If you're intersted in helping out, please join the LaidOffCamp Pittsburgh Planning Team

To-Do's

• Set the date

• Find Venue

• Spread The Word (example Press Release)

• Find Sponsors (see Sponsors for more information)

• Find Hiring Companies (see San Francisco Hiring Companies for an example of what we did)

Meeting Notes

• Put links to notes from each meeting here

Unstructured Planning

• The Date
  • Saturday, April 18 2009
    • The employed can make it on Saturday
    • After Tax Day™, less stress
    • After Easter Holiday – many are busy
    • Little over a month away
    • Potential venues won't have weekday activities
• Find Venue
  • Contact CMU CS Department
  • Contact AlphaLabs
  • Contact Urban Mountain Gathering Place
  • Contact Pittsburgh Technology Council
• Spread The Word
  • Blogging community
  • Friends around town
  • wait till venue and date are settled
• Find Sponsors
  • Same contacts as venues
  • Additional companies around town
    • Whole foods – food donation
    • Coffee companies – coffee donations
• Find Hiring Companies
  • Reach into social network