On Wednesday 26 September 2007 09:01, Ted Roche wrote:
>
> 1. How do we let more people know about the meetings?
>
> 2. Are there particular groups we can target who would be more likely
> to bring attendees to the meetings than broadcasts to the general
> public? For example, letting students in CS majors know about our
> meetings, or letting educators know about a presentation focused on
> education?
I still think that before you work on "how" and "where", you should
clearly decide "who" and "why".
Take a CS major for example. They will ask themselves "What will I
get from putting myself out to go to these meetings?"
It will not help their scholastic marks; the LUG discussions are
well beyond what they teach in the colleges these days. And rather
esoteric. They don't need a social network. They have many campus
activities to "give of themselves" - involving people of their own age
and courting interests.
I don't mean to say that we might not find something to attract
them. For example, automatic code production programs or
self-correcting programs might light a spark. But with limited
resources (in fielding good presentations, not so much posting want
ads), it would be wise to formally evaluate each potential and then
start with the most promising.
If "learning about Linux" is the draw, what benefit will the target
group derive from that? More particularly, what can you teach about
Linux that they will perceive as a personal benefit?
As an aside, my reasons for attending LUG activities comprise the
same short list as Ben's. The list is in the order of priority too,
except I would switch reasons 2 and 3 in my case. Independence and
self-sufficiency as ideals are very high motivaters for me.
Jim Kuzdrall
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