[NYLoCo] Possible NYC Gathering for Jaunty.

[Exa Byte]

Well, as I've said, I've been involved with many false-starts over the
past few years, so energy levels notwithstanding, the follow-through
is usually the issue.

With regards to #2, it takes more than one I think, it would take a
few proactive folk, though I still think the virtual LUG is a good
starting point. The real issue is location right now, because while I
am centric to myself, I will of course be looking locally to  ...
myself, which is in Brooklyn NY. So a consensus will be required for a
location (or perhaps it'll be the whoever-gets-a-venue-first model).
With a Virtual LUG at least to start, we can begin to experience some
synergy and see if it's worth pursuing.

My original notion is, I've never owned an Ubuntu CD, I have .ISO's
(environmentally friendly) ... I don't buy very many Linux books, I
read almost all materials online, and I've done most of my
Linux-learning online and on PC's of course, so I'm not so sure the
hang-up of having meetings-in-person thing adds anything more than
travel expenses and possible venue costs.

I do wonder why you need NYC to make the LoCo any more offical though,
does upstate NY not count in their eyes?

I can look around my local area for Barnes and Noble or Borders book
locations, but not sure what I'll come up with, I'll see. I had tried
the local college/professor route, that came up negative on my last
attempt (apathy runs rampant in NYC).


Exabyte / Bossmanbeta.

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 9:23 AM,  <indigo196 at rochester.rr.com> wrote:
> A few of things:
>
> 1.  I am excited to see so much 'energy' on the list for getting a regular meeting going.
> 2.  All it takes is one person to 'push' for the meeting and schedule the 'speakers'
> 3.  NYC affords you all a great opportunity for speakers that we in upstate (the real upstate not Westchester) do not have
> 4.  Getting a regular meeting going in NYC will help us become an official LoCo; which in turn helps us get media and other perks for meetings
> 5.  I have contacts with O'Reilly and can get books for 'give-a-ways' for meetings
>
> I suggest trying to look at any Barnes and Noble (and Barnes and Noble college) locations that are down there; in Rochester the meeting rooms are 'public' and 'free' but have to be reserved. They may be an opportunity for a regular meeting place. If that fails you can try the following other ideas:
>
> 1.  Use a location hosted by a local IT business that wants some extra 'publicity'
> 2.  Try to work with a local college professor to get 'sponsored' as a group meeting on their campus
> 3.  Work with an existing LUG or computer group and create an Ubuntu/Linux SIG.
>
> I am sure that you guys will manage to get a group going with all the interest I am seeing... let me know what I can do to assist.
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