Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Roseville Ubuntu Hour

2011-05-29 Thread Philip Ballew
A Ubuntu Hour on Friday it is. perhaps start at lunch time and go into the late afternoon or however long people can stay depending on when their lunch is. If this is on friday and people are coming from work it should be in a central location with free wifi. is pleasant grove suited to handle

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Roseville Ubuntu Hour

2011-05-29 Thread Daniel Gimpelevich
On Sun, 2011-05-29 at 13:11 -0700, Philip Ballew wrote: A Ubuntu Hour on Friday it is. perhaps start at lunch time and go into the late afternoon or however long people can stay depending on when their lunch is. If this is on friday and people are coming from work it should be in a central

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Roseville Ubuntu Hour

2011-05-29 Thread Mike Pontillo
When I'm coming from Sacramento I often go this way to beat the traffic: http://goo.gl/K9odO Anyway, this would work for me. Can't please everyone I guess, especially in a town as spread out as Sacramento. =( I know I would be saying the exact same thing as Daniel if a central Sacramento

[Ubuntu-US-CA] Roseville Ubuntu Hour

2011-05-24 Thread Philip Ballew
I will be hosting a Roseville Ubuntu Hour for people to come and chat about Ubuntu or any other topic their heart desires. I have locations in mine, however if people can think of good locations they would like to have the hour held at. Reply with where you see as a good location or even time such

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Roseville Ubuntu Hour

2011-05-24 Thread Mike Pontillo
I could probably do one at lunch hour Monday, Wednesday, or Friday. Panera on Pleasant Grove? (Panera seems to be a popular spot for these.) Where else is good? Mike On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Philip Ballew philipbal...@gmail.comwrote: I will be hosting a Roseville Ubuntu Hour

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Roseville Ubuntu Hour

2011-05-24 Thread Daniel Gimpelevich
I _may_ be available at lunch tomorrow, but Roseville is a bit far; deeper into Sacramento would be much preferred. On Tue, 2011-05-24 at 10:56 -0700, Mike Pontillo wrote: I could probably do one at lunch hour Monday, Wednesday, or Friday. Panera on Pleasant Grove? (Panera seems to be

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Roseville Ubuntu Hour

2011-05-24 Thread Mike Pontillo
Who is the target audience? For me personally it's easier to take a lunch hour [or perhaps take a longer lunch] for something like this than to do it in the evening. The constant battle of work time vs. family time, you know. And I have to get lunch while I'm at work anyway. ;-) Mike On

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Roseville Ubuntu Hour

2011-05-24 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
It sure doesnt hurt to experiment with different times and see what works. If more than one sole person shows up, Id say its a success! And many times there will be far more people at a place to eat during lunch time then say 6pm when everyone is out driving. Ive been to Subway, Starbucks, etc at

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Roseville Ubuntu Hour

2011-05-24 Thread Nathan Haines
On Tue, 2011-05-24 at 15:33 -0700, Mr. Andrzejak wrote: In my thought, theres no point meeting up if the place is going to be empty. You could just have a conversation online. Ive always been under the impression that an Ubuntu Hour is to sorta be noticed to anyone who might show interest

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Roseville Ubuntu Hour

2011-05-24 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
Nathan, Have you ever done an Ubuntu Hour at noon or other crowded time? Has anyone else? Id say experiment and see where it goes. I think Mike is on the money saying its hard to get people together after hours... especially those with significant others, or with kids, or have a long drive home.

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Roseville Ubuntu Hour

2011-05-24 Thread seidos
i like the idea of an ubuntu lunch hour, or even a more casual flexible meet up time, like alternating between evening and lunch, perhaps? maybe synchronizing on twitter is a viable option. Ubuntu hour - coffee shop - Rhetorical question: anyone else hear that coffee may reduce the risk of

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Roseville Ubuntu Hour

2011-05-24 Thread Nathan Haines
On Tue, 2011-05-24 at 16:13 -0700, Mr. Andrzejak wrote: I really have no idea. That's great. I, on the other hand, do have several years of event planning experience. I raised some concerns because with careful planning and some real serious, hard thinking about whether or not running an

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Roseville Ubuntu Hour

2011-05-24 Thread Philip Ballew
its what the people coming want in a lot of ways. On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Mr. Andrzejak mrandrze...@gmail.comwrote: On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Nathan Haines nhai...@ubuntu.com wrote: I, on the other hand, do have several years of event planning experience. Several years?

Re: [Ubuntu-US-CA] Roseville Ubuntu Hour

2011-05-24 Thread Mr. Andrzejak
On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Philip Ballew philipbal...@gmail.comwrote: its what the people coming want in a lot of ways. This sounds like the best way to go about it. Find out what everyone wants and go for it. This is an Ubuntu Hour... you dont really have to do research and plan it out