Re: Last meeting of the year

On 11/20/05, Andrew Laird <[email protected]> wrote:
> Traditionally the last meeting of the year has involved food (pizza) and
> (soft) drinks. It has usually been a hands-on session as well where
> people are encouraged to bring along a PC and we can assist them to
> install or configure Linux. To ensure that we can get all this covered
> we usually commence the meeting half-an-hour earlier, at 6:30pm instead
> of 7:00pm.
>
> First step is to ensure that we have access to the venue (Computerbank)
> for the evening. We need someone who can pick up the key for the venue
> prior to 5pm from Computerbank. As we will most likely be requiring
> internet access on the night, this will need to be arranged with them as
> well. (There is an extra charge.)
>

I already have a key, and will be there at 4:30 to pay them etc. so
that is covered, and I guess we can talk about access when I get there
too, unless a member of the list goes there regularly and would like
to talk with them about it?

> Second step is to ensure that we have food and drink on the evening. I
> will need a volunteer to pick up pizza and drinks from a suitably cheap
> location and bring them back to Computerbank. Preferably that person can
> pay for the food and drink in advance and then be reimbursed, although
> we can do it the other way if we have to. (Just have to wait longer for
> the food to arrive.)
>
> The MLUG meeting fund has about $50 in it, so I suggest that we will
> need to bring a bit more money along than normal, say $3-$5 depending on
> what you can afford.

Normal gold coin will be fine - there is some money in the MLUG bank
account I hold- so we can put upto another $50 in there, so we will be
more than cruising.
>
> I am back on an 'unlimited' plan with Optus Cable, and am happy to
> download whatever distro people want on the evening. I can burn it on CD
> or DVD as required. I will be providing the usual suspects but if you do
> want something let me know in advance, either by emailing me direct or
> by responding to this email. $1 per CD or $5 per DVD will cover my
> costs. I still have a bunch of older official Ubuntu CDs for free.
>
> If you have a particular issue you would like to see addressed, it is
> helpful to let us know in advance so that appropriate research can be
> done before the night.
>
> I will be resigning as meeting co-ordinator following this meeting as I
> simply no longer have the time to put into it that is needed to do a
> good job. As the next meeting is in January that will give us two months
> to find a replacement co-ordinator.

Thanks for the great work you have put in over your time as meeting
co-ordinator Andrew. If anyone is interested in taking up the post of
meeting co-ordinator, please email me asap at [email protected].

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