Re: [Sheflug] Meeting

[Richard Ibbotson <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Hmmmm..... As president of the University's Free Software
> Society[1] I have my own room booking card which lets me book any
> of the meeting room places in the Student Union building for free,
> and probably much more if I give enough notice (for instance, I
> hope to run an installfest soon in one of the big club rooms, but
> have yet to gather enough helpers). It'd probably be a bit cheeky
> to hold every LUG meeting on my card, but certainly for special
> events like speakers or demonstrations and things I'd be glad to.

Oh... some good news at last :)

The way I've been working it is to get some help from the South 
Yorkshire branch of the IET for two or three meetings and then the 
rest of the time over at Starbucks.  http://www.theiet.org/

I suppose we might get away with three or four meetings at the 
University and then we could get the IET to pay for some others.  
That accounts for about six months of activity.  So, the rest of the 
time could be Starbucks.  Not too bad as a format goes.

Dates and times ?  Well, I'll get to work and do what I do to find 
people for talks. Demo session ?  I've done quite a few of these...

http://www.sheflug.co.uk/linux_seminar.html
http://www.sheflug.org.uk/apr01.html

Uhhmm ... generally I find that some time after February is good for 
talks and demos.  Remembering that the exam resits are in February I 
think ?  We've also got some head bangingly good meetings coming up 
which are organised in conjunction with the IET.  So, March onwards 
is good for most people.  Anytime after the 1st of December is bad 
due to Christmas and the New Year.

I suppose we might be able to discuss this more at the December 
meeting ?  Good place for Bob Holland to go to and chat to the rest 
of us.


-- 
Richard

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