Chris, One of the things that we talked about yesterday was just finding a way to prevent small, isolated LUG's from being, well... small and isolated. :)
Between, LugIE, SRCLE, and 909Linux, we probably have about 50 members altogether on e-mail lists, yet at each group's respective meeting, they probably get 1/10th of this regional group at a meeting (about 5 or 6 apiece per meeting). I was thinking (and discussed with Roger and Jeff last night) it would be nice to have some way of identifying the other LUG's in the area as partner LUG's -- some kind of "regional users group" classification which would identify the consortium of Linux & Open Source groups in the entire Inland Empire, Riv/S.B. county and even extending out to the mountain/palm-springs areas (eventually) The benefits should be that this would still allow for the local impact of the LUG's in their respective cities, and still meet when the time was best for them (909Linux always meets on Sundays, LugIE always meets on Saturdays, etc...) but collectively, we would all have the benefit of being part of a larger group. The larger group would have the clout to be able to invite guest speakers, obtain a corporate sponsor, attract some involvement from the various universities in Riverside & San Bernardino counties, etc... and potentially once the larger group starts to solicit involvement, the smaller chapters/lugs should see increased involvement and members too. Of course, we don't know how well this could all work, since we're geographically dispersed over an approximately 1500 sq. mi. area. :( I guess you could compare it to the old concept of a "web ring" where web sites on similar topics used to mutually point at each others sites. I'm still trying to put some thought into how to point our electronic resources to each other, so people searching for a Linux group can see the larger picture when searching for us online, etc... Well, maybe we should try and meet December 3rd, same time/place we did last night? Roger, can you earmark December 3rd? Chris... any input or ideas? December 3rd an OK time if 909Linux meets for eggnog and coffee? :) Thanks, David. Chris Louden wrote: > Damn I really wish I could have made the meeting now. My wife was just > too ill. I'm interested in what your discussing. It looks like the > school is just off the 91 close to the 15. So its less then 25 miles > form my home. I'm still getting used to this commuting thing. After 29 > years in Vegas its still a little hard to imagine going more then > 10-15 miles to get somewhere. > > It has been frustrating to find a decent place to meet. The school > sounds ideal. I have been considering moving the SRCLE to my house. > I'll have FIOS after this week and I have space for about 20 people. > Theres plenty of parking in my Cul-de-sac. Although I probably don't > have enough chairs. However that does not seem ideal for a group > seeking professional affiliation or even to get guest speakers. I > wouldn't mind people bringing their PCs but its not a place for an > installfest. > > In any case I would like to speak with you further on this. Would > anyone from LUGIE be interested? > > > > On 11/12/06, Roger Rustad <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey 909/951 *nix dudes: >> >> Tonight David and I kicked around the idea of pushing the 909 Linux club >> in a couple of directions: >> >> (1) uniting/networking with other clubs (Murrietta, Chico, Redlands) >> (2) establishing some sort of permanence (regular meets, affiliations, >> etc) >> >> Goals (1) and (2) might be possible with some sort of affiliation with a >> university, like La Sierra University. Regarding goal (1), La Sierra >> would also be an acceptable driving distance for the Murrietta group, >> and one of the computer labs on campus would provide is (2). >> >> (I'm currently helping the dean of the School of Business [Johnny >> Thomas] connect their NT domain and IT's LDAP system, so that lab is a >> good possibility.) >> >> A campus would give us a few things: >> >> 1. high speed internet access >> 2. professional affiliation (which would help us get cool speakers) >> 3. new blood (engineering/math/CS/MIS majors, teachers, etc) >> 4. good location for install fests >> 5. potential access to investors (who often come to the dean there for >> seed capital) >> >> I also like the idea of arranging with the dean an "open source for >> managers" seminar class. There are lots of MBA students there, many of >> which are going to be IT decision makers. Something like this gives the >> School of Business a vested interest in giving us a place to meet. >> >> There is a lot of talent in our group, and I'm hoping to make this more >> than something where we just get together and talk about stuff we've >> read on digg or play Stratego (what the heck is up with that new >> numbering system, anyway? 1 is still a Marshall, in my book). >> >> Rog >> >> P.S. Still looking for good Linux support solutions. >> P.P.S. Maybe if we ask nicely, we can get Brian to let us shove a 1U >> pizza box in his new rack. >> _______________________________________________ >> 909linux mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://909linux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/909linux >> > _______________________________________________ > 909linux mailing list > [email protected] > http://909linux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/909linux
