Another idea: <div>   The Glendale public library has free wifi, at least at the </div><div>branch I usually go to, the &quot;Foothills&quot; branch, which is on </div><div>57th Ave,. N of Union Hills Dr. </div><div>(directions to it from the 101:  Go S on 59th Ave., </div>
<div> for 1/2 mile, then E on Utopia for 1/4 mile, </div><div> then S on 57th Ave to the first left).</div><div><br></div><div>They do have some meeting rooms, which we could </div><div>probably use, including 2 small, 1 medium, and one large. </div>
<div><br></div><div>They prefer monthly use by non-profit .org&#39;s, vs. weekly. </div><div>(which would be fine with PLUG).</div><div><br></div><div>They &quot;might&quot; insist on the room being reserved by a </div><div>
<div>non-profit .org that does &quot;technically&quot; have a valid <br></div><div>&quot;501 (c) 3&quot; designation from the federal .gov </div><div>(like, the IRS or whatever). </div><div><br></div><div>If that happens, then </div>
<div>the Phoenix Chapter ACM would be happy to</div><div>[a] create a  &quot;Linux SIG&quot; [subset of itself], and </div><div>[b] reserve the room, and </div><div>[c] hold a meeting which is open to the general public. </div>
<div>(...but, which would probably be publicized mainly </div><div> via PLUG, and maybe somewhere like </div><div> <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/comp.org.acm/">http://groups.google.com/group/comp.org.acm/</a> </div>
<div> although that is mainly oriented towards stuff </div><div> that is not just local to one city...) </div><div><br></div><div>Comment:  The IEEE computer society typically </div><div>holds meetings that are open to the general public, </div>
<div>((which is good, because &quot;some&quot; of those who </div><div>  are not members, might be ones who &quot;would&quot; </div><div>  be members, if it were cheaper to join.))</div><div>Lately some of those [IEEE computer society meetings] </div>
<div> were held in Chandler, but they typically are held </div><div> at DeVry (2149 W Dunlap) </div><div> (less than a mile from I-17)</div><div> which is &quot;sorta&quot; on the &#39;West Side&#39; </div><div> (approx. as &quot;West&quot; as ACAA, near Bell Rd &amp; I-17).</div>
<div>&lt;/end comment&gt;</div><div>-- <br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mike Schwartz</span>    <br>Glendale  AZ <br><a href="mailto:schwartz@acm.org">schwartz@acm.org</a><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 6:02 AM, Lyle Tuttle <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:L.tuttle@cox.net">L.tuttle@cox.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">

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<font size="3">There are four Home &amp; Garden Expo Centers in the greater
Phoenix area.......each has free meeting space......go to
<a href="http://www.homeandgardenexpocenter.com/" target="_blank">
http://www.homeandgardenexpocenter.com/</a>  and take a look -- the
one in Peoria is right behind Dillons, a great BBQ place......<br><br>
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...&quot;Everything you ever wanted to know about Linux&quot;, or
&quot;Linux for Dummies&quot;...&quot;Linux 101 - Free
Course&quot;..<br><br>
and show it off to newbies...like me....<br><font color="#888888"><br>
lyle</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><br>
At 09:29 PM 6/5/2009, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite">On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 12:28 AM,
der.hans
&lt;<a href="mailto:PLUGd@lufthans.com" target="_blank">PLUGd@lufthans.com</a>&gt;
wrote:<br>
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<dl><br>

<dd>Anyone know of a nice locally owned restarant near I-17 and Bell?
Bonus if<br>

</dd><dd>it has a room we can use and wireless :).<br><br>

</dd></dl><br>
Idea: Pot luck dinner at someone&#39;s house (who&#39;s westside) for a PLUG
meeting? (Not mine, Tatum and Bell :3) There&#39;s a guaranteed (free)
wireless, a room, etc... and if we all bring food, dayum that sound
good.<br><br>
or, let&#39;s see...<br><br>
*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)<br><br>
*Uncle Sam&#39;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.<br><br>
*Borders @ 75th and bell? Coffee shop, decent supply of tech books, etc.
(no free wifi though, iirc.) someone could bring an AP maybe ;)<br><br>
*Next coffee co (59th and utopia) has free wifi, never been there but has
some decent reviews.<br><br>
-- <br>
Thanks and best regards,<br>
Ryan Rix<br>
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