[GRLUG] Proposal for regular meetup.

[Michael Mol]

Just a reminder: 2PM to 6PM today.

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(tinyURL of the same, in case the URL gets badly broken in a line wrap
somewhere.)

http://tinyurl.com/yks7mr2

On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Steve Romanow <slestak989 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/18/2010 4:02 PM, mikemol at gmail.com wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> I am full time in grpug, and will likely hop between wmlug and grlug as
> schedule permits.
>
> 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.)
>
> 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. ;) )
>
> 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.
>
> Sound good?
>
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> I _may_ be able to make that.  I dont do the meeting so much for education
> as networking/social.  I asked Casey today about possible quarterly social
> get togethers just to get us out of the basement and away from the terminal
> a bit.  I get a lot of tech content from the web and or manuals, so the
> presentations are nice, they are the main driver for me attending.
>
> I'm up for anything.  I am sure my schedule will not support any more than
> biweekly, and then I will need to make some choices so I dont neglect other
> duties.
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