Hi folks,I've enjoyed the face-to-face meetings we've had in Brisbane recently [1][2], and i'm wondering if a valuable activity leading back towards re-approval might be to hold technical gatherings more regularly (i'm thinking monthly, in the months where we don't have the social meetings). Some initial thoughts on about such meetings:
* Location:
o family-friendly venue
o central location
o free parking
o close to public transport
o easy access to coffee/food (or at least facilities to
prepare such)
o free/very cheap wireless Internet access
o preferably a local Ubuntu mirror
* Activities:
o install-fests
o informal technical talks about things we're working on
o share problems or concerns and try to solve them
o accessible to all levels of technical expertise (no elitist
developers excluding newbies)
o open to potential Ubuntu users as well as actual Ubuntu users
o log our actions on IRC and/or wiki
I would be willing to organise something like this on a semi-regular
basis (say once per quarter). I'm sure i could talk my church into
hosting it, but it fails on the central location, and the ADSL speed is
not great.
A few questions for you all to ponder:
* Is this a useful thing? Would you attend more than 1 meeting per
year?
* Would you be willing to contribute an informal talk if you did attend?
* Would a central location be essential, or would multiple meetings
in different geographical areas work better?
* Do you know of any good venues?
* Any other thoughts/suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
Paul
[1] http://www.ubuntu.org.au/node/69
[2] http://www.ubuntu.org.au/brisbane-lucid-release-party
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