Local activity suggestion: face-to-face technical gatherings

[James Beake]

Hi Paul, my responses and thoughts below.

cheers
James

On 16 May 2010 15:23, Paul Gear <paul at libertysys.com.au> wrote:

>  Hi folks,
>
> I've enjoyed the face-to-face meetings we've had in Brisbane recently
> [1][2], and i'm wondering if a valuable activity leading back towards
> re-approval might be to hold technical gatherings more regularly (i'm
> thinking monthly, in the months where we don't have the social meetings).
> Some initial thoughts on about such meetings:
>
>    - Location:
>       - family-friendly venue
>       - central location
>       - free parking
>
> Free parking could be tricky for central location but we have a fairly good
public transport network with good access from major suburban
shopping centres .

>
>    - close to public transport
>       - easy access to coffee/food (or at least facilities to prepare
>       such)
>       - free/very cheap wireless Internet access
>       - preferably a local Ubuntu mirror
>        - Activities:
>     - install-fests
>       - informal technical talks about things we're working on
>       - share problems or concerns and try to solve them
>        - accessible to all levels of technical expertise (no elitist
>       developers excluding newbies)
>       - open to potential Ubuntu users as well as actual Ubuntu users
>        - log our actions on IRC and/or wiki
>
> I would be willing to organise something like this on a semi-regular basis
> (say once per quarter).  I'm sure i could talk my church into hosting it,
> but it fails on the central location, and the ADSL speed is not great.
>
> A few questions for you all to ponder:
>
>    - Is this a useful thing?  Would you attend more than 1 meeting per
>    year?
>
> Yes

>
>    - Would you be willing to contribute an informal talk if you did
>    attend?
>
> Yes

>
>    - Would a central location be essential, or would multiple meetings in
>    different geographical areas work better?
>
> Both have merit. I think start with central and see what happens from
there. I'd be willing to assist with transport if required.

>
>    - Do you know of any good venues?
>
> Brisbane Square library comes to mind.
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