Re: RFC: Summer get-together for LUG coordinators activists

2005-06-15 Thread Ted Roche
On Jun 14, 2005, at 9:01 PM, Jon maddog Hall wrote: Is this an instructional event for the LUG, open to whoever might want to come, or a planning event for those who wish to lead or think they might know where the LUG is or should be going? Primarily it is a planning event. The focus is

Fwd: RFC: Summer get-together for LUG coordinators activists

2005-06-15 Thread Ted Roche
On Jun 14, 2005, at 7:38 PM, Ted Roche wrote: 5. How to Mess Up A User Group (title stolen from a great set of notes by Whil Hentzen) (knew I had a copy of it around somewhere) While this one refers to Microsoft and Visual FoxPro specifically, most of the ideas apply to any computer

Re: RFC: Summer get-together for LUG coordinators activists

2005-06-15 Thread Jon maddog Hall
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I tried to avoid the word presentation because that's one person talking and twenty sleeping, er, listening. I would then suggest Birds of a Feather Sessions in the old style: o one leader/note-taker/drum beater o participants are to contribute

RFC: Summer get-together for LUG coordinators activists

2005-06-14 Thread Ted Roche
I've had discussions with a few of you about the possibility of getting together this summer for a day of brainstorming. I'd very much like to do that, and have had a couple of offers for space we could use, and maybe mix in a barbeque while we were there. This is an initial ping to get a

Re: RFC: Summer get-together for LUG coordinators activists

2005-06-14 Thread Jon maddog Hall
Ted, On the whole I think a day of planning, talking, thinking is a great idea. Here are some other thoughts: Is this an instructional event for the LUG, open to whoever might want to come, or a planning event for those who wish to lead or think they might know where the LUG is or should be

Re: RFC: Summer get-together for LUG coordinators activists

2005-06-14 Thread Bruce Dawson
Ted, On the whole I think a day of planning, talking, thinking is a great idea. Here are some other thoughts: Is this an instructional event for the LUG, open to whoever might want to come, or a planning event for those who wish to lead or think they might know where the LUG is or