Hans is putting together a list of places that might be willing to donate
space for a PLUG meeting all over the metro area. As soon as it is
compiled, it will be posted here on discuss. If you know about a place,
email me!
As far as assistance, anyone who wants to organize a satellite PLUG
meeting WILL, not might, get assistance. It is in everyone's interest to
unify under a common name. Guaranteed assistance will include publicity
on the PLUG web site, help to obtain stuff to give away at the meetings,
mentoring from those of us who have been part of PLUG, and anything else
that is necessary.
You see, we WANT more people to be exposed and involved in PLUG. We WANT
to help anyone and everyone who wants to promote Linux and Open Source
software. We KNOW that we cannot serve the entire Phoenix metro area from
just the Mesa meetings.
The challenge that we eastsiders face are:
1) we do not know who is interested in PLUG from other areas
2) we do not know who will help organize and run satellite meetings
3) we would have the same kinds of travel issues to other meetings
So, we need ANYONE from those other areas to step up and help. All it
takes is an email to me to start something.
</ramble>
On Friday 02 March 2001 11:50, you wrote:
> >Can we at least get something in Central PHX?
>
> Has anyone checked into GCC as a possible meeting place? IIRC they have
> a very active computer program, and this might be a good place to look
> into. I live on the east side, so i'm happy with the current locations,
> as Hans stated, you can get one anywhere "YOU" want, and you might even
> get some assistance.
>
> >>I was glad to hear that thing I went to at Viking Systems(?) somewhere
>
> around last October was an "installfest"; seemed like a bunch of people
>
> >>waiting for something to happen, accented by a few anxious jobseekers
>
> canvassing the attendees...
>
> >>Not quite everything I'd dreamed of, you might say ;-)
> >>
> > > > > Hoping for the best,
> > > > >
> > > > > Steve
> > > > > I enjoy the lists in any case :-)
>
> The guy's at vikings were kind enough to allow the use of thier
> facility, but i'm not sure what you were expecting? As this is a User
> Group, by the users for the users of the users, were you expecting to be
> entertained, educated, enlightened, spoonfed? Did you bring a computer
> to install? were you there to assist others install? were you there to
> be assisted in a config issue?
>
>
> I would have loved to attended last nite's steering committee meeting,
> to have actively participated, but a little thing called work got in the
> way. I have volunteered to assist lucas with co-ordinating presentations
> as he needs it, i have presented at asulug and various other user groups
> around the valley, I do what i can given my limited knowledge.
> Fortunately plug has an excellent and motivated group of people driving
> this forward, but they also have jobs/families and other
> responsibilities, If you have an idea, or can present something that
> you like please step forward. It does not need to be a phd thesis, or a
> full meeting long presentation, imho, it's better if they are shorter.
>
> The comment about the jobseekers seemed a little crass and
> condescending, one of the greatest value's for me with the various user
> groups is the ability to quickly and efficiently network with others in
> the same field. I have received numeorus leads and consulting gigs from
> these memberships.
>
> If you take the attitude with user groups "if it is to be it's upto me"
> you'll have a far more enjoyable experience.
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________
> See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't
> post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail.
>
> Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
--
Jim
Bliss comes from within, ignorance from without
(text/plain)