[clug-talk] Changing times at Devry

[Hendrik Schaink]

Hi John,

Yet another thought: if I/we need to pay for parking say $5 per evening
(UofC, SAIT), then $1 per evening paid by each of the 25 attendees would
easily cover the $20 "setup" fee. Parking fees add up really fast.

My 2c,

Hendrik


John Jardine wrote:
> Hi Chris,
> 
> I'm developing a list of possible locations.  Our meetings have been
> averaging about 25 attendees.  This may change up or down if we shift
> location when some find it easier to attend and others may find it more
> difficult.
> 
> I also want to get input from the attendees at the next meeting.
> 
> If you have contacts that I could speak with to secure meeting space a
> couple of times per month please forward them to me off-list.
> 
> Thanks,
> John Jardine
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2009-01-14 at 09:08 -0700, Chris q wrote:
>> Have you guys checked out the U of C? Up in Edmonton ELUG gets free
>> meeting space at the U of A. How many people usually come to meetings?
>> A lot of work places have big meeting areas that might work (I used to
>> work at Transalta and they definitely did have a bunch of big meeting
>> halls).
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 2:03 AM, Shawn Grover <sgrover at open2space.com>
>> wrote:
>>         just a heads up that this topic will also come up at the next
>>         Progsig meeting.
>>         
>>         
>>         
>>         John Jardine wrote:
>>                 Hi Everyone,
>>                 
>>                 Most of you know that Devry has been sponsoring CLUG
>>                 for the last 4 or 5
>>                 years by donating our meeting space.  Devry has
>>                 treated us very well
>>                 over that time but unfortunately all good things come
>>                 to an end.  Devry
>>                 has ended the 100% sponsorship that we've enjoyed to
>>                 date and instituted
>>                 a "setup fee" of $20.00 per meeting from this point
>>                 forward.
>>                 
>>                 CLUG is a not-for-profit entity and it would cost us
>>                 about $500/year
>>                 under this arrangement.  To measure that in
>>                 memberships, that's the
>>                 income CLUG generates from 25 tier-2 memberships.
>>                 
>>                 I'd like to open a discussion regarding where we
>>                 should meet.  Because
>>                 we have to consider cost it really opens up the
>>                 discussion as to when,
>>                 where,frequency & duration of our meetings.
>>                 
>>                 Member meetings will continue to be at Devry up-to and
>>                 including the AGM
>>                 on March 4th.  At that point it will be up to the
>>                 2009/2010 executive to
>>                 decide where to meet - but we can do all the
>>                 investigation and prep work
>>                 now.
>>                 
>>                 The next ProgSIG meeting (January 29th) will be held
>>                 at Devry as usual.
>>                 Thereafter ProgSIG meetings will either use the same
>>                 facility as CLUG
>>                 Member meetings or be held at a place designated by
>>                 the SIG leader
>>                 (Shawn Grover).
>>                 
>>                 I would like to go around the room at the February 4th
>>                 member meeting
>>                 and find out where the attendees are arriving from.
>>                  This is the perfect
>>                 opportunity to re-center the meeting location.  We can
>>                 look for
>>                 facilities close to our geographic center, keeping in
>>                 mind if we have
>>                 attendees using C-Train etc.
>>                 
>>                 Please give some thought to where we can meet and the
>>                 cost of meeting
>>                 there.  The facility should have free Internet access,
>>                 free parking and
>>                 preferably be close to public transportation and have
>>                 a projector for
>>                 presentations.
>>                 
>>                 Thanks,
>>                 John Jardine
>>                 President - Calgary Linux Users Group
>>                 
>>                 
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