[wplug-board] for review: Moving On from Carnegie Mellon

[Beth Lynn]

Hello,

For about nine years Western Pennsylvania Linux Users' Group has called 
Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science home. This fall we 
will be moving on with Squirrel Hill Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh as our 
transitional venue. WPLUG will settle into our new home of Timesys in 
downtown Pittsburgh this November.

>From 2001 to August 2006, I reserved the rooms at Carnegie Mellon 
University as a staff member of the Computing Facilities at the School of 
Computer Science. My last day working with there is September 5, 2006.
I have accepted a position as a Senior System Administrator with Timesys. 
This opportunity is a promotion and chance to work for a Linux company.

It was with great consideration that I decided to resign my position with 
Carnegie Mellon University due to the effect that it would have on WPLUG: 
I will no longer request complimentary room reservations from Carnegie 
Mellon. In years previous, other staff members ie Jonathan Billings, Brian 
Sammon, and Jennifer Landifield have placed the room in their name. At 
this time there is no obvious successor to handle the room reservation 
task. I continue to have many friends at the university. WPLUG continues to
have many friends at the university. With that said, it is not practical 
at this time for WPLUG to stay without someone with keys to open the door. 
The board of WPLUG welcomes the idea of returning to Carnegie Mellon if
someone were to step forward and handle the room reservations, even if it 
were only on an occasional basis.

Just to be perfectly clear: WPLUG was not asked to leave CMU but I can not 
in good conscience impose by asking for rooms when I chose to leave CMU.
We are open to the invitation if one were to be extended. WPLUG has always 
been an unincorporated not-for-profit educational group that is 
independent from Carnegie Mellon University. I will bring a thank you card 
for Carnegie Mellon to the September 16 membership meeting so that anyone 
who is interested can sign the card.

My new employer, Timesys, has generously offered to donate their office as 
a venue. Starting in November we will be moving there. This move has been 
carefully planned so that we will not need to cancel a single meeting in 
the process. Since I will need some time to get settled in my new job, we 
will meet at the Carnegie Library in Squirrel Hill in September and 
October.

Thank you for your support in this matter.

Sincerely,
Beth Lynn Eicher
WPLUG Vice Chair