Wanted Someone to Coordinate the Westside PLUG Meetings

[stu]

	Just to toss in my 2 cents-
	I work nights, and for the few west side meetings I've been to I had to take 
vacation time from work. Perhaps schedueling the meetings at a different time 
might help draw in some night students and evening shift workers - Just 
something to think about.
		Stu

On Monday 15 May 2006 13:36, Derek Neighbors wrote:
> Jerry Davis wrote:
> > Just wondering out loud here (and I'm fairly new):
> > is there a school/place closer to central phoenix where E/W could both
> > meet at one time? What about where the development meeting takes place?
> >
> > That way everyone is "inconvenienced" the same way. I know it would not
> > be easy. I, for instance only live 2 miles away for now. However if my
> > house EVER gets built that will be a different story, but I will still
> > come never-the-less.
> >
> > But that way our meetings would be a little bigger, no separate
> > meetings would mean that a presenter would only be obligated to present
> > to one group -- we might get more presenters that way. Also the
> > comraderie would be better.
>
> Just speaking out loud for myself here, but why would we want to
> inconvenience people on a regular basis?  If the East Side has 50
> regular attenders 40 of which live with 15 minutes of the meeting why
> would you want to move the meeting?  Bigger isn't necessarily better.  I
> have a hard time believing that the West Valley doesn't have Linux
> users.  I certainly vote to not move the East Side Meeting.  It is right
> off the freeway and with the East Valley going further and further East
> it is now almost Central anyhow.
>
> Perhaps PLUG as a whole could do some events to lure new people into the
> community on the West Side?
>
> My Two Cents...
>
> --
> Derek Neighbors
>
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