[Klug-general] the KLUG roadshow

[Athon Solo]

Hi,

The aim would be to do both. Growth of KLUG would be excellent, and 
ensure the future of the group, but at the same time we can't neglect 
the existing membership.

Looking back at the original thread (Crisis Meeting), part of the 
original idea of having a "Roadshow" was so that the variations in venue 
    would mean that everyone would get a chance to come. One month (or 
however frequent it becomes) it could be in the North of Kent, allowing 
"Northerners" to make it and the next in the South.

One of the biggest problems in finding a venue, and I came across this a 
few years back when I looked at organising a small (~10-20 people) LAN 
gaming event is power. Many places just don't have the power 
infrastructure to support 10 - 20 PCs running at the same time. There's 
also issues of insurance that some venues worry about.

My main concern for the group would be that if meetings don't restart 
soonish, it could mean that the existing members drift away and the 
membership has to be restarted from scratch.

Allen

frank attwood wrote:
> Hello
> 
> Could you remind me please what the purpose of the KLUG roadshow is?
> 
> If we're aiming to attract new members and spread the word then a high 
> profile venue such as Leas Cliffe is a good idea - so long as it's 
> supported by lots of publicity
> 
> However if we're more interested in getting people from the mailing list 
> to come along then i'm sure it really matters where we hold it and we 
> should look at the church halls, schools, pub back rooms, etc option.
> 
> I know personally I'm more interested in meeting up with some like 
> minded people and learning from them then weather the venue has a bar 
> and nice views of the sea.
> 
> Yours
> Dan