Re: [PLUG] PLUG West

Yes,it is the Greentree Building. As Suite 307 has a “McKinley and Associates” I'm guessing the start up you worked at has moved. And yes, it's a great location for a meeting. The park is outside and it does have a pavilion and picnic tables for nice weather meetings (it would be a great location for the geeknic – I have an annual Sanchez / Profile / GT.M / YottaDB reunion picnic there).

If there is consensus in the group about location and meeting days, I can talk to the landlady about using the lobby, and I'm sure we can work out hosting for days when I cannot.

Regards

– Bhaskar

On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 8:26 PM Fred Stluka via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:

Bhaskar,

You're in the Greentree building? I used to work there! Was in
suite 307 for a year or two, working for a startup. Still run by
Kim and Connie?

That's a great location. Walk from train station. 92 bus goes
right down King Street. Lots of parking since it was a grade
school once (plus picnic table under a pavilion roof, plus we
played a lot of Frisbee on the grass fields). Walk to a couple of
different pubs for the after-party. (Also only 3 miles from my
house.) I like it!!!

If we settle on a day other than Monday, I may be able to host
sometimes. If you'd be willing to have someone other than a
YottaDB employee do that.

--Fred
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On 2/6/20 12:48 PM, K.S. Bhaskar via plug wrote:
> I can probably work it out with our landlady to host PLUG West
> meetings in the lobby (there is a projection TV, Wifi and comfortable
> seating, but not table) of our office building, 40 Lloyd Ave, Malvern.
> However, as I was recently elected to the Tredyffrin Board of
> Supervisors, and am the liaison to the Library Board, meeting dates
> will need to be other than those at
> https://www.tredyffrin.org/boards/board-of-supervisors and
> https://www.tredyffrin.org/boards/libraries-board
>
> Also, from time to time, other meetings may come up that I need to
> attend and I may or may not be able to find someone from YottaDB to
> host in my absence.
>
> If this is of interest, please speak up and I'll pursue it. Thanks.
>
> Regards
> – Bhaskar
>
> On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 12:31 PM Rich Freeman via plug
> <plug@lists.phillylinux.org <mailto:plug@lists.phillylinux.org>> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 11:12 AM Fred Stluka via plug
> <plug@lists.phillylinux.org <mailto:plug@lists.phillylinux.org>>
> wrote:
> >
> > +1 for a different day, ideally *Thursday* (to avoid North Tue,
> > Central Wed, and Monday holidays).
>
> I think mixing up nights makes sense just because some people have
> standing commitments. However, there is nothing wrong with having one
> venue the 2nd Tues and another the 3rd Tues. It just becomes an issue
> for anybody with Tues bowling night or whatever.
>
> > I think a 4th venue is probably a stretch. The existing 3 are
> > justified by distance. Adding a nearby 4th might just stretch the
> > speakers even thinner. But, if the numbers justify it, go for it!
>
> Well, if we wanted more we'd probably want to continue to space it out
> - like something further south/east.
>
> I think most speakers end up covering multiple venues anyway. I know
> that when I've given talks in 1-2 places it wouldn't have been a big
> deal to add a 3rd. Now, if the geographic spread gets big enough that
> will only go so far. If we had one in West Chester and another in
> Trenton I could see how speakers at one might struggle to make it to
> the other. I know I don't tend to do all my talks at Central for this
> reason.
>
> > UnPLUG is an interesting idea. Especially if we meet at a more
> > social site, like a local restaurant or bar. I suggest a fixed site
> > though. Hitting a different place each month may be too
> > complex, and lose us some attendees. Or maybe the variety will
> > add appeal. Who knows?
>
> So, some pros/cons:
>
> Static Location:
> 1. Easy to schedule for all. You just arrange something with the
> venue and everybody puts it on their calendar and there is no further
> admin overhead.
> 2. You can pick a location that is fairly optimized, and chances are
> the venue will give accommodations (back room, projectors, etc). You
> probably won't get as much of that for a one-time thing.
> 3. You get to know the place - does it have good WiFi, does their
> projector use HDMI, etc.
>
> Varied Location:
> 1. Variety is the spice of life and all that.
> 2. Location could move around the city which might draw different
> crowds or encourage some mixing. On a Sat I think more people will be
> willing to go further but if the static location were always 50miles
> away that could be an issue.
> 3. Requires more logistics. Every month somebody has to pick a
> place, announce, book, etc.
> 4. If you want to do more than show up and eat/etc then you may need
> to haul your own gear because you never know what you'll find there.
> 5. Could involve more than just eating. You could have it at a maker
> space or near a museum or whatever which makes it part food and part
> fun.
>
> Either way such a thing would really need a "host" of sorts just to
> administer it, and obviously a static location will be easier to
> administer. It probably should be up to whoever goes to the trouble
> to organize it.
>
> If it were purely social though that cuts down on the logistics. Just
> pick a place and reserve a table (or not if it is off-hours). No need
> for talks/projectors/whatevers.
>
> --
> Rich
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