[Klug-general] the KLUG roadshow

[Kevin Groves]

Athon Solo wrote:

>
> 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.
>
This is my problem (apart from the time), for price of the rent I need a 
large number of people so to draw that many in I need a good location 
over a whole day, then if it's going to cost a bit on the door and the 
amount of time it takes to arrange, advertise and setup means once a 
month is out of the question so once a quater is more possible.

> 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.
>
Theres been a few leave the list and a few join so its pretty static at 
64 members although I'm on here twice.

I *really* want to get the meets going again so if I have to let the big 
ideas go until we have the time and funding then I'm just going to have 
to accept it and go for a small venue to keep everyone interested. I 
know theres been a few room hosting offers. If I havent made contact by 
the end of the week can you jog me with a direct email please?

At the last vague count I think there were four or five so if they are 
OK to arrange we might get back to the one a month around the county.

Thanks all
Kev,

> 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
>
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