Nashua Meeting
Ken D'Ambrosio
kend at xanoptix.com
Wed Feb 23 12:18:00 EST 2005
Okay; 1830 hours (or 6:30 p.m. for the uninitiated). Martha's Exchange;
I'm making reservations for 10, but I imagine we can always fit more if
they show.
Jim Kuzdrall wrote:
> Do any women ever participate in LUG lists? They certainly are
>under-represented. Maybe we should ask Harvard to study the issue.
>
>
As a matter of fact, I have received out-of-band confirmation that a
double-X-chromosome-type person will be in attendance.
> If food (and its ever increasing expense) could be sacrificed,
>Borders Books might have Wednesday night open. They have a stage area
>that performers and lecturers regularly use. It is quiet and free (as
>in beer). They have coffee and snacks. Some of the computer
>aficionados wandering around the store might peek in at Linux.
>
>
This is an interesting thought, but I think that -- for now, at least --
Martha's is where we've been, and what we're familiar with. For those
who are new [a big "Hi" to Mike Medai and James Orman], the way it has
worked in times of yore is that at six-ish precisely, we'd get together
for grub and informal socializing; when done with socializing, etc.,
we'd wander up to the function rooms they have upstairs at Martha's for
a more formal meeting. By "more formal," I mean anything ranging from
just general talking about Linux and showing off latest endeavors, to
actual speakers and their ilk. [We'll probably take a pass on the
upstairs tonight, since
a) I have absolutely zilch planned, and
b) since we get the room (essentially) gratis, we have to ask in
advance... which this isn't. ;-]
In addition to all the above, the truly lucky just might get a glimpse
of Santa at the holiday meeting. Does he keep his N&N list on MySQL or
PostgreSQL? Or Berkeley?!?!
> The upstairs room at Martha's gives more privacy and flexibility for
>presentation, of course. The relative suitability depends on the size
>of the meeting.
>
>
So, I dunno -- I'm not married to Martha's (my wife might object), but I
have no objections to it, either. Are folks interested in changing our
meeting site? I really do think that the ability to set up computers,
etc., makes Martha's function room hard to pass up.
-Ken
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