[Lugcomms] LUG F2f ideas / suggestions / proposals

[Donna Benjamin]

On Tue, 2008-07-29 at 21:14 +1000, James Purser wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-07-29 at 21:08 +1000, Donna Benjamin wrote:
> > Starting thread for ongoing discussion of a face to face meeting for lug
> > organisers...
> > 
> > a BOF at LCA
> > a mini-conf
> > a special meeting ala the LA AGM
> > 
> > 6 months out from LCA
> > 
> > Funding arrangements...
> > 
> > costs / proposals / budget.
> > fundraising / sponsorship...
> > etc.
> > 
> 
> Okay I'll jump in on this one. Last year there was a lot of discussion
> about having a LUG event in the middle of the year. It was seen as both
> an event to bring together the reps of each lug to share, discuss and
> cry into each others beers as well as a mid year up between LCA and
> Software Freedom Day.
> 
> From what I can remember, the proposal was that LA pay for the transport
> and accomodation and that the event be run as say a 2 day conf, complete
> with it's own talks and so on.
> 
> Unfortunately nothing much seemed to come of that.

On the contrary 
- the monthly lugcomms meetings are very much working up to that...
That we've had some meetings - established a group of regulars means
there's more of a foundation to build the F2F around...

back then this was very "what if"?
now - it's "Ok - let's do it"

- D.

> Anyway that's my two cents worth.
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