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Off-list, just a bunch of us talking on IRC and it took off.<br>
<br>
To also alleviate the potential inference that could be drawn at the
short-notice change, this isn't in a direct response to that.
Certainly it was an item that spurred on conversation, but the
attempt here is a broader consideration.<br>
<br>
~Luc <br>
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On 26/02/11 19:37, Colin McCarthy wrote:
<blockquote
cite="mid:AANLkTik6vO0mNJ1ot2UF7fG3KoAg8KjmcDmWHiZiE3QD@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">All valid points and ones that have been discussed
before. One thing the collective KLUG community is good at doing
it discussing what to do but then never following through with it.
<div>It would be good for that to change.</div>
<div><br>
<div>Out of interest was this idea created off list or at todays
meeting?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Colin<br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 26 February 2011 17:37, Luc Tidy <span
dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:luc.tidy@gmail.com">luc.tidy@gmail.com</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;
font-size: 18px;"><b>Improving KLUG Meetings</b></span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;"><i>26th
February 2011</i></span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
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<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">KLUG
meetings are constantly evolving, and this
process should be encouraged and up for
discussion. In a rather ad-hoc meeting we
decided to approach a few issues - primarly<span> </span></span><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;"><b>Meeting
Content</b></span><span style="padding-top:
0px; padding-bottom: 1px;"><span> </span>&<span> </span></span><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;"><b>Organisation</b></span><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">. </span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">We
would appreciate your feedback and hope to plan
meetings on a quarterly basis to discuss
progress.</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;"><b>Meeting
Content</b></span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">-
Formal talks from members or guest speakers</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">-
"Show and Tell" section for people to present
things they are working on, new software people
might not have seen, web services etc. This
could be mandatory and as a way of introduction
to the group.</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">-
Q&A / Problem Solving Sessions / Development
Discussions. This could encourage break-out
groups post talks. </span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">-
Discussions / debates</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">-
KLUG Projects/Workshops?</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">
- Certain caveats/code of conduct require
consideration?</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">-
Lightning talks (though this may cross over with
show and tell)</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">-
Themed events, e.g. Security, Web apps, Kernel
internals, Interoperability</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">-
Drinks and Snacks</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;"><b>Social
Meetings</b></span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">To
augment the "formal" quarterly meetings, around
Kent, for social events like pub/curry etc. Held
on a Friday night, or similiar. Previous
attendance has dried up so requires opening up
for discussion.</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;"><b>Virtual
Meetings</b></span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">-
Virtual, supplementary meetings at scheduled
times</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">
- Includes people in hard to reach areas, or
with an inability to travel</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">
- Promotes use of IRC channel</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">
- Investigate possible voice/screen sharing
options</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">
- Mumble/TS, Skype, VNC, GoToMeeting, YuuGuu
etc.</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;"><b>Organisation</b></span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;"><i>-<span> </span></i></span><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">If
meetings are going to start later in the day, it
has been suggested to increase their length so
they take up the whole day, rather than being a
3 hour stint that makes full use of the day
impossible.</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">
1100 - 1700</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">
1200 - 1800</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">-
We currently have locations all over the place.
Are there any central places that are
particularly easy to get to by everyone using
pubic transport?</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">-
A shared Google Calendar as a way of seeing when
the nexts meetings are.</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
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<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">These
points are a brief start of potential changes
that KLUG could see in the future. The plan is
to, from this basic discussion, extend into a
formal, planned meeting at some point.</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;"><b>tl;dr:</b>
What do you think of these? What would you like
to see from KLUG?</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">~A
collaborative effort of:</span></div>
<div style="padding-right: 1px;"><span
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;">Luc,
Spode, Julia, Boudiccas</span></div>
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