[sclug] Hands on days

[Chris Aitken]

> All,
> 
> I work for a rather large Telco Vendor in the Video Server 
> area. (No it's not Three !) We have a large base in 
> Maidenhead not far from the train station.
> 
> I have asked the VP of our division if it would be possible 
> to use the facilities here once per month for hands on days.
> Surprisingly he agreed. I've still some details to sort out, 
> but it is looking good.
> 
> Initially we have a room that can hold 20 - 25 people and 
> access to some equipment like projectors, TVs and probably 
> one PC allowing Internet Access. Connecting to the company 
> LAN will not be allowed, but I have access to all facilities 
> to create our own LAN, and probably a server.
> We also have a lot of equipment like monitors, power blocks, 
> LAN cables and all the normal stuff you would need for such a day.
> 
> The exact location of our place if 1/2 mile from train 
> station, up Shoppenhangers road beside A404 turnoff.
> 
> As the answers from the survey have seen the max YES votes 
> for Maidenhead, this seems like a good offer.
> 
> We'd need to use it responsibly and for real things (i.e. not 
> LAN Game parties !).
> 
> What is the general feeling on this ?
> Also what ideas do folks have that we could do ?

Brilliant!

Will we have net access? Net access is almost a requirement for a hands on
day (kernel compiles, debian installs etc).
 
> Ideally the company would also like to get something out of 
> it, I'm not sure what. Maybe we could acknowledge them some 
> way or other ? The VP seemed to think access to the brightest 
> minds would be a good perk..... 
>   me... I'm not so sure after seeing some posts on this list :-)))

True...


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