Re: Meeting Reminder Notice
Russell Shaw <[email protected]> Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:00:07 +1000
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J. Mark Campbell wrote: > Hi All > Tony, you must be pretty fit. All that climbing up and down antenna > towers I'd say. :) > >>Well, actually I find the current location really unfriendly for Public > > Transport. > Geoff, do you mean the venue (Computerbank) or the Pre-meeting location? > > If you mean the Pre-meeting location, I also was thinking that a new > pre-meeting venue might be in order due to the distance from Universal > Pizza now. I think it warrants some investigation of closer venues. > Possibly the pub Bob mentioned. > > If you mean the venue, for the time being at least, it will stay at > Computerbank. > I realise it is a bit out of the way, but it's not too far from Nth > Melbourne Station, or the top end of Victoria St where the tram turns > the corner (about 400 meters from both to Computerbank). > It's informal and has any services that we may require at meetings > available at a very cheap price. > They also have insurance, etc, which MLUG doesn't have. > > Personally, I am loathe to use a lecture hall for the "environment" it > creates. > MLUG was founded to create a more relaxed, social environment where > nobody has to feel they have to put their hand up to ask a question. > (if anyone wants to flame this comment, please use PissnMoan) I liked that old church where the meeting was in one room with nearby tea and coffee gear.