[EdLUG] EdLUG Meetup & Future Plans

Thu Jun 7 13:27:13 UTC 2018

I've asked several times for someone to take over/help with looking after the website with nil response.   There seemed to be an attitude of oh Jan will do it, which is why I adopted the passive aggressive stance of step back and see what happens.   I'm still on the list, a number of members follow me on Twitter and Facebook but in the past year no one has contacted me to either offer to take over the website or to give assistance.
Jan

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-------- Original message --------From: Edinburgh Linux Users Group <edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk> Date: 07/06/2018  1:31 pm  (GMT+00:00) To: Edinburgh Linux Users Group <edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk> Subject: Re: [EdLUG] EdLUG Meetup & Future Plans 
Hi all
As per Shehraz's reminder, tonight's meetup will be focused on future plans and some admin.
Most notably, we're looking to identify a new space in which the EdLUG can convene which has a room with a screen we can plug in to, and that is wheelchair accessible.
If you have any suggestions on this front, it would be most appreciated. If you cannot make it this evening, please do drop the suggestion in this mailing list and we'll take note of it.

Some minor topics I would also like to address concern our online infrastructure, namely
* The website - ownership and maintenance (and potential change in stack)
* The mailing list - it would be time to resolve the ongoing "hidden addresses" issue* Advertising the meetup - what platforms should we commit to using / are sufficient
Finally, suggestions on how to shore up our numbers, and improve attendee retention. The talks will likely be a key part of this, and if we can't source speakers from within our group regularly, we will likely come full circle back to our current position.
As above, if you have any opinions/ideas on any of these topics and cannot attend, please let me know here, or at < dch.tai / gmail >
Thanks
Tai

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On 3 June 2018 at 21:55, Edinburgh Linux Users Group <edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk> wrote:

Hi EdLUG

The next meetup will be taking place on Thursday 7th June at 7.30pm, with the Southsider Pub serving as the venue. There will be no talk this month and instead the meetup will be focused on the future
 of EdLUG.

Despite previously agreeing to persevere with the Southsider Pub, it is unfortunately clear that the venue is no longer suitable. This is due to a number of factors, including an increasing number of pub quizzes
 which can disrupt planned talks and non-exclusivity of the back room. 

The lack of suitable facilities continue to frustrate plans for arranging ongoing talks and the ability discuss technology, etc in a welcoming environment. It is our hope that everyone can attend and please feel
 free to respond to this e-mail with your thoughts. 

All suggestions are welcome and we hope that a solution can be found to help secure the future of EdLUG.

Best Wishes

Shehraz 

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