
    Tuesday afternoon set-up                   1                                       Robert Hodges

    Wednesday morning                          1                                       Githogori, Steven Buttgereit
    Wednesday afternoon                        0                                       Elein Mustain, Githogori, Steven Buttgereit, Chander Ganesan
    Wednesday evening                           0                                       Githogori, Steven Buttgereit

    Thursday morning                              2                                       Githogori
    Thursday afternoon                            2                                       Githogori

.gĩthogori.

[Githogori Nyangara-Murage-3]

Well, folks profound thanks to all who volunteered. I think we have enough people to take care of this. I am posting to sfpug one final time in case somebody out there really wanted to help out and had missed the earlier post! ;-)  *Important note at the bottom.

Event:                                        Volunteers still needed:        Current Volunteers:

PgDay (Sunday, Julay 19th, San Jose McEnery Convention Center, Rooms B1 & B4 on Sunday, July 19th, 2009 - http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PgDaySanJose2009):
    Morning donation/info table                  0                                  C. Bergström
    Afternoon donation/info table                0                                   Miho Ishikura
    Evening party check-in                        0                                   John Menerick, Elein Mustain, Eric Theise

Pg booth @OSCON (Tues-Thurs, July 21st-23rd, San Jose McEnery Convention Center Hall 1 section T28 - see attached document - http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2009):
    Tuesday afternoon set-up                   0                                       Josh Berkus, Robert Hodges, Dirk Jagdmann

    Wednesday morning                          0                                       Gĩthogori, Steven Buttgereit,Dirk Jagdmann
    Wednesday afternoon                        0                                       Elein Mustain, Gĩthogori, Steven Buttgereit, Dirk Jagdmann
    Wednesday evening                           0                                       Gĩthogori, Chander Ganesan, Steven Buttgereit, Dirk Jagdmann

    Thursday morning                              0                                       Gĩthogori, Chander Ganesan, Dirk Jagdmann
    Thursday afternoon                            1                                       Gĩthogori, Dirk Jagdmann



.gĩthogori.
Cell: 510-303-9182 & 408-807-4061

p.s. Since we only get four badges for booth staff, it means we have to share. I will therefore pick up all the badges and when you get to the Convention center, please give me a call at either of the above numbers and we'll get a badge to you. ON Wednesday, please make sure you leave all your badges with me for those staffing the booth on that day. Asanteni sana!

[Josh Berkus]

Volunteers,

Please give me your t-shirt sizes so that I can reserve a limited
edition PostgreSQL 8.4 t-shirt for each of you.

--
Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
www.pgexperts.com