[Liverpool] Apologies and some thoughts

[Vladimir Jakubovskij]

i agree

On 3/17/07, Andrew Williams <lists at nikdoof.net> wrote:
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> tony burrows wrote:
> > If I'm right, we have a meeting next week.  In that case, sorry but I
> > can't be there, I'll be in Nice.
> >
> > I was thinking about the group and the fact that attendance seems to
> > have dropped off over the last few months.  It feels to me a bit like
> > we're losing our way here.  We have had some nice presentations in the
> > past, but perhaps we need to formalise things a bit.  Such as:
> >
> > 1 - work out a set of presentations for a few months ahead, so that we
> > can get others in.  General and technical ones.
> > 2 - Resurrect the idea of a table in one of the computer fairs to
> > provide help for newcomers, though I know that abacus fairs seem to be
> > dropping off as well.
> > 3 - Possibly a tie-up with the local BCS branch.  This month (tonight)
> > they are having a discussion on the whole concept of open-source and
> > whether it works (blind leading the blind to some extent, when I
> > mentioned it a couple of years ago the misconceptions were incredible)
> > 4 - Is there a way we can get some local publicity?  Even just a report
> > of a presentation in the local free press?
> > 5 - There are some local science/technology fairs for schools.  Could we
> > have a presence there?
> > 6 - A more formalised problem session at the meetings?
> >
> > And then I run out of thoughts.
> >
> > Tony
> >
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> A few days late, but i've got something i'd like to add
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> My main issue is that Tuesday nights are a bit difficult to get to, I
> leave work in Birchwood at 5:30 and just manage to get home at about
> 6:30 (depending on the trains), i can imagine its a bit more difficult
> for some people. Maybe the meetings would be better held on a Saturday?
> It would possibly mean the loss of the current venue but would probably
> encourage people to attend who have some free time on a Saturday.
>
> Maybe trying to arrange for bigger names in the community to come do
> talks every so often, publish/advertise them through other local lists
> and general UK linux user mailing lists, any maybe online tools like
> Upcoming.org.
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> Just my two cents on the topic :)
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> Andrew Williams
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