Re: Meeting Reminder Notice

Russell Shaw <[email protected]> Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:00:07 +1000
Newsgroups gmane.org.user-groups.mlug.main
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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.