Sounds good, arise Matt. Watford LUG master.<br><br>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/01/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Matt Marsh</b> <<a href="mailto:matt@mattmarsh.net">matt@mattmarsh.net</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">On Wednesday 10 January 2007 20:58, Mark Stewart wrote:<br>> Well voluntered and good suggestions that we will follow but I
<br>> still think people need to commit to coming to the meeting before<br>> we set one up (at least 5 people).<br><br>That's a fair enough point. I make the following suggestion... I<br>suggest that we plan for a meeting at the start of March. I will
<br>prepare an Asterisk demo for that meeting. In the second half of<br>February we will ask on this mailing list for a show-of-hands of who<br>wants to come along and hopefully we will get 5+ people. Does that<br>sound like a reasonable way forward?
<br><br>> As I mentioned I am stepping<br>> down as Chair person - u ready to take up the post?<br><br>If you're standing down and need someone to take over then I could do<br>that if that is what everyone wishes...
<br><br>Matt<br><br>> Mark<br>><br>> On 10/01/07, Matt Marsh <<a href="mailto:matt@mattmarsh.net">matt@mattmarsh.net</a>> wrote:<br>> > Hi,<br>> ><br>> > On Tuesday 09 January 2007 23:02, Mark Stewart wrote:
<br>> > > Hi Jon,<br>> > ><br>> > > I would happily have monthly meetings but for the last six<br>> > > meetings we have only had 2 - 5 people show up and it costs me<br>> > > £32 pounds a time to book the library.
<br>> > ><br>> > > If people are happy to commit to monthly meetings and we split<br>> > > the cost the answer would be yes.(volunteers please!)<br>> ><br>> > Sorry that I haven't been able to make it for the last few months
<br>> > but I should be in a much better position to get to the meetings,<br>> > monthly or quarterly, for next 6 months at least.<br>> ><br>> > I suggest that things which might encourage more people to come
<br>> > along to the meetings are:<br>> ><br>> > - Have some sort of demo or topic arranged for each meeting, say<br>> > for the first hour of the meeting. Following that there will<br>> > still be plenty of time to give people help with any problems
<br>> > and/or go to the pub.<br>> ><br>> > - Put out some email to the mailing list approx a week in advance<br>> > of the meeting to remind people that it will be happening etc.<br>> > In the past often the reminder has only been on the day of the
<br>> > meeting or the day before and people might not be able to<br>> > arrange to be there etc.<br>> ><br>> > If others agree with the above then I would happily volunteer to<br>> > start off the demos with a demonstration of configuring and using
<br>> > the asterisk[1] open-source PBX for the March meeting if people<br>> > are interested?<br>> ><br>> > Matt<br>> ><br>> > [1] <a href="http://www.asterisk.org/">http://www.asterisk.org/
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