I said this at the meeting, but I wanted to say it publicly here as well.
About a year and a half ago I was feeling really burnt out with running
MHVLUG. My overall tenor on this list attested to that fact. MHVLUG had
become too much work for 1 person, and I was running out of ideas.
In 2011, I was no longer solely responsible. Ben, Paul, Tim, and Joe all
stepped up this year to make things happen. The results have been one of
the best years we've ever had. July, which historically was a dead
meeting, with maybe 18 people there, was strong and vibrant with 40. We
were regularly passing 30 folks at meetings, and twice (with Arduino in
July and Ed's incredible Thing-o-matic talk) we crossed 40.
MHVLUG is something I am really energized about now. So I want to extend
a warm thanks to Ben, Paul, Tim, and Joe for 2011. This year could not
have been done without them.
Myself, Ben, and Paul are going to stay on in their roles for 2012, and
Jim Chastain is stepping up to take on the Historian role in 2012. Based
on the energy in the group, I can't wait to see what 2012 brings.
Enjoy your holidays, and we'll see you at Vassar in January -
http://mhvlug.org/meetings/2012/recovering-the-brownfield-revitalizing-open-source-projects
-Sean
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