TODAY'S THE DAY !!!!!!

LegacyUser

Well folks, less than 9 hours to our big event

We just need to set out a few ground rules (intended to do this last night until Ireland really did go Offline !)

Some of our guests have expressed concern about possible rowdiness at the
meeting - this has been triggered by some of the more provocative comments
on our forum "...boobytrap their car...", " "...give him a good ******ing
.." for example.

Now, we're not getting at people, we realise that these things are just said
for a joke, but our speakers are very high profile people; it does take a
lot of courage to come to a face-to-face meeting with potentially angry
users and they deserve some basic respect.

Remember also that this seminar is a live, public event covered by the
media; Ireland Offline has established a very credible profile in a short
space of time and we wouldn't want anything to damage that, so let's watch
our language etc.

In order to keep the event under control, Martin will have to work with a
tight rein. This applies both ways. If speakers try to waffle or evade
questions, he will challenge them on this. Equally, if members of the
audience start to dominate the proceedings or bring up issues that are not
relevant, he will have to cut them short; please be tolerant on this, we
want as many people to contribute as possible.

It's unlikely that we will get satisfactory answers to all our questions but
at least we will have brought the issues into the public eye and educated
the various organisations as to the calibreof internet users in Ireland and
the level of their expectations.

OK, sermon over, lets see a massive turnout and show these people that we
mean business

IrelandOffline Committee

LegacyUser

Good luck guys! Wish I could be there... Sacrificing some Kentucky Fried Chicken and sending super duper thoughts to all Have a gud wan.. GOWAN IoffL!

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ERASE me.. KILL me.."

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Bard

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by o_donnel_abu:
Well folks, less than 9 hours to our big event
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Just about enough time for our esteemed chairman to get to Dublin then?

(/me is still printing out materials for the event... posters... sign-up forms... labels... etc.)

'ere we go!

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Bard

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'First motorbike in the bible ???? ---- a Triumph --- 'Yea verily Moses struck down the ammmanites and all the land heard the roar of his triumph !!!'

LegacyUser

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">If speakers try to waffle or evade
questions, he will challenge them on this.</font>

I hope Martin has been studying old Jeremy Paxman Newsnight tapes

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LegacyUser

best of luck lads!

LegacyUser

Best of Luck !!!

Ronan|Raven

Best of luck guys im sure ye can make a great impact id have been there myself only im currently stuck in galway for an interview

Best of luck

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