On 7/27/17 12:57 PM, Russell Senior wrote: > Alan> You think I don't know that? I spent 8 years scheduling speakers > Alan> before hitting burnout.
Just responding to Wes. I am aware of and appreciate your work with AT. > I'm in favor of investigating a change of venue. I love Free Geek, and > it's quiet, and there is a network and a display surface, but I find the > meeting room kind of blah, aesthetically, and of course there isn't any > food and drink. I got a sense at one point that any venue with food and a room had a flaw in their business model, having blown through Jax, Club 915, what is now a wine bar near Free Geek... Moving to Free Geek resolved that issue and at worst they had a board meeting that ran a few minutes late and we had to wait. Otherwise it was great to work there. As a community center, they do see value in partnering with PLUG. The Clinic is obviously doing well and Wes, does someone from Free Geek need to be present? If not, I am not aware of any pressing issues short of my finding time to work out all details with them and being available to organize AT. Note that I did bring food and drinks to a few AT meetings. > Alan> How advanced do people want to go with the talks? Graduate level? > Alan> Not beginner? Something inbetween? > > Almost doesn't matter. I wouldn't feel constrained, either way. I think > usually the speaker will have an idea of who they are aiming at and can > choose advanced topics or general. Calagator is a HUGE win here given that people can determine if they want to see a talk on "talking to recruiters" or "Advanced Valgrind" or "FPGA programming". The burden will always be on finding a steady flow of speakers, announcing, optionally streaming... etc. Michael Dexter PLUG Volunteer _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
