[wplug-plan] weeknight meetings

Greg Simkins gregsim at telerama.com
Wed Oct 31 08:19:17 EDT 2007


Hi Beth Lynn,

Sounds good.  I like all your ideas.  Waterworks Panera sounds fine  
for me.

I remember that mid to late December is usually a bad time for  
technical meetings because of Christmas.  Around Thanksgiving is  
another problem.  You might want to consider Mid November as an  
alternative.  The first or second Wednesday in December should work.

I am flying home on Friday and expect to be home November-December,  
so I hope to attend your meeting.

Greg




On Oct 31, 2007, at 8:46 PM, Beth Lynn wrote:

> We are going to add weeknight meetings to our events schedule at  
> the frequency of 4 times a year. Weeknight meetings will be  
> purposely different that GUMs because we will not discuss club  
> business beyond a
> few brief announcements. Also, weeknight meetings will never be just
> another installfest since we will not have time.
>
> Since it is a different kind of meeting, we have an opportunity to  
> experiement with different formats and venues. We are shooting for  
> December as the first weeknight meeting. Wednesdays have been
> successful in the past. This meeting will not be held at CMU so we
> will need to find a place that has free parking, public  
> transportation, and welcomes large groups. Wireless is a plus. I'm  
> considering the Waterworks  Panara for a venue. The meeting will  
> last only two hours (7-9p.m.) We do not need a huge time  
> committment. Suggestions for date, time, and venue are welcome.
>
> We also need a format for the meeting. Hopefully these type of  
> meetings will attract newbies and gurus. In lieu of a talk, let's  
> try table topics. We sit at one table and a facilitator guides the  
> conversation along to make sure that everyone is heard. A  
> discussion topic that everyone can talk about will be selected. No  
> one should have stage fright since this is a social setting - just  
> a bunch of friends chatting over coffee.
>
> For the first hour we will have table topics. The second hour we  
> will also try something new - members helping members. This is a  
> time where anybody can ask any question no matter how big or small.  
> If we have more than one question, we should restrict the time  
> spent on each question (about 15 minutes) to make sure we get to  
> everybody.
>
> Lastly, we expect people to comment by responding to this thread.  
> Discussion will last about a week. Afterward, the program commitee  
> will act by booking the room and plugging the event.
>
> Thanks,
> Beth Lynn Eicher
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