[Lugcomms] LUG comms face-to-face meeting idea.

[GPCS - Grant Petch]

Hi All:
Firstly lugs.org.uk does appear to be set up very similar to what LA has
done from what I've seen of their site, except the UK have done it in a more
polished manner than what we've done here in Australia.  Some of the UK lugs
do have a website, and some others don't have this or maybe they just aren't
listed.  LA can take some more effort in improving the website and trying a
little harder to keep it updated, and this won't cost them much more in
funds either!

Meetings getting LUG organisers together should have a slightly different
focus to standard UG meetings.  I'm actually having a little bother trying
to correctly understand where the conversation below is supposed to head as
its also confusing.  If LA don't want to give funds for LUG organisers to
have a f2f meeting, then I won't be loosing any sleep over it, I'm more than
happy to pay my way - any part funding from them would be considered a
bonus, but realise that they don't have heaps of funds available.

F2F LUG organisers sure should have a get together sometime just before or
during LCA events, seeing that a number of us are there, this would be a
wasted opportunity if this wasn't used in such a fashion.  Having a second
meeting say around the middle of the year would also be a great idea and
should be well worth good consideration.  It doesn't have to be something
over the top, it can be as basic and practical as we want it to be, hence it
doesn't have to cost the earth to run either, if there are a few sponsors
than great, if not then so be it - the event can run either way.  These also
don't all have to be in Alice Springs they can be and should be in other
places too.

Also I am aware that there is quite an active LUG up there in Alice Springs,
why can't you guys up there bite the bullet and put a bid in for LCA
sometime soon?  LA are trying to find more regional towns and centres to put
bids in for this great event, some have really great things on offer for
such an event - so why not have a tender??

Alice Springs isn't hard to get to either, you can fly from most capital
cities from around Australia (except for Hobart, unless they have changed
this recently?), train from Adelaide or Darwin, and various coach services
too.  Driving would be probably not wise in solo due to the way the Stuart
Highway is, but could be tackled in small groups of drivers rotating around,
and taking decent breaks, etc.  Transport shouldn't be an issue for people
to get to Alice Springs.

Anyway we should be definately trying to work this through some more, so
that irrational decisions can be avoided as much as possible.

Look forward to hearing from people soon.  Enjoy the rest of your day :)

Cheers:
Grant Petch
Organiser of SFLUG (Southern Fleurieu Linux Users Group)
Cheif Organiser of Linux SA
  -----Original Message-----
  From: lugcomms-bounces at lists.linux.org.au
[mailto:lugcomms-bounces at lists.linux.org.au]On Behalf Of James Polley
  Sent: Wednesday, 29 September 2010 0:50
  To: paulway at mabula.net
  Cc: LUG Comms List
  Subject: Re: [Lugcomms] LUG comms face-to-face meeting idea.


  *25th redraft, hopefully this one will get sent.


  On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Paul Wayper <paulway at mabula.net> wrote:

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    On 09/01/2010 10:28 AM, James Polley wrote:
    > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Paul Wayper <paulway at mabula.net>
wrote:

    >> Anyway, what do people think?
    >
    >+1


    That's nice and all, but please contribute more than just "I added one
line to
    your entire post and reposted it.

    Seriously, what would you want


  This bit is easy.


  I want an australian equivalent of http://lugs.org.uk/ - it seems
incredibly wasteful for each LUG to manage their own hosting; but the
hosting options LA currently offers don't quite match what I want for SLUG.
  I want to start discussion about why LUGs exist as incorporated entities
(where they do exist that way), instead of subcommittees of LA
  I want to talk to other UGs about what meeting formats they use, how they
entice people to participate in the community.



    to get out of a face-to-face meeting?


  That's the tricky bit; I don't see how a f2f meeting directly aids any of
this. It offers less tangible benefits - I know some people from some LUGs,
but most of the names in #linux-aus-lugs are just names, with maybe a static
photo attached. Any of these discussions would be easier to have if I knew
the people I was talking to better, but I don't think being together while
having the discussion is necessarily necessary


  In some specific cases - say, a hack weekend to get lug-in-a-box to where
I want it - there's some amount of utility in having participants physically
together, but I can't convince myself the cost is always justified.

    As a
    Linux Australia member (if you are one) what would you expect for the
money?
    Why should Linux Australia fly you to Alice Springs to meet up with
other LUG
    organisers? :-)


    Have fun,

    Paul
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