Re: General Meetings
Eric <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.network.wireless.seattle.devel |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On May 16, 2005, at 10:41 AM, Casey Halverson wrote: > > Some of the original goals of these meetings, among many, were: > > * Drum up interest > * Gather members to create critical mass > * Network with do'ers and gatekeepers of high up places > * Showcase technical items/howtos/etc > * Provide network updates > * Build our network/nodes/etc > > We did a lot of the above, except the last item. ... > While newcomers were welcomed, it seemed > that we were trying to accomplish two mutually exclusive goals: > Teaching WiFi 101 and performing highly technical operational tasks. > Having been to a few meetings and one HackNight-- I found the meetings were excellent for the former and HackNights excellent for the latter. I would not advocate using HackNights to drum up interest, gather members, network, showcase technical items, or provide network updates any more than I would suggest trying to get anything really technical done at a General Meeting. > Is this something that people want to see happen again? What would > the focus > be, and in what way would it be productive? With what frequency? > (Monthly, Quarterly, Yearly)? A once-a-year party? Well, the question I would ask is whether there is a need for those items on the list you said worked well at the General Meetings! Personally, I found them a lot of fun and a great way to chill out and learn a bit, and I would like to see them continue. > > Lets not worry about the place, time, or who will host it. If > interest > is great enough, I will take care of those matters myself. > > - Casey > > > > _______________________________________________ > Dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://seattlewireless.net/mailman/listinfo/dev > _______________________________________________ Dev mailing list [email protected] http://seattlewireless.net/mailman/listinfo/dev