[SGVLUG] January meeting discussion.

[John Kim]

Me too! It's been so long because of college apps, but that's over with. 

Jess Bermudes <jbermudes at gmail.com>이 씀:
>Count me in.
>
>
>On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 6:19 PM, Doug <dougvargas at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Same :)
>>
>> Henry B Hotz <hbhotz at oxy.edu> wrote:
>>
>> I hereby RSVP. I'll even guarantee to order food (for myself). ;-)
>>
>> On Jan 4, 2014, at 5:35 PM, Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com> wrote:
>>
>> If Richard can arrange it with Burger Continental on our behalf--back
>room
>> for free if we order food--I think we can do the January meeting
>there. In
>> that case, I'd appreciate both Doug and John bringing their
>projectors. We
>> can try out the room to see how it will work with our format.
>>
>> I think there is a lot to talk about:
>> * meeting room options
>> * future of the group
>> * upcoming meetings
>> * SCALE
>>
>> If we have enough time, I'd like advice on building a community of
>> contributors for Internet in a Box. It's such a cool project, but
>it's not
>> very scalable at the moment.
>>
>> NOTE: we probably need to leave a note on the door at Downs to direct
>> people to the meeting/dinner
>>
>> Lan
>> PS If BC falls through, I need suggestions for a restaurant and RSVPs
>for
>> dinner. I suggest starting around 7:30pm.
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>> * From: * Henry B Hotz <hbhotz at oxy.edu>;
>> * To: * SGVLUG Discussion List. <sgvlug at sgvlug.net>;
>> * Subject: * Re: [SGVLUG] January meeting discussion.
>> * Sent: * Sun, Jan 5, 2014 1:15:57 AM
>>
>>   Does this mean we're up for a January meeting, or has that boat
>sailed?
>>
>> On Jan 3, 2014, at 2:38 PM, RG Wilcox <e320r837i4031j316 at yahoo.com>
>wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have a good possibility, but I won't know until my Friday night
>group.
>> I'll let you know later tonight. It's a church and I'm a member
>there.
>>
>> On the web:
>>
>> http://www.mbcla.org/
>>
>> Location is either Woodward and 1st, or Woodward and Garfield in
>Alhambra.
>> We have 2 places where we meet. One for Mandarin, and the other one
>for
>> Cantonese and English.
>>
>> I'll let you know later tonight what I hear OK,
>> Rob Wilcox
>>
>> Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>  Personal email.  hbhotz at oxy.edu
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  Personal email.  hbhotz at oxy.edu
>>
>>
>>
>>

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