Hello NLUG, Thank you for everyone's response on this issue. We had the meeting, I think it was two meetings ago, in which people listed several meeting locations that we may be able to go to. Kevin W. gave me a business card from one of the people that works at TEKsystems. They would probably give us a meeting space and feed us as well. However, I would like to try to reclaim our previous meeting space in, I think it was MRBIII, on the Vanderbilt Campus. Great location, lots of room to spread out, huge screen for the projector, and we have been meeting at this space for a very long time before moving to our new meeting space. I believe the Visual Studio .NET group meets at the TEKsystems location. The space is very large and has everything we would need.
I cannot remember who said that they were going to try to contact Vanderbilt about getting that Meeting space back for NLUG, but we should try this first. Vanderbilt is a very good centrally located building that many people are already familiar with. If we start trying to move too far away, I do not want to confuse everyone. Now, while the TEKsystems location is nice, I would much rather have the Vanderbilt meeting location due to our positive history with the school. That is my 2 cents worth on this topic. If the meeting location is not a viable option, then we can definitely seek alternate meeting space. It would be nice to have a backup just in case our current space is occupied for the month we are having our meeting. This happened once or twice when students were having exams or a lecture. Kevin Eldridge NLUG President http://www.nlug.org On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 10:24 PM, Steven S. Critchfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Their "office" space isn't finished being refurbed yet. The "garage" space > might work. But best I know, that isn't within their normal operations. They > want members to join, help share the cost of the place. NLUG has been good > about being no dues, and only rarely passing the hat for expenses. > > > ----- "Chris McQuistion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> What about the Hacker Consortium's place? >> >> Do they have the room for a meeting our size? >> >> Chris >> >> >> Andrew Farnsworth wrote: >> > We just need to find a rich sponsor who will donate a piece of land >> and >> > a building big enough to act as a meeting room, training room, >> server >> > room, etc :-) >> > >> > Andy >> > >> > Bucky Wolfe wrote: >> > >> >> Yeah, I'm not entirely sure if they're even still around. I was >> >> talking to my father, and apparently he went there to get a cup of >> >> >> coffee, and their lights were off and the place looked closed... >> but >> >> it's run by one guy though, so he might have just been sick or >> >> something. Anyways, assuming they're still open, there are plenty >> of >> >> pizza places out here in hermitage, also, there's a great mexican >> >> restaurant (open well past midnight) that's within walking distance >> of >> >> JavaNet, so if you want to shift from pizza to burritos, that's >> still >> >> a viable plan. >> >> >> >> Anyways, >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Bucky W. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Andrew Farnsworth >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Igneous wrote: >> >> > I think I may have found a meeting place. There's a >> cafe/restaurant >> >> > called "JavaNetCafe"; they have a huge tv, projector, tons of >> tables >> >> > and chairs, computers, etc. I was looking at their website >> >> > ( www.javanetcafe.net <http://www.javanetcafe.net> ), and >> >> apparently the owner wants to host some >> >> > group meetings. To quote their site "If you're a member of a >> group >> >> > that needs a meeting place, let us know. We'd love to serve >> your >> >> needs >> >> > in whatever way we can". They can seat probably 25+ people >> very >> >> > comfortably. And since it's a restaurant, we could do the >> pizza >> >> thing >> >> > there as well. He serves pizza, gyros, coffee, milkshakes, >> tacos, >> >> > Egyptian and Italian food... and it's all really great >> stuff. >> >> > >> >> > The only thing that could possibly pose a problem is parking >> (as >> >> this >> >> > place is in a fairly small plaza). But since we'd be meeting >> at >> >> night >> >> > anyways, there should be plenty of room. It's also right >> across from >> >> > huge vacant parking lot, so if worst came to worst, a few >> people >> >> could >> >> > probably park there. >> >> > >> >> > Anyways, I just thought I'd bring that up. >> >> > >> >> > -Igneous >> >> > >> >> > >> >> This sounds like a good idea except for one thing... they are >> only >> >> open >> >> until 9pm. This is probably ok for the meeting, but the after >> meeting >> >> eats usually goes until 11 pm or midnight. >> >> >> >> Andy >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> >> > > -- > Steven Critchfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
