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Séan and I met Seamus O'Hara yesterday to discuss Beoir's presence at the festival (23-25 September). We've been offered a stand and have agreed in principle to take it.

The questions now are what do we want to do with it and do we have people to staff it.

I was thinking making it generally a recruitment thing: explain to people what we're trying to do and sign them up if they're interested. We could sell t-shirts too.

I say "we", but I'm going to be away that weekend. The more people who are willing to volunteer, the easier it'll be to manage.

Anyone who does volunteer will, of course, get free admission to the festival on the day(s) that they're there.

So can we have expressions of interest, please. Post which days you're available for, and if you've any ideas on other stuff we could be doing at the stand that'd be great too.

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Count me in.

Now what are we going to put on the stand??? And what budget do we have for promo/info packs?

&amp;quot;Andrew&amp;quot;:9gzn6ps4 wrote: Now what are we going to put on the stand?[/quote:9gzn6ps4]What indeed.

&amp;quot;Andrew&amp;quot;:9gzn6ps4 wrote: And what budget do we have for promo/info packs?[/quote:9gzn6ps4]Some. I'm more worried about time than budget, really. If we're putting something together it has to look nice and it needs to be started now. I've also asked for a page in the programme so we can put some basic who-we-are-and-what-we-have info in there.

The main thing I think we should be emphasising is the fact that the craft beers are available all the time in pubs. So maybe a full listing of Dublin pubs and then a selected pubs nationwide one? Perhaps on opposite sides of a leaflet?

Is there to be a home-brewing element to it or just craft beer?


Also what about give out a free pint for new members that sign up

&amp;quot;oblivious&amp;quot;:wf0m9d8z wrote: Is there to be a home-brewing element to it or just craft beer?[/quote:wf0m9d8z]We're certainly looking at doing a homebrew presentation on the stage at some point. If we have a what-we-do page in the programme then we should definitely mention it, and the resources we have for home brewers. But I don't see the stand as being primarily home brew, the way it was at Septemberfest 2009.

&amp;quot;oblivious&amp;quot;:wf0m9d8z wrote: Also what about give out a free pint for new members that sign up[/quote:wf0m9d8z]Two tokens (half price membership) might be a bit much. Maybe one?

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:1fyf54lh wrote: If we have a what-we-do page in the programme then we should definitely mention it, and the resources we have for home brewers. But I don't see the stand as being primarily home brew, the way it was at Septemberfest 2009.[/quote:1fyf54lh]

Yea maybe be a bit of grain/hops (on the vine??) an then the rest about trying to promote craft beer?

&amp;quot;oblivious&amp;quot;:1fyf54lh wrote: Also what about give out a free pint for new members that sign up[/quote:1fyf54lh]Two tokens (half price membership) might be a bit much. Maybe one?

Yea one token would do, what also abut getting some marketing material craft beer pubs?