One of the long-standing gripes we've had is with the attendance we get at our meetings. This message is an attempt to kick off a thread about this, and what we can do to help fix it.
- Advance notice. The sooner we can start spreading the work, the sooner people can plan for it. Think of it as a race or a competition; if we wait until the last minute, something else is much more likely to have occupied that time slot in a potential attendee's schedule. - Post notice to www.gnhlug.org home page. Contact me to do this if you don't know how. - Posting to the announce list. Repeat posting once a month until T-30 days to the meeting, then post once a week. Include the data in the subject line. Post again the day of the meeting, with the word "TODAY" in it. - Notifying media outlets, like newspapers and newsletters. Does anyone know about the specifics of this sort of thing? I sure don't. - We should try and find local organizations that might have interested members. Definitely local schools -- try to get instructors to mention it to their classes. What else? Maybe the bulletin boards in office buildings with tech companies? - Would it be worth trying to have notices posted in places like Radio Shack and Best Buy? I suspect they would not let us anyway. Maybe we could at least let the staff know; they might know others. - Word-of-mouth. Ask people you know to ask others. In the announce list postings, ask other members to ask other interested parties. - In particular, anyone who works in a big tech company should post notices on their bulletin boards, in their break rooms, etc. - Post notes in local libraries, community centers, etc. Any other ideas? -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do | | not represent the views or policy of any other person or organization. | | All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | _______________________________________________ Gnhlug-org mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-org
