structured time

[Dennis J. Eberl]

James Simmons wrote:

> > This probably should be discussed in a different thread.  I have some
> > ideas that we should kick around as a group regarding the amount of
> > 'structured' vs. 'unstructured' time that we have at the meetings...
>
> [snip]...
>
> > I was thinking that the meetings need more
> > "unstructured" time for people to actually 'socialize'. We are
> > claiming to be a 'social' club, so a bit more "face time" with each
> > other, rather than just presentations might be a good idea.  I used to
> > be a member of a Magician's group but every meeting brought another
> > travelling magician/lecturer to present to the group and virtually no
> > time was available for the folks to talk to each other.  There were
> > some very experienced magicians in the group that would have been very
> > happy to work with some of the younger folks 1 on 1 to teach/coach them
> > but no time was allotted for that.  I dropped out of the group in
> > disappointment because they claimed that they were a 'social' group
> > when in fact, it was a lecture club.
>
> What ideas do you have here? The orginal idea was to have 3 hours to a
> presentation and then 1 hour to free time. I would also like to see some
> meetings on topics like how to setup a quake session and the lastest games
> for linux :) Possible we coudl arrange a quake game fest. I really could
> use it after my exams at the end of the semester.
>

Hey, this is a MEGA IDEA. This -- plus someone I know in his Blinky
Foobar Costume -- could bring out the local TV stations with their
ENGs a-twinkling. Mucho, muchisimo publicity and new members.

We must do the install fest (perhaps on a fairly regular basis but not
so often people burn out),  but Quake is shake-and-bake instant
publicity!!!

How many can play at once? Say we had three players on a LAN outside
in Delaware Park and the same number playing over the Internet? The
guy who lives across the street does sales for one of the radio stations. I
bet I could talk him into bringing his truck -- read, 120 VAC on wheels
-- to do a remote. The wireless resellers could provide us with a high
speed microwave link to the Web! Alt could cover it. Computers for
Children could get some well-deserved publicity, etc. Win, Win, Win, etc.

Man, this one's got my juices flowing!

Dennis