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

Wed Sep 29 18:24:52 EST 2010

I love the idea of getting more LCAs in regional towns - it might be
easier said than done though. I'm was trying to get support for an
OSDC on the Gold Coast (not even a regional town anymore) as a warm up
for an LCA bid, but have got zero interest from locals. I think
there's just not enough people, or at least no enough people with time
on their hands.

I hope to be proven wrong one day - but I've found it really difficult
getting anything going here.

Steve

On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 5:13 PM, GPCS - Grant Petch
<gpcs at internode.on.net> wrote:
> 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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