[wplug-board] Tuesday meeting location

[Pat Barron]

Joe and I were chatting today, trying to figure out plausible locations 
for meeting on Tuesday.  We assume that I'll be coming from Downtown, 
Justin and Stanley will be coming from Oakland, Vance coming from South 
Park, and Joe coming via bus line from work (I guess which bus depends 
on which location....).  Of the locations we discussed, we seemed to 
think these two are the most viable:

1)  IBM (Downtown)
          Pros:  Convenient for me (and I can get there easily even if 
it snows that day); I know it will be available
                     (and as late as we want, too); WiFi available if I 
know ahead of time; we can probably have our
                     choice of conference rooms (more suitable for a 
board meeting than the classroom we've held
                     GUMs in).
          Cons:  Not really that convenient for anyone other than me 
(and maybe Joe, as his bus comes through
                     downtown.

2)  Panera Bread (Oakland / Forbes Ave location)
           Pros:  Relatively easy access for everyone (except maybe 
Vance?); open WiFi available.
           Cons:  Potentially noisy; hard stop time whenever store 
closes (I think 9pm - but due to bus
                       schedules, Joe needs to be headed home by then 
anyway).

Alternate potential location (that we didn't discuss today, but I just 
thought of):

3)  IBM (Squirrel Hill)
           Pros:  Relatively easy access for Pat, Justin, and Stanley 
(not sure about Joe and Vance); WiFi available if I
                      know ahead of time; should be easy to get one of 
several available conference rooms; we should
                      be able to hang out there as late as we like.
           Cons:  Can't really think of any, unless the location is 
inconvenient for someone.

Also possible (but probably less desirable):

4)  William Pitt Union (on Pitt campus) or University Center (CMU 
campus), as squatters in a lounge or
       dining area
             Pros:  Central location; buildings are open late.
             Cons:  Stuck using a public area (noise, passersby); no 
open WiFi; possible (though very unlikely) that
                         university security could ask us to leave.

Thoughts?

--Pat.