Re: Minutes from meeting

Michael Bond <[email protected]> Tue, 6 Feb 2007 15:07:13 -0500
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Here are my thoughts on the subject.

I'm flat out tired of discussing MorLUGs future and how to maintain  
it as a viable 'group.'  As such i'm firmly in the "No formal  
meetings, bring in 1 or 2 big name speakers a year, maintain a good  
website, mailing list, and get together 'informally' at the moose or  
bw3's or someone's backyard/living room to talk tech."

Obviously we need money to bring in speakers ... we can find out what  
it takes to get various people in. Take a collection and whoever we  
can afford we bring in. I'm sure there are some names out there that  
many people on this list would like to see come in.

I like the idea of maintaining status with WVU, if only so we can get  
a room for that speaker we get. I also believe they provide /some/  
money for expenses. I don't know how much off the top of my head,  
craig may be able to tell us that.

I would like to see more community participation in the mailing list.  
Throw up questions, and don't be afraid to ask ... all we ask is that  
you spend 30 seconds googling before shooting an email to the mailing  
list.

The IRC channel has been much more active recently. Thats a good  
thing, i like it. Even some old names have popped back in :).

Games. MorLUG used to have a tetrinet server. I can do that again if  
people would like. Are there any other network games people would  
like to see online?

Anyone, those are my thoughts on the subject, and I really want to  
hear everyone else's. Just remember, we are a community group, if we  
want meetings every month or week it takes the community to make it  
happen.

One thing that I think becoming a WVU group did was alienate people  
that are not affiliated with WVU. We had a very large following from  
the high schools and morgantown area before we started having  
meetings at the university. I'd like to assure all those people they  
have always been and always will be welcome.

Mike.
[email protected]




On Feb 6, 2007, at 2:50 PM, Michael Bond wrote:

>
> The minutes from last nights meeting are up on the web.
> http://morlug.org/index.php/Feb_06%2C_2007
>
> There were really 2 schools of thought at the meeting.
>
> Andrei was/is very pro "getting people in the door" and had some  
> good ideas to that extent.
>
> The other side of the table is "less formal meetings, and keep  
> morlug dynamic"
>
> The only thing that was agreed upon was that being a WVU  
> organization is a good thing, since that lends itself to being able  
> to use WVU Resources. I was hoping for a greater turn out of people  
> that aren't affiliated with WVU ... but that's okay.
>
> In order to renew our student organization status for next year we  
> need several things.
>
> 1) New advisor (Krovich mentioned that he could take over this roll).
> 2) Students for the officer positions. At least one of our current  
> officers will be done before the next school year is up so can't  
> serve again after this semester.
>
> Please read the minutes and discuss what you want to see morlug  
> becoming.
>
> Mike.
> [email protected]
>
>
>
>
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class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Here are my thoughts on the =
subject.</DIV><DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I'm =
flat out tired of discussing MorLUGs future and how to maintain it as a =
viable 'group.'=A0 As such i'm firmly in the "No formal meetings, bring =
in 1 or 2 big name speakers a year, maintain a good website, mailing =
list, and get together 'informally' at the moose or bw3's or someone's =
backyard/living room to talk tech."</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Obviously we need money to =
bring in speakers ... we can find out what it takes to get various =
people in. Take a collection and whoever we can afford we bring in. I'm =
sure there are some names out there that many people on this list would =
like to see come in.=A0</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I like the idea of =
maintaining status with WVU, if only so we can get a room for that =
speaker we get. I also believe they provide /some/ money for expenses. I =
don't know how much off the top of my head, craig may be able to tell us =
that.=A0</DIV><DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I =
would like to see more community participation in the mailing list. =
Throw up questions, and don't be afraid to ask ... all we ask is that =
you spend 30 seconds googling before shooting an email to the mailing =
list.=A0</DIV><DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The =
IRC channel has been much more active recently. Thats a good thing, i =
like it. Even some old names have popped back in :).</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Games. MorLUG used to have =
a tetrinet server. I can do that again if people would like. Are there =
any other network games people would like to see online?</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Anyone, those are my =
thoughts on the subject, and I really want to hear everyone else's. Just =
remember, we are a community group, if we want meetings every month or =
week it takes the community to make it happen.=A0</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>One thing that I think =
becoming a WVU group did was=A0alienate people that are not=A0affiliated =
with WVU. We had a very large following from the high schools and =
morgantown area before we started having meetings at the university. I'd =
like to assure all those people they have always been and always will be =
welcome.</DIV><DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV> =
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"><DIV>Mike.</DIV><DIV><A =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A></DIV><=
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</DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Feb 6, 2007, at 2:50 PM, Michael Bond =
wrote:</DIV><BR class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE =
type=3D"cite"><DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The =
minutes from last nights meeting are up on the web.=A0</DIV><DIV><A =
href=3D"http://morlug.org/index.php/Feb_06%2C_2007">http://morlug.org/inde=
x.php/Feb_06%2C_2007</A></DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>There were really 2 schools =
of thought at the meeting.=A0</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Andrei was/is very pro =
"getting people in the door" and had some good ideas to that =
extent.=A0</DIV><DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The =
other side of the table is "less formal meetings, and keep morlug =
dynamic"=A0</DIV><DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The=
 only thing that was agreed upon was that being a WVU=A0organization is =
a good thing, since that lends itself to being able to use WVU =
Resources. I was hoping for a greater turn out of people that =
aren't=A0affiliated with WVU ... but that's okay.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>In order to renew our =
student=A0organization status for next year we need several =
things.</DIV><DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>1) =
New advisor (Krovich mentioned that he could take over this =
roll).</DIV><DIV>2) Students for the officer positions. At least one of =
our current officers will be done before the next school year is up so =
can't serve again after this semester.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Please read the minutes and =
discuss what you want to see morlug becoming.=A0</DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN =
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