[QCLUG] Meeting Place

[Tim Shearouse]

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Chris is correct that the Olin building at Augie will be unavailable during
the summer and breaks (well, technically, unavailable after 4:30pm). If
people need a spot to meet before school's in, I could arrange to open
Sorensen Hall.
-Tim

On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 11:56 PM, David Hinkle <hinkle@cipafilter.com>wrote:

>  I enjoy meeting with the lug, I think it would be great if the lug
> rotated between CIPAFilter and the college.   It's good to be at the college
> to bring in new blood and it's good to be at CIPAFilter to teach people
> about open source businesses.  It should be pretty easy for everybody to
> understand if the LUG switches back and fourth between two locals, and if
> the college or CIPAFilter isn't available on a particular month for whatever
> reason the alternative location can be selected.
>
> David
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: qclug-bounces@qclug.org on behalf of Chris Cooper
> Sent: Sun 5/17/2009 10:44 PM
> To: qclug@qclug.org
> Subject: Re: [QCLUG] Meeting Place
>
> I like the idea of rotating the meetings, although for sanity's sake,
> i would like to see it narrowed down to 2, possible 3 places at the
> most, and with a fairly fixed schedule (or at least locations
> confirmed 4-6 weeks in advance).
>
> I have really enjoyed the meetings we have had at CIPA Filter.  While
> East Moline may be a little far for some of us, the meeting room is
> nice, and CIPA really fits with the ideals of the LUG.  CIPA has built
> an entire business (actually, 2 businesses) around a custom-built
> Linux distro.  I feel the meetings we have had there have been
> productive, and it would make an excellent spot in the future.  While
> making it the permanent home would probably be overstaying our
> welcome, I think they may be more open to a longer term hosting if the
> commitment were something like every other month or every third month.
>
> While parking at Augustana isn't ideal, I do like the fact that we got
> fresh faces in.  Hosting at Augie (or potentially any other local
> college) gives us an excellent way to reach out to students and let
> them experience Linux.  From my understanding, the LUG was well
> received at the St. Ambrose technology fairs.  While I know colleges
> tend to be resistant to outside groups hosting regular meetings,
> perhaps we could speak with someone from the Comp Sci department.  If
> we push to get the faculty and students involved, perhaps they would
> be more open to it.  The big downside to any college, however, is they
> are pretty much closed down over breaks and holidays.  Augustana
> students have finals this week, then start their summer break.
>
> Unfortunately, I was unable to attend this month's meeting at the
> Bettendorf library, so I can't really provide any opinion on it.
>
> What does everyone else think?
>
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>
> Cooper
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> On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Jim Kristan <jmkris@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Choosing a meeting place may take some time, so maybe it's time to
> > continue the discussion.
> >
> > Here are some random thoughts to get the ball rolling, my thoughts may
> > be worth what you are paying for them.
> >
> > The May meeting was held at the Bettendorf Library. There was a small
> > charge that Jim Hall covered, thanks Jim.  I thought the meeting room
> > served our purpose very well, I hope other people that attend  will
> > add their thoughts.
> >
> > I really liked the CPIA Filter setup, and the the way we were treated,
> > but considering that David and Tim are working unpaid overtime to host
> > us, I really don't know if the CIPA Filter location can be a permanent
> > solution.
> >
> > I enjoyed meeting the guys at Augie, but parking was not good, and
> > there may be a problem with an outside group meeting there long term.
> >
> >  At the last meeting, I brought up the idea of rotating the meeting
> > sites. Jim Hall expressed his opinion that it was very important to be
> > constant as to where we meet. I admit Jim Hall has a valid point, I
> > will let Jim speak for himself and elaborate more on this point.
> >
> > Before we vote perhaps we should give it a few days for every one to
> > read their e-mail, and to give everyone a chance to add their
> > thoughts. The more input the better!  And after all that, we may only
> > have one option any way.
> >
> > Jim Kristan
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