Re: A proposal for a new venue for meetings

I've only been to one meeting, but when I did go the fireside was a bit crowded.  More space sounds like a plus.


-----Original Message-----
From: Richard <[email protected]>
Sent: Jan 10, 2005 10:07 AM
To: "PDXLUG, a Portland Linux user group" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [PDXLUG] A proposal for a new venue for meetings

Yes, the new meeting place sounds much better than the Fireside.


On 1/9/05 6:21 PM, Matt King wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> First off, as Robby posted earlier, it's PDXLUG's two year anniversary
> this month.  It seems so long ago that this started; in fact I was
> trying to remember when exactly it did start, and I couldn't pinpoint
> the exact date.  I didn't think to just look at the very first post to
> the mailing list. :-)  For those of you who don't know me, I am the
> person who came started PDXLUG, with the help of  Robby Russell, a
> fellow linux/open source advocate.
> 
> I haven't been able to attend meetings lately because I have been very
> busy building a new company.  The new business is called Portland
> Internet Company, and is run by me and my business partner, Justin.  We
> provide web development services, focused on standards compliance and
> open source technology.  We are the only two at the moment, but we are
> completely satisfied keeping in that way for a long time.
> 
> We just moved into a new space near Fireside Coffee Lodge, the usual
> meeting place for PDXLUG.  It's a nondescript building off of Milwaukie
> Ave, called the Lafayette Building.  We lease office space and share
> the building with other companies who are mostly involved in the
> creative industry (film editing, video production, etc).
> 
> We have recently been having many gatherings, mostly for personal use,
> utilizing our office space.  After all these successful gatherings I
> thought, "wouldn't it be fun to have the PDXLUG meetings here?"
> 
> The original reason I wanted to start PDXLUG was to have a mailing list
> with a less flame-war and more on-topic discussion.  Later, when
> monthly meetings were proposed, I envisioned them being more of a
> social gathering, and less of an audience/speaker dynamic.  Our office
> is an ideal place to hold meetings that are more of a fun get-together,
> is more private than a coffee shop, and with way cooler amenities,
> including:
> 
> -  Wireless/Wired high-speed Internet access (of course)
> -  110" movie screen with 1024x768 projector (yes, you can hook your
> system up to it if you want) for movies/games/presentations/surfing
> -  Sound system and music (from either our music library or from yours)
> -  Much better parking; the office is in a residential neighborhood
> with plenty of on-street parking
> -  A place to hook up your computer, should you want to bring it in to
> get help with a problem, complete with monitor (or projector), keyboard
> and mouse
> 
> I would be willing to provide some refreshments and snacks, and if
> anyone wants to bring something they would be more than welcome.  Also
> available is a coffee maker and an espresso machine, for those who
> would miss the caffeine at the meetings, and the best part is, it's
> free.  We have libations for people who want a little pick me up,
> complete with a 50s style mini-bar.
> 
> PDXLUG meetings are a great way to meet new people, have fun, and geek
> out without feeling weird for bringing your laptop to a party.  I think
> having meetings at our office would further encourage those things and
> might be even more exciting than the meetings at Fireside.
> 
> I want to know from anyone who cares to reply, would you want to move
> the next meeting, or the meeting after, to this new venue?  Or do you
> want to stick with Fireside?
> 
> --
> Matt King
> Portland Internet Company
> http://www.portlandinternetco.com
> 
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Cheers to you,
Richard

-- Illegitimi non Carborundum!





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