<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Hi,<br><br></div>Do you know how much the room is to hire? Some months are not that well attended.<br><br></div>Parking nearby?<br><br></div>Pubs nearby?<br><br></div>End of an era?<br><br></div>Is a place at DoES available?<br><br></div>Will meetings remain on a first Wednesday of the month? <br><br></div>Does Sonic the Hedgehog ever feel blue?<br><br><br><div><div><div><br><br><br><br><div><br><br><div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 4:40 PM, Dan Lynch <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dan@danlynch.org" target="_blank">dan@danlynch.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hello all,<br>
<br>
Thanks for coming along last week if you did, it was a bumper turnout<br>
despite the lack of a talk. Very impressive :)<br>
<br>
I have a little bit of LUG business I wanted to discuss with you all. As<br>
many of you know we've been meeting in the basement of LSC for about 5<br>
or 6 years now. They've always been very good to us and in the past<br>
we've helped with computer support and maintenance in return. More<br>
recently as support requests have dried up we've made small cash<br>
donations in return for using the room. That's all well and good.<br>
<br>
However, in recent months the prospect of finding another venue that<br>
might suit us better has been raised. I have spoken with the organisers<br>
at DoES Liverpool, a hacker space and co-working establishment on<br>
Hanover St. Many of you know and frequent it. They have the first Weds<br>
of the month free and are willing to accommodate us.<br>
<br>
See more about them here - <a href="http://doesliverpool.com/" target="_blank">http://doesliverpool.com/</a><br>
<br>
The advantages to this as I see them are:<br>
<br>
1. The chance to join an already thriving community where other tech<br>
groups meet. Even do some cross pollination maybe.<br>
<br>
2. The building has a reception, good access and a working lift. Much<br>
more friendly to those with accessibility needs. Something I'm sure we<br>
all support. It also means we won't ever be stuck outside waiting for<br>
someone to come along with a key again.<br>
<br>
3. There's a full workshop with 3D printers, laser cutters and more<br>
should we want to run a hack session. We'd have to pay for materials and<br>
perhaps workshop hire but it's an option.<br>
<br>
4. Decent wifi. I don't need to say any more about that one.<br>
<br>
5. Cleaner surroundings, if that bothers anyone. Their meeting room is<br>
very nice.<br>
<br>
I'll stop before this email goes on far too long. So, thoughts? Do we<br>
want to move? I'm open to suggestions.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Dan<br>
<br>
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