I live in Sydney but I just wanted to encourage the idea I think it is a really valuable idea to have face to face meetings with the community. Cheers.
On May 18, 11:06 pm, James Beake <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > [email protected]https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ubuntu-Au" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/ubuntu-au?hl=en-GB. -- ubuntu-au mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
