I'd just like to clarify my postion here .... I wouldn't like anyone to think I'm being critical of the Sydney CFUG in any way. I've run volunteer organisations and I know just how difficult it is.
I've never thought the CFUG should stop catering to its current members, merely that some way should be worked out to cater for the others who might become members and who live too far to the west to make the trek to Broadway practical. Andrew you make a good point that other larger cities have single CFUGs too, but remember that Sydney's is vast by comparison with many cities, and our businesses are widely distributed. Our transport system is appalling, and the layout of Sydney is weird to say the least. So many people think martin place is ''Central" but look at a map and see it's only central if there is a huge population on boats off Bondi. I agree that the contribution of Red Square is extremely generous and the facilities are terrific. It would be hard to find better anywhere in the Sydney area, and that would have to be taken into account too. I dont want to see anything taken away from the Sydney CFUG, or to make it any more difficult to run than it already is. I'd just like to see folks who live and work in the bulk of Sydney being catered for somehow. Even perhaps one or two meetings a year held out west or something. Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com .com,.net,.org domains from AUD$20/Year On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:20:22 +1000, Andrew Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Attendance to the NSW CFUG has been an issue for some time and we've > certainly looked at it from a couple of different directions including > trying out different times and attempting to find new speakers. > > We haven't considered changing the location due to the quality of the > venue that Red Square have so generously provided to CFUG free of > charge. Please consider that parking is reasonable as is public > transport, Central station included, and reasonable proximity to the > CBD. We've got plenty of space with all the presentation gear that we > need (very decent bandwidth, data projector, PC etc.). > > Would the NSW members of CFAussie (apart from those who've already > voiced their opinion here) care to offer an opinion, either here on > CFAussie or contacting me directly via email, as to whether their > decisioin to attend CFUG would change, and in what way, if a venue where > to be found in another location. > > We've certainly had attendees to previous meetings that have come from > all locations in the Sydney area, Newcastle & the Blue Mountains for > example. > > Please consider that there are cities in the United States that have > populations exceeding the eastern seaboard that have single user groups. > > Andrew Muller > NSW CFUG Manager > > --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/
