[GRLUG] Saturday Social hiatus

[Ben Rousch]

It's really a matter of time and priorities. In my case, I rarely attend the
Saturday Socials since my son stopped taking naps. Saturday and Sunday are
the only days I have a block of time greater than 90 minutes to spend with
him, so I like to take advantage of that. Weeknights are also bad since I'm
involved in many other groups. I try to limit myself to one weeknight
meeting per week on average for similar reasons to those above.

What would work better for me is a social meeting later at night, say 8PM or
later. The kid is in bed, and I'm usually just watching TV (though I should
be working on other projects). For me, an hour or so away from home at that
time would be productive.

A glance at the CoNGA-WM event calendar indicates that Tuesdays or
Wednesdays would work best. Some discussion in the GRLUG IRC channel shows
Wednesdays as the best.

So join us at the new GRLUG Saturday Afternoon Social, now being held on
Wednesday evenings at Kava House Kentwood!

  What: Linux Talk, Hacking, and General Geekery
  When: Wednesday, June 15, 8PM - 10PM (close)
  Where: Kava House Kentwood, 6333 Kalamazoo Avenue #100, Grand Rapids, MI
49508

On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:

> Lately, regular Saturday Social participation has been somewhere south
> of five people, with only two or three (at most) there at overlapping
> periods. Individual time and travel constraints have been getting in
> the way, and without enough people, the incentive to go somewhere for
> interesting conversation is really, really poor.
>
> On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Clay Ashby <kingpoiuy at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I don't know the details about the Geek Group (are they not "open" on
> Sat?),
> > but GRLUG is welcome to hold it at my store in the back room any time on
> > Saturdays. I have tables and chairs etc.. I am here all day Saturday
> anyway,
> > so there would be no need for an anchor person to just sit somewhere for
> > hours on end. I have a refrigerator, coffee maker and a microwave.
> >
> > The only negative is that it's in Zeeland, and it's not called the ZLLUG
> :P
> >
> > I really like GRLUG and would hate to see participation dwindle, so I
> wanted
> > to make the offer.
> >
> > -Clay
> > http://gnomecc.com
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I mentioned it on the IRC channel, I still need to mention it here and
> >> on the wiki.
> >>
> >> Due to very low attendance, and even my own difficulty in making it
> >> regularly, the Saturday Social is on hiatus until this Fall at the
> >> earliest.
> >>
> >> When it resumes, I'm not sure if I'll resume at The Geek Group or at
> >> the Subway/Biggby in Grandville. We had far better regular attendance
> >> in Grandville, but it may be worth checking out TGG's facilities again
> >> this fall. (I understand they'll have the cafe and such set up)
> >>
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