[SWLUG] Status of Talks

[Stephen Constantinou]

Dear All

Please consider the Quaker Meeting House for a talk.  No Internet access 
(yet), but a big room, lots of tables and chairs, instant hot water in 
the kitchen, disabled loo centre of town, no alcohol allowed.  Visit 
website for booking number http://www.swanseaquakers.org/hiring.htm
If you were to book the Meeting Room I will pay for it.  Tell the 
Lettings Clerk to send the bill to the co-treasurer, me.

Thanks

Stephen Constantinou

Matthew Moore wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> As promised, here is the brief status update:
> 
> Location - I'm currently talking to Sitsofe about this.  If the chap with the 
> pokey stick wants to poke him into action, that'd be great.
> 
> If you do have access to a good decent sized room in either Swansea or 
> Cardiff, let me know.  I'm sure we'll get a uni room, but having a potential 
> backup would be great.
> 
> Speakers - I'm happy to put peoples names on the list, but I'm not going to 
> make an announcement requesting speakers till I've got a room booked.
> 
> Format - Still very loose and open, I'm happy to accomodate lightning talks 
> and more traditional 20-30 (or possibly longer) min talks.  Let me know what 
> you can do.
> 
> Publicity - If someone is handy with some kind of dtp/graphics package and 
> could design a simple poster, that would be great.  Let me know if you want 
> to do this.
> 
> Timewise, if we can get a room in the next week or so we're still good for the 
> end of March.   I would like to have the talks in the last week of March, 
> ideally.  Otherwise it might slip till April.
> 
> It was suggested at the Cardiff LUG that we could team up with the British 
> Computer Society.  This would have several good points, they'd be able to 
> sort out rooms, we'd get alot more exposure for the LUG and linux.  More 
> people are likely to come.  Bad sides, are it is a big (ish) corporate (ish) 
> organisation and some people might not like that.  Also speakers would 
> potentially be talking to many more people.  
> 
> Personally I'm fairly ambivalent, it is a good idea.  But I don't want to put 
> speakers off or upset large parts of the LUG if they don't want to be 
> associated with the BCS.  Let me know what you think.
> 
> Opinions?  Questions?  Let me know,
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Matt
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