[SGVLUG] January meeting discussion.

[Lan Dang]

Hi all,

We have postponed our speaker for January.  We hope that she will be able to speak in March.

While we have done a lot of legwork in investigating various meeting venues, the fact is that we still don't have one.   There is a big question mark regarding the January meeting.   I am reluctant to look for meeting venues that require a rental fee, if we don't even know what the turnout will be.  Perhaps it might be better to cancel the general meeting and just meet up for dinner around 7:30pm.  Thoughts?  Agreement?  RSVPs?


I have made a Google spreadsheet listing the various venues we have investigated.  Some of them require status reports by various people.  It is editable by anyone who has the links. 

http://bit.ly/1lFEEju

Please help us look for a meeting place. Basically, if you have an "in" with any organization that has a possible meeting venue, please talk to them.  I have thought of asking churches, but I'd prefer someone who was already a member of the church do this.   Basically, we are looking for a meeting room on the 2nd Thursday of the month, between 7 and 9pm.  We prefer to stick to the Pasadena area.  If we have to move further afield, think about it in terms of distance from Caltech.   

We expect anywhere between 10 and 30 people.  The format of the meeting is presentations with Q&A.  It is nice to have wifi, but not completely necessary.  We do need seating, electrical outlets, and some kind of display, whether it's a blank wall, a screen, or a television.  We do not charge membership fees or registration fees; however, if we have to pay venue rental fees, we will definitely pass around a hat to collect the funds.  Or we may go through Eventbrite.  It is not sustainable for a few people to have to foot the bill for the meetings.


Please look over the spreadsheet,  add your own suggestions and notes, and discuss it on the mailing list.  Right now, we are trying to keep our meeting time as the 2nd Thursday, 7-9pm.  We could open more options if we switched to other dates, but it may cause scheduling issues with our regular attendees. 



Lan
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