[EdLUG] In search of a new venue still

Mon Jan 14 15:55:40 UTC 2019

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Tai Kedzierski
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On Mon, 14 Jan 2019 at 15:52, Tai Kedzierski <dch.tai at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all
>
> Thanks for the extra suggestions, and reviews
>
> * BrewDog Garage - if anyone foot-commutes via that way or will be there
> this week, could you pop in and have a look and mail in your discoveries
> please? I might not be able to get to it before the week-end otherwise
> * Akva - same thing.
>
> The two are close by so if nobody does either of these by this week-end
> I'll see if I can give it a go
>
> * Waitrose in Comely Bank - I'd fear that is a bit out of the way. I know
> someone out that way and the buses aren't the most frequent...
>
> Shehraz and I went to The Royal Dick at Summerhall last Thursday, it's
> accessible (side entrance) and has a private room. I'm still waiting on the
> price from them, which they've tentatively indicated as being a "£50
> deposit for food bookings of 10+ people," the person on the phone did not
> have the lee way to answer to the full details of what I was asking so I've
> directed them to a mail I sent last week for extra info. I'm hoping that if
> we became a confirmed monthly thing, they might cut us a nice deal, if
> prices are involved at all
>
> As far as the room goes, in principle it should work ; the only caveat is
> that the room has a large dining table in it. Ideal for placing a projector
> and putting computers on, and everybody's round the same table; though it
> does mean the experience could feel like a cabinet meeting...
>
>
>
>
> Finally, the day. I take on board Thomas's remark about other relevant
> meetup on the same day-pattern ; Kris also attends an alternative meetup
> (ethical hacking?) that happens on the same evening. This is a quick poll
> to figure out what might suit best as alternatives - if you vote for
> "something else", please make a suggestion in the comments of the poll.
>
> https://framadate.org/5JnBnivPjPpIA68k ; please respond there.
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Tai
>
> ===
> Tai Kedzierski
> Linux Operations and Deployments Engineer
>
> RHCSA # 170-060-834
> <https://www.redhat.com/rhtapps/services/verify?certId=170-060-834>
>
>
>
>
> I use LibreOffice <https://www.libreoffice.org/> , a free,
> Freedom-respecting replacement for MS Office
>
> *Open Source Free Software is a matter of liberty, not price.*
> https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software
>
>
>
> On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 at 16:51, Edinburgh Linux Users Group <
> edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> I certainly wouldn't restrict the possible venues to pubs; I don't think
>> many pubs will have good spaces for talks, and as Mark mentioned, it can
>> feel awkward going to a pub if you don't want to drink. Moving on to a pub
>> afterwards, or mixing pub-based social meetups with talk meetups seem like
>> better ideas.
>>
>> I was at a (very small) meetup in Akva recently - they had reserved a
>> table in a quiet-ish corner, which I imagine didn't cost anything. It was
>> comfortable, and the atmosphere made it easier to order a tea or coffee if
>> you didn't want alcohol. A nice place for a social meeting, but the area we
>> were in wouldn't work for a presentation. I haven't seen the upstairs space.
>>
>> Waitrose in Comely Bank has a 'community room' which is free for 'charity
>> events or regular community get togethers'. I don't know if there's any
>> projector or screen, though, and it might be a bit out of the way (20-30
>> minutes walk from the city centre).
>>
>> The first Thursday of the month is the same schedule as PyData Edinburgh,
>> which I also often want to go to, so I'd personally prefer a different day.
>> But looking at https://opentechcalendar.co.uk/area/62-edinburgh/calendar?
>> most weekdays already seem to have some kind of event, so it's probably not
>> feasible to avoid conflicts.
>>
>> Thomas
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 10, 2019, at 4:14 PM, Edinburgh Linux Users Group wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I checked the asking price to get the Codebase room. For the evening,
>> it's approximately £230 incl AV suite. £215 without. Needless to say, this
>> is not a viable option.
>>
>> I intend to meet up with Shehraz this evening, the two places I wanted to
>> have a look into are Spoon, the cafe on Nicolson street which has a large
>> space and might be amenable to a bunch of people talking and presenting on
>> a quieter night ; and the Royal Dick at Summerhall which has a few rooms,
>> any one of which we could potentially try to reserve for an hour and a
>> half... enquiry to be made.
>>
>>
>> @Mark thanks for the vote of support and suggestions ; from my last visit
>> to Hacklab, their space is near entirely devoted to projects in various
>> stages so I doubt having more than 3-4 people in a room there would work !
>> I presume TechCube might look like similar prices as to Codebase ...?
>>
>> The receptionist at Codebase suggested looking into Aqva by
>> Fountainbridge, apparently they have an upstairs space that could be
>> suitable and there's already a meetup or two that convene there she
>> believed.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Tai
>>
>>
>> ===
>> Tai Kedzierski
>> Linux Operations and Deployments Engineer
>>
>> RHCSA # 170-060-834
>> <https://www.redhat.com/rhtapps/services/verify?certId=170-060-834>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I use LibreOffice <https://www.libreoffice.org/> , a free,
>> Freedom-respecting replacement for MS Office
>>
>> *Open Source Free Software is a matter of liberty, not price.*
>> https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 8 Jan 2019 at 23:37, Edinburgh Linux Users Group <
>> edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Just a recap on the state of things.
>>
>> Happy new 'ears !
>>
>>
>> Last week's meetup was... not as comfortable as I'd hoped, owing to it
>> being a football night, AND the quiz was not put off in the slightest.
>>
>> It remains that we cannot hope to continue to convene there and enjoy the
>> benefits we used to; the staff are quite ready to make it known that we are
>> secondary and even tertiary to their preferred activities.
>>
>> The search for an alternative thus continues.
>>
>>
>>
>> +++ Venus on a Thursday
>>
>> It was suggested that we continue to search for a new venue ourselves in
>> person throughout the Thursdays of this month, rather than cause the
>> monthly meetup to hop around month-to month.
>>
>> This week Shehraz and I will be meeting to try and find another place
>> with the right atmosphere on a Thursday evening which also would have
>> accessibility options and presentation space.
>>
>> We're also still following up on Edinburgh Uni / Teviot, and Codebase as
>> options.
>>
>>
>>
>> +++ Type of venue
>>
>> While brainstorming last week we also thought about reading up on
>> alternatives such as libraries (if any stay open to run evening
>> events/programmes) and local community centres.
>>
>> This brings a question back - do we really need the venue to be a pub? A
>> few raised hands when we discussed this in person last year indicated that
>> there was a preference for this, but I'd like to suggest we reconsider that
>> with regards to aligning our activities with talks... we can always move on
>> to a nearby pub afterwards.
>>
>> From Codebase notably, there's the Blue Blazer and The Chanter close by.
>>
>>
>>
>> +++ Day of meetup
>>
>> Finally, we might benefit from re-considering what evenings we want to
>> convene altogether.
>>
>> We tried to move the evening at the Southsider but it turned out they had
>> events on every evening which put a stop to that. A change in venue might
>> also be well served by a change of evening. First/Second/Third/Fourth
>> Mon/Wed/Tues/Thu of the month?
>>
>>
>> +++
>>
>> I'll have to gather all these thoughts into polls, but there's the lay of
>> the land on this front.
>>
>> We still have Ross scheduled to talk in March, so let's hope we'll have
>> found our new home by then..!
>>
>> Tai
>>
>>
>>
>> ===
>> Tai Kedzierski
>> Linux Operations and Deployments Engineer
>>
>> RHCSA # 170-060-834
>> <https://www.redhat.com/rhtapps/services/verify?certId=170-060-834>
>>
>>
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