[klug] [Fwd: still holding meetings?]

[Steve Withers]

On Wed, 2006-08-23 at 08:47 +1200, peterd wrote:
> Hi Steve,
> 
> I'm awake   :-)
> 
> Perhaps it's about time to toss ideas about with regard to resparking 
> KLUG;  ie what do members want?, group direction and so on.
> 
>  From what I understand there's nearly 30 on the list.
> 
> Cheers,
> Peter

Peter - your excellent notice at the Kapiti Library is generating a
steady trickle of interest and we really should wrap our arms around the
newcomers and make them welcome. We have even had an offer of a venue
from Martin Ponsford - subject, of course, to any caveats the host cares
to impose (as his / her right). 

There are 27 people on the mailing list, though two of these are people
interested in LUG activities generally and not KLUG in particular. 

Lance's venue has been excellent on all counts with all the essentials
ready and waiting: 

1. Big enough  
2. Computers galore all loaded with linux. 
3. Internet connectivity
4. audio-visual equipment for play / game or pressos.

That only a few have taken advantage of it is probably due to a lack of
promotion more than anything. Recent troubles were partly due to me
going to Canada in June and no one picking up the dropped ball while I
was away.....or since. Poor Lance turned up to host meetings and no one
showed. That's not on and it shouldn't happen if we were properly
considerate of his time and energy and commitment. 

Having said that, each new day is an opportunity to put all that right. 

So....the date / time were a function of the venue. If the venue is to
change (must it change, Lance?) then we can reconsider the date and
time. 

For me, I'd like to change the date AWAY from the first Thursday of the
month as this conflicts with the Palmerston North PLUG meetings...and
they are only 20 minutes away from me, while Raumati South is 50 minutes
away.....and as I'm now working shifts at a prison (took the job out of
curiosity), I can't always be sure I'll have the first Thursday of each
month off....so may have to attend the 'other' meeting to be invovled at
all with a LUG. 

Steve