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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). >>> >>> >>> -- >>> The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG >>> http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list >>> FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq >> >> >> >> >> 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. >> -- >> The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG >> http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list >> FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq >> >> > > 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. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq