[wplug-plan] weeknight meetings

[Jason Freshwater]

A weeknight meeting sounds like a good idea.  Meeting up at a Panara
sounds great.  I believe that most have a small meeting room, they
have free wifi, and it would be nice to have a question and answer
session that is more like a round table where different questions are
asked, a little bit less formal then a GUM.  I would have to say early
December is probably better for most people.

On Oct 31, 2007 7:46 AM, Beth Lynn <bethlynn at wplug.org> 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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