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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 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