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The meeting is January 5-8, 2011. The meeting is January 6-9, 2011.
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 * Rob Beezer
 * Karl-Dieter Crisman
 * Marshall Hampton
 * Jason Bandlow (Depending on my interview schedule, but I can likely help at least one shift)
 * Rob Beezer (I'll commit to a half-day shift, and will likely be around more)
 * Karl-Dieter Crisman (pretty much all of Saturday, possibly other times)
 * DanDrake
 * Burcin Erocal
 * Marshall Hampton (most of the time)
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   * except Friday 1-3p, Saturday 2.30-4p
 * Flavia Stan (about half the time)
 * Dana Ernst (I can be available for a few hours on Friday; I'll swing by on Thursday to see when I'd be most useful)

The exhibit hours are

 * 12:15-5:30 Th
 * 9:30-5:30 Fr
 * 9:30-5:30 Sa
 * 9:00-12:00 Su

= Photos of the Booth (January 8/9) =

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Flavia Stan, Visitor, Burcin Erocal, Vistor, Tom Judson, Marshall Hampton

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Jason Grout, Visitor, Rob Beezer, Visitor

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Stiched panorama with the Judson Twins and a Ghostly Burcin

= Notes for the Next Meeting =

Notes, ideas, reminders for the next iteration, in no particular order.

 * Pay for a small table (small was less of a barrier, but barely sufficient)
 * Pay for two chairs (even though expensive)
 * Have 3d glasses---they drew lots of people to the table and into conversation.
 * Business cards were popular and ran out, these are critical
 * Take a projector to have a large screen
 * Or arrange for a local to bring a flat-panel screen (with stand)
 * Hooks or string for banner
 * Decorations (helium balloons, bright candy, etc)
 * Stickers (slide into name-badge, then affix at home)
 * Sage-related textbooks
 * Have a 5-step Quickstart guide to using Sage:
    1. Log into sagenb
    1. Find a quick-start published worksheet
    1. Evaluate a cell
    1. Create a new cell and evaluate 1+1
    1. Create a new cell and evaluate a cool plot
    1. Create a new cell and calculate rref of a matrix
 * Advertise ask.sagemath.org (on business card?)
    * Info: sagemath.org
    * Use: sagenb.org
    * Questions? ask.sagemath.org

Sage at the joint meetings in New Orleans, 2011

We are planning to have a booth this year.

The meeting is January 6-9, 2011.

AMS website for the meeting: http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2125_intro.html

People who will be at the meetings and can help with the booth:

  • Jason Bandlow (Depending on my interview schedule, but I can likely help at least one shift)
  • Rob Beezer (I'll commit to a half-day shift, and will likely be around more)
  • Karl-Dieter Crisman (pretty much all of Saturday, possibly other times)
  • DanDrake

  • Burcin Erocal
  • Marshall Hampton (most of the time)
  • John Perry
    • except Friday 1-3p, Saturday 2.30-4p
  • Flavia Stan (about half the time)
  • Dana Ernst (I can be available for a few hours on Friday; I'll swing by on Thursday to see when I'd be most useful)

The exhibit hours are

  • 12:15-5:30 Th
  • 9:30-5:30 Fr
  • 9:30-5:30 Sa
  • 9:00-12:00 Su

Photos of the Booth (January 8/9)

width = 400

Flavia Stan, Visitor, Burcin Erocal, Vistor, Tom Judson, Marshall Hampton

width = 400

Jason Grout, Visitor, Rob Beezer, Visitor

width = 1032

Stiched panorama with the Judson Twins and a Ghostly Burcin

Notes for the Next Meeting

Notes, ideas, reminders for the next iteration, in no particular order.

  • Pay for a small table (small was less of a barrier, but barely sufficient)
  • Pay for two chairs (even though expensive)
  • Have 3d glasses---they drew lots of people to the table and into conversation.
  • Business cards were popular and ran out, these are critical
  • Take a projector to have a large screen
  • Or arrange for a local to bring a flat-panel screen (with stand)
  • Hooks or string for banner
  • Decorations (helium balloons, bright candy, etc)
  • Stickers (slide into name-badge, then affix at home)
  • Sage-related textbooks
  • Have a 5-step Quickstart guide to using Sage:
    1. Log into sagenb
    2. Find a quick-start published worksheet
    3. Evaluate a cell
    4. Create a new cell and evaluate 1+1
    5. Create a new cell and evaluate a cool plot
    6. Create a new cell and calculate rref of a matrix
  • Advertise ask.sagemath.org (on business card?)
    • Info: sagemath.org
    • Use: sagenb.org
    • Questions? ask.sagemath.org

jmms2011 (last edited 2011-01-11 20:51:07 by rbeezer)