Hi Paul, my responses and thoughts below. cheers James
On 16 May 2010 15:23, Paul Gear <[email protected]> wrote: > 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: > - family-friendly venue > - central location > - free parking > > Free parking could be tricky for central location but we have a fairly good public transport network with good access from major suburban shopping centres . > > - close to public transport > - easy access to coffee/food (or at least facilities to prepare > such) > - free/very cheap wireless Internet access > - preferably a local Ubuntu mirror > - Activities: > - install-fests > - informal technical talks about things we're working on > - share problems or concerns and try to solve them > - accessible to all levels of technical expertise (no elitist > developers excluding newbies) > - open to potential Ubuntu users as well as actual Ubuntu users > - 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? > > Yes > > - Would you be willing to contribute an informal talk if you did > attend? > > Yes > > - Would a central location be essential, or would multiple meetings in > different geographical areas work better? > > Both have merit. I think start with central and see what happens from there. I'd be willing to assist with transport if required. > > - Do you know of any good venues? > > Brisbane Square library comes to mind.
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