Simon Sutton wrote:
Hello SLUG
I am trying to set up a LUG for the area of Dubbo(NSW), but unfortunately
I don't really know where to start.
interest
0: while (not enough people available to do something)
{
1) Well, you choose a time, date and place
that is convenient for you.
2) You publiscize (sp? {:-) it. (newspapers,
radio, tv?, shopping centres and other notice boards)
3) You wait and see who turns up, you have
a nice chat, a beer/cuppa/whatever and you
see what people are interested in doing,
}
4) then you do something.
5 then you repeat while there is interest.
I've been through this a number of times for various organisations.
For some, there was enough money to hire a hall/room (chuck in), or you
can get access to a freebee, so we met there.
Sometimes, a club/pub or similar will let you have a meeting room for
nothing, but sometime you have people who don't like the alcohol and
smoke, so I always preferred cheap halls.
For some, I just invited people to my current home atm, e.g.
a) for a bicycle touring club we just had a monthly ride/calendar
planning meeting, then went on rides on weekends, etc,
b) for Macathur LUG, it was just a saturday once a month in the back
yard and sit and yarn, show us what you are up to, come and have your
problem solved, or help someone else. (So I would provide power, the
BBQ, a cuppa, chairs and a few table and then let it happen).
The things to avoid are
a) organising entertainment <- energy sucking, unless it is ad-hoc,
informal.
b)Likewise, freebees just encourage blood suckers.
c) continually being the only person putting effort, $, etc into the
event, so get everyone involved, even if it just is stacking/unstacking
chairs, etc
The major MUST have thing is a social aspect, e.g. a cuppa.
and don't be too organised, just barely and allow people to help by
taking over something {:-).
Remember, a meeting is just two people chin wagging.
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