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Re: [LUG] Software Freedom Day -

 

On 25/09/10 15:23, Roland Tarver wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 9:30 AM, brough tom <tombrough@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 20 September 2010 08:07, Simon Waters <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 19/09/10 19:45, Paul Sutton wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 2. Somewhere more central e,g Exeter which is easier to get to for
>>>> people in other parts of Devon.
>>>
>>> Exeter or Plymouth if you want to do anything big.
>>>
>>> If it is intended to draw people in they might wander to the centre of
>>> one of those, they may not seek things out.
>>>
>>> Central location, or somewhere with people (i.e. University - Plymouth
>>> combines those two). I like Sandy Park but likely to be expensive, and
>>> there is nothing to do "as well".
>>>
>>> Maybe Exeter Central Library, they have a lecture theatre for hire.
>>>
>>> Presumably the newly refurnished RAMM (aka Exeter museum) may well have
>>> a suitable room, might be better all round!
>>>
>>> Event in my diary (strictly that is diaries).
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> With all due respect, living in Torbay and locating, checking out venues,
>> organising exihibitors for an event thats happening in a location 20+ miles
>> away is not really feasable. If I had to do 2 or 3 trips (yes thats what it
>> took for the St Annes Hall Babbacombe event 3 years ago) to get equipment
>> and troops  to the venue that would be the day gone before I started. The
>> event was a total waste of time as nobody (but us local lug members) turned
>> up.
>>
>> I agree that a location more central with good infrastructure would be
>> better, but I can only work with what I have, in this case this has to  be
>> somewhere in / near Torbay. Now if someone who lived in these more central
>> areas was to volunteer to organise such a venue that would be a different
>> matter.
>>
>> At the moment Paul Sutton and I are looking into checking out the new
>> Paignton library "hub" rooms as a potential venue. OK its A380 and
>> Kingskerswell and the parking charges down here are prohibitively expensive,
>> and I will probably be £100 out of pocket by the end of the day,  but what
>> else are we to do? I know if I leave it to anyone else (with a few
>> exceptions) NOTHING will get done.
>>
>> Tom.
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> 
> Tom! You are on a MISSION! haha! Fine work sir, fine work.
> 
> I was going to suggest Paignton library also. I think there are
> sufficient folk in the torbay region to make the day a success. As I
> have mentioned before, event promotion will be one of the most
> important areas of endeavour.
> 
> The good news is that I will have finished uni by setp 2011 :-) woop ;-)
> 
> Best wishes, well done :-)
> roly
> 

I'm not allowed to get away with kicking butt at work so I do it here
instead .... ;-)

Tom.


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