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On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:03:53 +0000 Rob Beard wrote: > Grant Sewell wrote: > > On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:20:37 +0000 > > Rob Beard wrote: > > > > > >> edward mccaughan wrote: > >> > >>> Just to mix things up a bit, @plymouthgeeks organising a DCLUG > >>> meeting in plymouth for chance, largely because we're too lazy to > >>> go all the way to paignton. > >>> > >>> BuuuUUUuuut, I've been to a few LUG meetings, but never organised > >>> one before, so first we've got to sort out a few things: > >>> > >>> * First off, who's coming? it would help to have a vague idea of > >>> numbers before we try book out the pavillions > >>> > >>> > >> I could possibly make it depending when it is. > >> > > > > Seconded. Living just down from Mutley I can make pretty much > > anywhere in Plymouth quite easily. > > > > > >>> * second, when? Would people prefer an evening weekday meeting or > >>> a weekend daytime meetup? And since there's a meeting in holsbury > >>> with no particular date yet and the regular paignton meet on > >>> Saturday the 6th, how about vaguely the end of march (eg: the > >>> 20th or 28th ish?) > >>> > >> Weekend daytime is better for me. At the moment I can probably do > >> the 20th, possibly 28th (I'd have to check what the wife is doing). > >> > > > > Either weekday or weekend is good with me, but I imagine weekend is > > probably more accessible for others. > > > > > >>> * Most importantly, what are we doing? Do we want to do a vaguely > >>> formal meeting with presentations and lots of organisation, or an > >>> informal social? > >>> > >>> > >> Informal socials are always good. Maybe for the first one an > >> informal social would be a better idea unless someone can come up > >> with a presentation and/or talk before the meeting. > >> > > > > Maybe starting out with an informal social would be better. I'm > > fine with doing presentation/talks about something I'm comfortable > > with (kinda goes along with the territory of being a > > teacher/lecturer/tutor/whatever). > > > > > >>> I'm all up for setting a projector up and people doing talks (yes, > >>> you, person reading this! We want you to do a talk and teach us > >>> cool stuff!), but it requires a bit more organisation and enough > >>> people to make it worth the effort. > >>> > >>> > >> Oh I dunno about doing a talk, although maybe sometime it would be > >> good to do a talk on the happenings at Exwick and the Lighthouse. > >> Another thing I'd like us to maybe do as a group sometime is maybe > >> get together and watch some Linux related movies such as Revolution > >> OS, or maybe Pirates Of Silicon Valley (we can all boo and hiss at > >> Bill G and Steve B). > >> > > > > Maybe doing a more formal meet with talks, etc, for another time? > > > > > >>> *and of course, where are we going to meet up? This largely > >>> depends on what we're doing and how many people are coming, but > >>> I'm all ears if anyone can think of a perfect, prefereably free > >>> and wifi'd venue (although as long as we get enough people so it > >>> only costs a couple of quid each, we could try and find a paid > >>> venue) > >> Only venues I can think of off the top of my head would be > >> something like the Weatherspoons pub down the road from Toys 'r' > >> Us. Sorry living in Torquay I don't know Plymouth THAT well. I > >> occasionally get e-mails on Facebook about the Mutley Crown, not > >> sure if that's any good, although IIRC it wasn't that far from the > >> city centre. > > > > Yeah, there's the various Wetherspoons around. The Mutley Crown is > > OK too - as for being near the City center... everywhere is! :D > > > Yep, I must admit, I have found that when visiting Plymouth on the > odd occasion. I'm sure the Mutley Crown did an offer of meals for Â1. > > I've sent them an e-mail asking what facilities they have* and if > we'd be able to go along one Saturday. > > > * I've asked about car parking (if they have any, or if there is any > near by, best I can think of is walking in from the City Centre or > parking on a side road from what I remember about Mutley), if they > have any wifi internet, and if they have a family room/or are kids > allowed (for those of us who might want to bring our kids along). > > Rob A lot of the 'side roads' have permit parking only - frequently though it's "until 6pm" type things so it isn't *necessarily* a problem. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html