Re: Regular Meeting - oops
Chris Drumgoole <[email protected]>
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sure miannini wrote: >Richard, please call Joe and see if he is around for a E-smith install. I >think it would be great to get it done this month. If we do not do a >presentation, I think a friendly Q&A is perfect, and we can readdress some >questions from the mailing list. > >As for Morel's, that last meeting might have been a bit of a fluke to have >40+, unfortunately, that is the only place Morel can accomodate us. Also, we >need to consider if we want to stay with Morel's as there is no internet >available to us. > >Lastly, I regret to inform everyone I will be out of town on the 13th of >April, I will be in Yunnan. Chris and Bjorn, can you step in and manage >things for the next meeting. And please do not try and lead a discussion on >which of Morel's beers is better ;) > >Kind Regards, > >Michael Iannini >President, BeijingLUG > >---------- Original Message ----------- >From: "Simon Cousins" <simon-MTRkitCQmL6jF/[email protected]> >To: "'Beijing LUG general non-technical discussion list - Not >publiclyposted'" <[email protected]> >Sent: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 16:34:25 +0800 >Subject: RE: [blug-general] Regular Meeting - oops > > > >>I get nervous when you say things like "next Tuesday", Mike. I'm guessing >>that you mean "Tuesday 13th April, as per the Beijing LUG website's notice >>of meeting". >> >>Given we have members with varying degrees of English capability >>(and that is just the foreigners! ;-) I'd prefer if we got a bit >>more precise about our times and places. This may go against the >>traditional spirit of a LUG, but heck, everyone I know up here in >>Beijing is massively busy. Clear messages on times and places helps >>out all of us. Suggest we use standard Chinese date format: >>2004.04.13 for maximum clarity. >> >>If we're lacking a presentation, why not just have an open Q&A >>session? One person asks a question which has been troubling them, >> the group does their best to come up with a sensible answer, each >>question limited to, say, 6 minutes? >> >>One other concern I have from our last meeting was that while it was >>brilliant to have over 40 people, I thought it was really >>uncomfortable to be squeezed into that little room with no air (not >>to mention that it was really hard for the staff to cope). If we're >>40, should we be in the restaurant proper? We can't (well, we >>shouldn't) expect 40+ people to fit into that room at Morels. >> >>Sorry to be whiny. It's been a difficult day... &-/ >> >>/src >> >>PS, I dig Morels. A lot. Morel has been very generous. I'm just >> >> >concerned > > >>about the logistics of fitting so many people into a room made for >>less than half that number. >> >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: blug-general-bounces-+qp3TudyjKPvfBIPTTProkB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org [mailto:blug-general- >>>[email protected]] On Behalf Of miannini >>>Sent: Monday, 5 April 2004 4:18 PM >>>To: [email protected]; Beijing LUG general non-technical discussion >>> >>> >list > > >>>- Not publicly posted >>>Subject: Re: [blug-general] Regular Meeting - oops >>> >>>Hmmm, >>> >>>We lack Internet and now a demo for next Tuesday. Any ideas to fill the >>>time? Is Joe still available or around for an E-smith install? Also on >>>the >>>agenda will be discussion of web site, mailing lists and desktop >>> >>> >distros - > > >>>I >>>can't get enough of those items >>> >>>Kind Regards, >>> >>>Michael Iannini >>>President, BeijingLUG >>> >>>---------- Original Message ----------- >>>From: Richard Ford <[email protected]> >>>To: Beijing LUG general non-technical discussion list - Not publicly >>>posted >>><[email protected]> >>>Sent: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 09:58:07 +0800 >>>Subject: Re: [blug-general] Regular Meeting - oops >>> >>> >>> >>>>I can't make the 13th... :-( >>>> >>>>On Mon, 2004-04-05 at 08:44, miannini wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>Sorry, >>>>> >>>>>I got jumpy, i just miss you guys to much. It is the 13th. This >>>>> >>>>> >will > > >>>give >>> >>> >>>>>us more time to prepare for next Tuesday. Does anyone have GPRS? We >>>>> >>>>> >>>will >>> >>> >>>>>still meet at Morel's, but I would like to facilitate Richard's >>>>> >>>>> >>>presentation >>> >>> >>>>>on E-smith and hopefully Joe can help out as well. Richard let us >>>>> >>>>> >>>know >>>what >>> >>> >>>>>you need, if I recall you have GPRS service. >>>>> >>>>>Kind Regards, >>>>> >>>>>Michael Iannini >>>>>President, BeijingLUG >>>>> >>>>>---------- Original Message ----------- >>>>>From: "Simon Cousins" <simon-MTRkitCQmL6jF/[email protected]> >>>>>To: "'Beijing LUG general non-technical discussion list - Not >>>>>publiclyposted'" <[email protected]> >>>>>Sent: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 18:34:58 +0800 >>>>>Subject: RE: [blug-general] Regular Meeting >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>Good News - We are still meeting at Morels this Tuesday night, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >and > > >>>will >>> >>> >>>>>>>still get free beer. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>Ack! Website says 13th April. Who is right? >>>>>> >>>>>>/src >>>>>> >>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>blug-general list >>>>>>[email protected] >>>>>>http://list.beijinglug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/blug-general >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>------- End of Original Message ------- >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>blug-general list >>>>>[email protected] >>>>>http://list.beijinglug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/blug-general >>>>> >>>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>blug-general list >>>>[email protected] >>>>http://list.beijinglug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/blug-general >>>> >>>> >>>------- End of Original Message ------- >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>blug-general list >>>[email protected] >>>http://list.beijinglug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/blug-general >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>blug-general list >>[email protected] >>http://list.beijinglug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/blug-general >> >> >------- End of Original Message ------- > >_______________________________________________ >blug-general list >[email protected] >http://list.beijinglug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/blug-general > > > _______________________________________________ blug-general list [email protected] http://list.beijinglug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/blug-general