KnowHow/Groups/OrganizeABooth/BoothTimeline

One of the main tasks of the Free Software Foundation Europe is to inform the public about Free Software and related topics. For this, it is essential to be present with a booth on tradeshows, fairs, expos, and other local events. Helping at such a booth is a good way to get active for Free Software. Booth volunteers talk to people to explain Free Software and answer their questions. Working as a booth volunteer means at the same time supporting Free Software, meeting interesting people, and having a lot of fun.

In this page we follow you through the operations towards the preparation of a Booth. Is there a booth already planned in your region? Join it! There is no booth? Organise one!

Check out upcoming booths

Timeline

8 weeks before the event

Announce the booth

4 weeks before the event

Obtain merchandising (Optional)

The main purpose of our Booth is to inform people about our Free Software in general, and about FSFE's actions to promote it in particular. In order to help you spreading the word, we have leaflets and Posters which can be used at the Booth. In some of our Booths, we also have t-shirts, sweatshirts and other merchandising that might be sold. Selling merchandise is an important source of financing for FSFE, but it should not be intended as the main booth feature. If you want to sell our merchandise at the booth, we will be happy to provide our assistance!. See our merchandising page to order the material you want to sell. Please ignore the payment.

Stay in contact with potential volunteers

Be sure to contact other fellows and volunteers, to motivate them to participate to the Booth.

2 weeks before the event

Invite other fellows

A booth is also an occasion to meet other fellows who live near the event location. There might be people interested in helping you with the Booth organisation. So, organise a Fellowship meeting nearby the event location.

1 week before the event

Prepare the material

Download and print the following material. Must always be present at our booths:

If possible:

Send a reminder to Fellows and volunteers that you are meeting at the Booth.

At the Booth

However, it is nice to have a PC at the booth in order to allow people who wish to subscribe to the Fellowship to do so.

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