Name for our Seminar

LegacyUser

then dont use it, no one said you had to, to use summit could give a totaly wrong impression

LegacyUser

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Gladiator:
then dont use it, no one said you had to, to use summit could give a totaly wrong impression</font>

That was my off-the-cuff brainwave. I was thinking summit as in important meeting of leaders of (usually opposing) groups. Also attaches some importance to it.

It might be a bit pretentious though, and again it was just an offthecuff suggestion.

Seminar does imply that there's some teaching or training going on, and I'm sure the Eircoms/esats would be very comfortable with that, although our members are probably not going there to get a lesson from Eircom.

OTOH, seminar also implies some interactivity with input from the attendees, so..........whatever.

LegacyUser

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LegacyUser

sorry about the double posts folks.
<browser/connectivity screw-ups>
and it won't let me delete them.

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The Sweeper

We could risk copyright infringements on a number of levels with:

Ireland and the Internet - to Infinity and Beyond

The Bigger Better Faster More Internet Seminar

Or go the cheesy route:

The Irish Internet Conference - Access all Areas

Ireland and the Internet: Blazing a Trail, not Trailing Behind...

Should I stop now? I think I should stop now...

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dahamsta

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Anyone on the list into marketing???</font>

Depends on your definition of "into". I'm not a professional marketer, but there's an element of it involved in my business. I'm mostly just interested in it though. And thinking about it now, I think whoever suggested that "seminar" mightn't be right, uh, might be right...

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">sem·i·nar (sm-när)
n.
A small group of advanced students in a college or graduate school engaged in original research or intensive study under the guidance of a professor who meets regularly with them to discuss their reports and findings.
A course of study so pursued.
A scheduled meeting of such a group.
A meeting for an exchange of ideas; a conference.</font>

The dictionary definition *kind* of fits, in that it is a meeting or conference where people will study the current situation and exchange ideas. However, "seminar" to me means discussion in a kind of "colle***" or "chatty" way. If you were going to change that, I think it should be more forceful, more "Irish Internet user pushing for fair treatment". With that in mind, I don't think "summit" is very appropriate either. I can't think of an alternative at this time though, I'm just thinking out loud. I still think "net imperative" is very clever though, and sums the situation up admirably.

adam

dahamsta

Forgot that gey wasn't allowed. That should have read collegey.

And yes, Minesajackdaniels, you should stop now.

adam

LegacyUser

ok well seminar and summit or out,
what about forum, we are holding this think to discuss whats going on,

LegacyUser

i actually thing the words

Open forum on eIreland: The Net Imperative
hosted by Ireland Offline (but thats in smaller writing)

I like it because it like saying were upen to the public, come on in and have a say

The Sweeper

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by dahamsta:
And yes, Minesajackdaniels, you should stop now.

adam</font>

Right, just for that...

The getcherskatesongovernment Irish Internet Seminar

The surfing seminar

The SPROG Seminar (Society for the Protection of the Rights of Online Gamers...)

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Shiminay

(haven't seen this board in a few days)

May name suggestion:
An Island Connected
- making the Internet availabe and affordable
A seminar hosted by Ireland Off Line

eIreland: The Net Imperative
is really good though...

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dahamsta

I'd go for:

eIreland: The Net Imperative
An open forum on $something $something hosted by Ireland Offline

$something $something should of course be "Affordable Internet Access" or summat like that.

adam

dahamsta

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Kharn:
An Island Connected</font>

Well, it's not really connected, is it? Isn't that the point?

Forgot to mention in my last post by the way - I like "forum". More than "seminar" or "summit" anyway. Although I have to concede one thing for "summit" - decisions get made at summits.

adam

LegacyUser

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by dahamsta:
I'd go for:

eIreland: The Net Imperative
An open forum on $something $something hosted by Ireland Offline

$something $something should of course be "Affordable Internet Access" or summat like that.

adam</font>

my no just call it

eIreland: The Net Imperative
An open forum on Affordable and available Internet Access hosted by Ireland Offline

got a nice ring to it

The Sweeper

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by dahamsta:
Although I have to concede one thing for "summit" - decisions get made at summits.

adam</font>

Tell that to the Genoans...

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LegacyUser

Hows about

connect ireland

wire ireland

irish compu-global hyper-mega-net

LegacyUser

Hows about

connect ireland

wire ireland

irish compu-global hyper-mega-net

Bard

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Gladiator:


not for everybody, as it makes us sound like were being real,

compaign for affordable and available internet


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What????!!!!

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Gladiator:

i agree, theres 2 votes do we have a third

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Martin already said we're not taking votes - we're just looking for suggestions.

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Gladiator:

ok well seminar and summit or out

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No, 'seminar' and 'summit' are not out, and it's not up to you to say that they are 'out'!

Gladiator, you don't have to reply to everything you know, - and when you do reply, you could try to a> make sense (please!), and b> sound a bit less like you are 'running the show', - as that's how you come across (at least to me) at times.

