<span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div>OK there has been a lot of posts recently with people offering ideas and stating the way in which KLUG should be run. </div>
<div><br></div><div> The original idea of the KLUG roadshow was that we would move around Kent and try to bring KLUG as near to people as possible. We have never managed to find a venue Tonbridge way which would be good. Overall though I think the ashford/ medway/ dover route has served us well. We get reasonable turnouts and different faces at each venue. Please bear in mind that venues need to be free and have internet connectivity. We have asked many times for help finding venues but it's tricky, people change jobs etc. There is no natural catchment due to public transport and a hundred other factors we get who we get, some people will travel and some won't it's as simple as that.</div>
<div><br></div><div>What is very true is increasingly it seems that KLUG will only continue to work if it's members step up to the plate and get involved. </div><div><br></div><div>We already do almost all the things mentioned in Lucs post a week back, we do talks, show and tell, token talks etc. The problem is whenever we ask on the mailing list for input into these no one answers and steps forward with a talk or the offer of guest speaker or similar (this is with the exception of a handful of members). Likewise there have been suggestions of move KLUG to a new time but no one steps up with a venue that will fit into those times.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Perhaps something like this might better - what do yo think?: </div><div><a href="http://hulllug.org/2010/09/08/comittee-elections-2010/" target="_blank">http://hulllug.org/2010/09/08/comittee-elections-2010/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Perhaps there should be a scheduled IRC meeting to discuss this and other ideas?</div>
<div><br></div><div>We have always said that KLUG is open and if people want to set up social meetings or other events like BBQs then they can. But again no one steps up, volunteers and actually follows through. The exception to this is Faversham LUG which seems to be working well purely because of the effort Jake is putting into it. If anyone else wants to set up a sub group then go for it. KLUG will promote you on it's website and you can post to our lists to drum up support.</div>
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