i don't know about that. remember when we tried this before and the attendance was less than stellar (less than 20 compared to the usual 200++). but maybe things are different now than before?
maybe doing business is not really in our culture to start with? if i'm going to use the analogy (sari-sari store?), most of us could easily think of having a OSS-powered cyber cafe which is not really a bad idea but it's one sure way to turn your back against your target demographics (been there, done that hehehe. btw, Valve's Steam client is now or might be available on linux soon). guess what?, running an OSS-powered internet startup is much cheaper _now_ than running a internet cafe. although you might not see revenues immediately as compared to running an internet cafe but the rewards are definitely much bigger if you're lucky. and even if you don't have any exit strategies, creating a useful site could boost your resume. just make sure that the site is still alive until after your next successful job interview, hehe. maybe that's it! maybe it's in our "DNA" to be the best employee/consultant for a well known/global company. so why are we complaining about brain drain when we should really worry when we could no longer _export_ manpower? :-P i don't see any difference working for a foreign company operating in the Phils as compared to working overseas or as a telecommuter. i mean, afaik any IP that you've contributed locally are owned still by the foreign company unless stated otherwise (*although i'm only talking about tech and not the public health sector, but the Phils might really have a shortage of IT professionals in the near future (2030-ish?) since most of the younger generation wanted or "forced?" to become a nurse) it's starting to sound like a weekend rant hehehe. anyway, if you're going to proceed with the business-format meetup, you might want to consider having the following: From Ideas to IP Management Writing Business Plans/Whitepapers Legal/Accounting Aspects of Running a Company Fund-Raising: Bootstrap, Angels, VCs, Lenders Live Pitch i think you can have more audience if those interested wouldn't see it as PLUG/FOSS-centric event (local .net/java community wants the same thing!). Pitching can be the most fun and interesting but i'm not sure if that would work since afair we're privy about our own ideas. natatakot kasi yata tayong magaya at maunahan ng iba, tama ba? if that's the case then force everyone to sign the NDA upon registration :-p > On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 9:53 PM, Christian Masancay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> Good evening, >> >> Hi Gary, I just think business concepts would be a great help for an >> organization [...] Not all PLUG members are IT professionals, but you have >> people from other professions like accountants, auditors, security >> professionals, engineers and even doctors. I believe that PLUG can go >> further if people are not always technology-oriented. >> >> Sincerely yours, >> >> Cris > >
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