GEEK FAIR

GEEK FAIR is Free Geek's annual celebration and summer fundraiser. It is a day-long block party in front of the FG Community Technology Center and inside the event space. This year, it's on July 16th. Here's the Geek Fair Timeline.

Outreach

Events

Current

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Ideas

• Revolucion! Open source, open minds
• Workshops on FOSS and Ubuntu
• Showing of Revolution OS

To Do

Please see Geek Fair Timeline for a more complete todo list.

• Pick theme. "Recharge the L-Wing" was last years.
• Revise GEEK FAIR web page [1]
• Create Press Release(s)
• Corporate Sponsorships
• Permits
  • Block Party
  • Noise
  • OLCC?

GEEK FAIR Coordinators

These are the various areas of coordination to pull off GEEK FAIR. Each needs a volunteer to take on the responsibility.

• Music - ???
• Games - ???
• Event Volunteers - ???
• Setup/Construction - Oso
• Raffle/Silent Auction - ???
• Booths - ???
• Outreach - Oso and more people

Bemusements

• LAN party by Backspace in meeting room or lab (Jeff)
• Videos?
• Stuff inside
  • Dance
  • Downtempo music: Lance, acoustic music (Ian)
  • Workshops/speakers
• Futons from Love Tribe (Ian/Oso)
• Food: Redwing/Green Bean, vegan frozen treat girl, Imbibe?
• Beat the Geek (Dave's on board)
• Kids' Area - if we can find coordinator
• Dunk Tank (Oso)
• Water Feature
• Chunk 666 tall bike jousting (perhaps get a bleacher for this?)
• Smashtacular

Fundraising Ideas

• Soda/Water Sales
• Alcohol Sales? -- never done at GEEK FAIR before.
• Booth Fees
• Raffle Tickets
• Silent Auction
• Sidewalk Sale (thrift store)