[Preston] A LUG needs a purpose

[Ken Walker]

Sorry mate Saturdays not good for me as I'll be at grasshoppers at the beer
festival followed by my mates wedding.
On 12 Jul 2016 20:46, "Daryl Knight via Preston" <preston at mailman.lug.org.uk>
wrote:

> Hi Ken,
>
> The date and venue are fine for me... but a 3 hour window is a bit vague
> (guess I like precision a tad too much).
> If someone could let me know what time they'd be arriving then I'll pop
> along at the same time, to avoid sitting for up to 2-3 hours waiting for
> people.
>
> - Daryl
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 19:19:15 +0100
> To: bob.mclellan at gmail.com; preston at mailman.lug.org.uk;
> keneawalker at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Preston] A LUG needs a purpose
> From: preston at mailman.lug.org.uk
>
> Bob, Ken, Daryl, Nick and Olly,
> Thanks for the responses, its good to see that there is life out there on
> the old mailing list.
> All your points are valid and very topical. Im especially interested in
> Nicks views from inside the edtech sector and the opportunity this
> presents. There could be a very beneficial relationship to be forged by the
> LUGs with the schools now having more direct control over their IT, but
> having limited insight into alternatives beyond MS, Apple and Google; or
> the downsides to these options that the marketing materials tactfully avoid.
> I also had a thought about coding, but using Sonic-pi, Scratch and
> possibly Squeek or Turtle.
>
> It feels like there may be some interest in a meet up.
>
> If I suggested somewhere like Cafe Nero opposite the train station in
> Preston on Saturday afternoon, dropping in/out say 2pm to 5pm would that be
> possible for anyone, or would an alternate date/venue be easier for the
> majority?
>
> Mark
>
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