Has PSU been approached with the idea that the door be locked at 7:15 or so on the one night a month for our meeting? -Denis
On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 4:52 PM Michael Dexter <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > Thank you everyone who pointed out a few odd elements about the last > meeting, none of which were the fact that I was not there. > > 1. The room change was temporary. Whew! > > 2. Thanks to the homeless abusing PSU resources, the engineering > building will be locking its doors at 5:30PM starting next month. > > This is sounds minor but the "answer" is to have someone at the door who > can identify PLUG attendees (not necessarily easy) and not allow in > anyone who should not enter (also not easy). This door guard would also > ideally hang around for 15 or so minutes to accommodate late arrivals. > > I personally do not want PLUG members to be in the campus security > business given that it could incur liability should they fail to comply > with the school's security policies they are expected to enforce. > > PLUG has been at PSU for over 20 years and venues of this quality do not > come easily. > > Please share your ideas on how we can work around this new restriction! > > Please also share your ideas on venues should a solution not present > itself. The ideal venue, like PSU: > > * Is central with good public transportation access > * Is free of charge > * Is not dependent on a staff attendant unless they are guaranteed to be > there for other reasons > * Has good lighting > * Has a good projector > * Has affordable, safe parking for those who cannot take public > transportation > * Has good WiFI and optional Ethernet Internet access > * Has good food options on site or nearby > > Free Geek is a highly-sympathetic venue but does not meet all of these > criteria. > > I will take a look at Calagator to see what other venues are popular. > > Hopefully this issue will resolve itself quickly. > > All the best, > > Michael Dexter > PLUG Volunteer > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
