Another idea:    The Glendale public library has free wifi, at least at the
branch I usually go to, the "Foothills" branch, which is on
57th Ave,. N of Union Hills Dr.
(directions to it from the 101:  Go S on 59th Ave.,
 for 1/2 mile, then E on Utopia for 1/4 mile,
 then S on 57th Ave to the first left).

They do have some meeting rooms, which we could
probably use, including 2 small, 1 medium, and one large.

They prefer monthly use by non-profit .org's, vs. weekly.
(which would be fine with PLUG).

They "might" insist on the room being reserved by a
non-profit .org that does "technically" have a valid
"501 (c) 3" designation from the federal .gov
(like, the IRS or whatever).

If that happens, then
the Phoenix Chapter ACM would be happy to
[a] create a  "Linux SIG" [subset of itself], and
[b] reserve the room, and
[c] hold a meeting which is open to the general public.
(...but, which would probably be publicized mainly
 via PLUG, and maybe somewhere like
 http://groups.google.com/group/comp.org.acm/
 although that is mainly oriented towards stuff
 that is not just local to one city...)

Comment:  The IEEE computer society typically
holds meetings that are open to the general public,
((which is good, because "some" of those who
  are not members, might be ones who "would"
  be members, if it were cheaper to join.))
Lately some of those [IEEE computer society meetings]
 were held in Chandler, but they typically are held
 at DeVry (2149 W Dunlap)
 (less than a mile from I-17)
 which is "sorta" on the 'West Side'
 (approx. as "West" as ACAA, near Bell Rd & I-17).
</end comment>
-- 
Mike Schwartz
Glendale  AZ
schwartz@acm.org

On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 6:02 AM, Lyle Tuttle <L.tuttle@cox.net> wrote:

>  There are four Home & Garden Expo Centers in the greater Phoenix
> area.......each has free meeting space......go to
> http://www.homeandgardenexpocenter.com/  and take a look -- the one in
> Peoria is right behind Dillons, a great BBQ place......
>
> Did I mention that they are FREE, and already set up for meetings....and I
> bet if you wanted to, you could promote a LINUX DAY for the
> public..."Everything you ever wanted to know about Linux", or "Linux for
> Dummies"..."Linux 101 - Free Course"..
>
> and show it off to newbies...like me....
>
> lyle
>
>
> At 09:29 PM 6/5/2009, you wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 12:28 AM, der.hans <PLUGd@lufthans.com> wrote:
>
>
> Anyone know of a nice locally owned restarant near I-17 and Bell? Bonus if
> it has a room we can use and wireless :).
>
>
> Idea: Pot luck dinner at someone's house (who's westside) for a PLUG
> meeting? (Not mine, Tatum and Bell :3) There's a guaranteed (free) wireless,
> a room, etc... and if we all bring food, dayum that sound good.
>
> or, let's see...
>
> *We could have our meetings begin a little earlier and meet at Arrowhead
> mall... (We could eat in the food court and then go hand out GNU/Linux
> install disks and fliers outside of the Apple Store)
>
> *Uncle Sam's (83rd and Union) has great food and (I believe) is locally
> owned. Unsure about wifi, etc, but would be a good place for a stamtisch
> type meetup.
>
> *Borders @ 75th and bell? Coffee shop, decent supply of tech books, etc.
> (no free wifi though, iirc.) someone could bring an AP maybe ;)
>
> *Next coffee co (59th and utopia) has free wifi, never been there but has
> some decent reviews.
>
> --
> Thanks and best regards,
> Ryan Rix
> OnBoard-NG
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