Hi Rayme, Conrad, and others: I work at MCNC and as such it has been *really* convenient for me to attend the TriJUG meetings. Regarding $ issues however, I am pretty much ignorant. But that said: if the person(s) who were told about the 300% increase would like to contact me off-line to let me know more details of your communications, I would be happy to follow up to at least learn more about the rationale behind the 300% increase .... and see if I can convince them otherwise. Mostly I'd like to know who the person from MCNC was who informed you about the increase, along with any other background details so I can be well-informed when I approach them about it.
Just let me know if you'd like me to follow up on this. I am at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and also at 248-1161. Steve On Fri, 2004-07-02 at 15:13, Rayme Jernigan wrote: > History Lesson Follows: > > When we were a startup, MCNC let us meet there a couple of times for > free before they came to their senses and asked for fees. At the time > their price seemed a bit steep and included security which we didn't > really think we needed. (I think it was more for them than us). But > anyway, in the end we chose MCNC as our home because it was the nicest > facility, they could project slides and computer displays, and we had > the money. > > I'm not sure who to talk to, I worked with a nice lady there, I've > forgotten her name, it's been a while, 1997? (Yikes!) > > On Jul 2, 2004, at 2:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Mea Maxima Culpa!! I was confusing the GSK auditorium > > (where the TriNUG currently meets) with the RTI auditorium (the last > > time I attended a meeting there was in 1999). Both of them are on > > Cornwallis. > > > > MCNC was chosen as a vendor neutral site based on the charter of the > > group > > (before my time on the board). > > > > So ignore my original recommendation (made as a member and not someone > > on > > the board). Apparently the board has more choices come up this > > morning and > > they will share that with the members. > > > > Choice of a venue may or may not affect the attendance!! The members > > can > > provide feedback and help the board choose. > > > > Conrad > > > > Original Message: > > ----------------- > > From: Richard O. Hammer [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 14:15:49 -0400 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [Juglist] Help for Finding a New Place > > > > > > I think the great character of TriJUG owes much to the ample and > > gracious meeting facility that we have been using, for at least these > > last five years during which I have attended. It is too bad that MCNC > > wants such a sudden and great increase. Does anybody know what is > > behind this pronouncement from MCNC? Did we fail to leave some pizza? > > Does anybody know anybody in a position of authority in MCNC that we > > can talk to? > > > > About the Dreyfus Auditorium at RTI, if I recall correctly RTI gives > > the space to TriLUG for free. I do not agree with Conrad, however, > > that it is big enough. I would guess that it seats 40-60. TriLUG is > > now overflowing it with each meeting. I believe we would overflow it > > in the best-attended 1/3 of our meetings. > > > > As I recall our finances, we have been paying $265 each month to rent > > the meeting facilities at MCNC (including the projector), and we could > > easily keep this up. That amount is not a problem. > > > > Stephen Riley wrote: > >> Has anyone considered the Golden Coral meeting room on US 70 > > > > I would not recommend it. In my experience with Golden Coral meeting > > rooms, they sometimes play background music for the other patrons and > > don't know how to turn it off in your area. They expect/hope that > > each attendee will buy a meal or something. They are probably not > > accustomed to providing a projector for PowerPoint presentations. > > Sometimes their staff suddenly starts singing "happy birthday" to > > somebody right on the other side of the folding partition. > > > > Rich Hammer > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Juglist mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://trijug.org/mailman/listinfo/juglist_trijug.org > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Juglist mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://trijug.org/mailman/listinfo/juglist_trijug.org > > > > > Rayme Jernigan > Phone: 919.269.0692 > Mobile: 919.696.7690 > > > _______________________________________________ > Juglist mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://trijug.org/mailman/listinfo/juglist_trijug.org -- Steve Thorpe Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Programmer / Analyst Phone: (919) 248-1161 MCNC Research and Development Institute Advanced Network Research _______________________________________________ Juglist mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://trijug.org/mailman/listinfo/juglist_trijug.org
