[GRLUG] Proposal for regular meetup.

[mikemol at gmail.com]

Next holiday is Memorial day, I think. I'll be out of town that weekend.  However, I will be at Subway this Saturday... :)

On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Eric Hartwell <eric at erichartwell.net> wrote:
> top posting for emphasis!
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> I agree! Lets do some less-formal meet-ups where we do more hands-on or free flowing. i would like to do another gaming thing or experiement with the app server we were discussing on list. we could also take from the WMLUG and do labs centered around the LPIC or RHCE topics.
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> what's the next holiday? when was GRLUG founded? do we need a reason to party?
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> From: "mikemol at gmail.com" <mikemol at gmail.com>
> To: grlug at grlug.org
> Sent: Thu, March 18, 2010 4:02:25 PM
> Subject: [GRLUG] Proposal for regular meetup.
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> On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Steve Romanow <slestak989 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 3/18/2010 2:48 PM, mikemol at gmail.com wrote:
>>> I'm not sure what you mean; it seems decently healthy to me.
>>>
>>>
>> I like both groups, so I am not attempting to create drama.  I just
>> noted the lack of meetings and had not talked to Casey in ages.  I have
>> talked with him this afternoon, and want to continue to meet.
>> The only thing I was throwing out there is if we werent meeting for
>> burnout/overcommitment/loss of interest maybe pulling together to share
>> the load.
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>> I am full time in grpug, and will likely hop between wmlug and grlug as
>> schedule permits.
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> AFAIK, there are two reasons we don't tend to meet up.  The first is that nobody tends to be able to host regularly. Casey was the last person to be able to do it with any regularity, first at nVint, then in his garage/warehouse.  The second is that we tend to have structured meetings, where we do presentations. That's pretty much the only type of GRLUG meeting I remember ever attending, with the exception of the most recent one that happened a couple days after Thanksgiving. (That was some good, food, too; I particularly liked the white chili, the ramen salad and the stuffed things whose names I've forgotten.)
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> It's possible that we could have regular meetings without an individual hosting. Rather, we could just meet up at a common location, as roleplay groups do with gaming centers, and some friend groups do at restaurants.  I'm not a real fan of the structured meeting, and if we could forgo the requirement of peace and projector, we could meet at a "fast food" place like Subway.  There's a very good Subway/Biggby's combination restaurant on Chicago Drive in Grandville, if folks are interested. We could shoot for a weekly or biweekly gathering on a Saturday afternoon.  I'd suggest setting a time like 2PM to 6PM, whoever's there is there, and whoever isn't, isn't. It's easier if you don't depend on everyone being there. (And I expect that after the first time or two, we'll have found the power outlets and take advantage of an extension cord and/or power strip. ;) )
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> I'll make the commitment to be there at least this Saturday, through the entire block, just to ensure that anyone else who shows up will have *someone* to talk to.  After the first couple weeks, we'll have an idea when people tend to be there, and can adjust scheduling empirically.
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> Sound good?
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