I've only been to one meeting, but when I did go the fireside was a bit crowded. More space sounds like a plus.
-----Original Message----- From: Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Jan 10, 2005 10:07 AM To: "PDXLUG, a Portland Linux user group" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PDXLUG] A proposal for a new venue for meetings Yes, the new meeting place sounds much better than the Fireside. On 1/9/05 6:21 PM, Matt King wrote: > Hello all, > > First off, as Robby posted earlier, it's PDXLUG's two year anniversary > this month. It seems so long ago that this started; in fact I was > trying to remember when exactly it did start, and I couldn't pinpoint > the exact date. I didn't think to just look at the very first post to > the mailing list. :-) For those of you who don't know me, I am the > person who came started PDXLUG, with the help of Robby Russell, a > fellow linux/open source advocate. > > I haven't been able to attend meetings lately because I have been very > busy building a new company. The new business is called Portland > Internet Company, and is run by me and my business partner, Justin. We > provide web development services, focused on standards compliance and > open source technology. We are the only two at the moment, but we are > completely satisfied keeping in that way for a long time. > > We just moved into a new space near Fireside Coffee Lodge, the usual > meeting place for PDXLUG. It's a nondescript building off of Milwaukie > Ave, called the Lafayette Building. We lease office space and share > the building with other companies who are mostly involved in the > creative industry (film editing, video production, etc). > > We have recently been having many gatherings, mostly for personal use, > utilizing our office space. After all these successful gatherings I > thought, "wouldn't it be fun to have the PDXLUG meetings here?" > > The original reason I wanted to start PDXLUG was to have a mailing list > with a less flame-war and more on-topic discussion. Later, when > monthly meetings were proposed, I envisioned them being more of a > social gathering, and less of an audience/speaker dynamic. Our office > is an ideal place to hold meetings that are more of a fun get-together, > is more private than a coffee shop, and with way cooler amenities, > including: > > - Wireless/Wired high-speed Internet access (of course) > - 110" movie screen with 1024x768 projector (yes, you can hook your > system up to it if you want) for movies/games/presentations/surfing > - Sound system and music (from either our music library or from yours) > - Much better parking; the office is in a residential neighborhood > with plenty of on-street parking > - A place to hook up your computer, should you want to bring it in to > get help with a problem, complete with monitor (or projector), keyboard > and mouse > > I would be willing to provide some refreshments and snacks, and if > anyone wants to bring something they would be more than welcome. Also > available is a coffee maker and an espresso machine, for those who > would miss the caffeine at the meetings, and the best part is, it's > free. We have libations for people who want a little pick me up, > complete with a 50s style mini-bar. > > PDXLUG meetings are a great way to meet new people, have fun, and geek > out without feeling weird for bringing your laptop to a party. I think > having meetings at our office would further encourage those things and > might be even more exciting than the meetings at Fireside. > > I want to know from anyone who cares to reply, would you want to move > the next meeting, or the meeting after, to this new venue? Or do you > want to stick with Fireside? > > -- > Matt King > Portland Internet Company > http://www.portlandinternetco.com > > _______________________________________________ > PDXLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://pdxlug.org/mailman/listinfo/pdxlug > > Cheers to you, Richard -- Illegitimi non Carborundum! _______________________________________________ PDXLUG mailing list [email protected] http://pdxlug.org/mailman/listinfo/pdxlug _______________________________________________ PDXLUG mailing list [email protected] http://pdxlug.org/mailman/listinfo/pdxlug