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by rickoshea:

eIreland: The Net Imperative

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Sorry, but I don't think this would make sense to a lot of people.

I'd suggest we go for something simpler....

"Getting Ireland online... FASTER!"
- an open public seminar hosted by IrelandOffline

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Bard

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Matfinn:
Hows about

connect ireland

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copyright... and the fact that it's the name of an ISP ... www.connect.ie

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Bard

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dahamsta

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Gladiator, you don't have to reply to everything you know, - and when you do reply, you could try to a> make sense (please!), and b> sound a bit less like you are 'running the show', - as that's how you come across (at least to me) at times.</font>

I'm afraid I have to ditto that. It can be very wearing.

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">"Getting Ireland online... FASTER!"</font>

And I'm afraid I have to disagree with that, because... well, it's tacky and simple-minded (no offense Bard, just my opinion).

But I suppose considering the fact that a huge number of people watch such tacky and simple-minded tat as Big Brother and Survivor...

In the words of Denis Leary: "Have we turned into gerbils ladies and gentlemen?"

adam

Bard

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by dahamsta:
And I'm afraid I have to disagree with that, because... well, it's tacky and simple-minded (no offense Bard, just my opinion).
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None taken. 'Tacky'... hadn't thought of that... 'simple minded'? I dunno - I was just taking Martin's original suggestion and adding the requested "faster" part.

Point taken, though.

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Bard

... by the way - you might or might not have noticed that the number of replies to this topic have been slimmed down. That's basically because it started going off topic and looked like heading towards a little bit of flaming. I've deleted the offending posts (including some of my own).

If people want to reply to this topic on the subject that it was started on, feel free to go right ahead and do so. If people want to do otherwise and start trolling, spamming or flaming, don't be surprised when your post gets deleted.

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LegacyUser

How about

Get in Line, make Ireland Online.

you see i fell we are already online, but we need a better quality of service.... we need better everything do to with internet...

24/7 Ireland's entitled

Ireland speaks Proud [get it ISP????]

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LegacyUser

Including FAST has good connatations in relation to the technology itself and the actual need to the get the whole rollout completed quickly. Although be careful not to use "fast" and "net" together or else we might have a flood of yatching enthusiasts showing up!!

Overall, so far the net imperative has been the best IMHO. However someone (?) has already suggested-

Ireland Offline Seminar (What ever he main title will be) ...
"The Net Cost"

This could also imply alot. ie- The cost to consumers and business from the poor infrastructure. I think the key is to convey ourselves like CS Parnell- All things To all (internet related) people. In so far as we can.

80p.

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LegacyUser

yeah I suggested "The Net Cost" (the 4th reply to this thread)

Releasing The Power of the Net

Net Freedom

Affordable Internet For Ireland

The Internet - Operation Free-Flow (i really like that one for some reason and i'd doubt the Gardai (even could have) copyrighted the saying free-flow for clearing up the traffic.)

Net Saving (u know saving the internet in ireland and saving money)

Net Crisis (that's not bad, i realise it doesn't incorporate anything martin or Ms. O'Rourke wanted ... but the sad fact is; this IS a CRISIS! It should get's people attention too. Hmmm I really think that this one could be good. Whoever is deciding give this one extra consideration Or maybe something like "Net Access Crisis" or "Solving the Net Crisis" ...)

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LegacyUser

How about: ANA
"Affordable Net Access"
To be or not to be?

or AAA

"Access All Areas"

or AAA

"Availability Accessibility Affordability"

Mick.

LegacyUser

What about...

"We Want It And We Want It NOW".

That about sums it up for ME!

LegacyUser

AFFORDABLE NET NOW!
subtitle?
Bringing Ireland up to speed.

Nice because
.............
1. The need is urgent
2. Suggests we are behind the rest of europe
3. Lack of speed (broadband)

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LegacyUser

Originally posted by obewan:
How about: ANA
"Affordable Net Access"
To be or not to be?

or AAA

"Access All Areas"

or AAA

"Availability Accessibility Affordability"

Mick.

mick,i think your suggestions have a lot of merit especially the later (AAA) title as all three main points are encorporated in one heading.

VOYAGER.

LegacyUser

Coming in late here, but I'll add my 2p anyway.

I would personally avoid any title such as 'Getting Connected' or 'Affordable Internet NOW' or anything along those lines. It is the inherent pedant in me, but most anyone attending this conference already has a connection, can afford it, etc. Services may be as reliable as a string-can telephone, and charges may be as high and as often as the companies can possibly create them, but those titles still don't address the issues at hand.
The point is to discuss reliable, inexpensive, dare I say flat-rate service, and the incorporation of "newer" technologies (DSL, ADSL, ISDN, etc.). With that in mind, I liked the "Net Imperative" and "Accessibility, Affordability, Availability" suggestions.

In general, I'd rather attend something called a forum than a seminar (implies instruction) or a summit (sounds pretentious to me, and exclusive).

As ever, these are just my opinions, and everyone is free to disagree!

eef

As for Eircom, what else would you expect from a company that charges its customers VAT twice?