On 05-Feb-07 Laurie Brown wrote:
samwise wrote:
Hi,
With 2007 now upon us - a new year, new start etc., I've been thinking about starting up an Ipswich Linux User Group.
The more I think about this, the less I think it's a good idea. I don't believe there are enough of us in either Suffolk OR Norfolk to justify either county going it alone. The benefits from pooling resources are too great to throw away.
Not forgetting Cambridgeshire (not that it changes the argument, indeed it tends to reinforce it).
That said, I'm looking forward to a meet in Ipswich.
Or Ely or Kings Lynn or ...
Cheers, Laurie.
I think the earlier suggestion of maintaining the presence of "local groups" of ALUG on the website is the positive response to this issue. Those of us who can identify near neighbours (i.e. within 20 miles or so) through the mists can then get in touch with each other if they'd like to get together out of the chill.
At present, the access to details of "local groups" is at
http://www.alug.org.uk/venues/
where you can find the name and email for the "Contact" at each of our 8 metropolises, but not about who else may be within range.
I think it would be useful, and tend to encourage local get-togthers, if there was provision for a "local members" link on each of these locality pages, which people who were open to being contacted by any of each other on the lines of "How about meeting up at ... on ... ?" could refer to to get in touch with each other. Being entered on a "local denizens" list wold of course be voluntary.
Coments? Ted.
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