[nflug] Meeting on October 20

Franklin Kumro Jr fkumro at gmail.com
Fri Oct 5 13:52:14 EDT 2007


downtown buffalo would be better for me as the last meetings that were
held downtown I actually attended :)

On 10/5/07, Richard Hubbard <hubbardr at adelphia.net> wrote:
> There will be an NFLUG meeting on October 20, 2007.  Location is at ITT
> Technical Institute, 2295 Millersport Hwy Getzville NY 14068. Go in the
> "Student Entrance" Turn Right, and it is in Lab 7.
>
>
> There is no topic yet for this meeting.  Last time Mark had an excellent
> presentation on Home automation.
>
> There were some points brought up that may be of interest.
>
> The first is that we initially held the meetings at 1:30 because ITT
> classes got out at 1:00.  Now ITT classes are finishing at 12:30 or
> earlier, and we can probably hold the meeting at 1:00 pm or earlier.  So
> the first question, would 1:00 pm be a better time?
>
> Second (and Mark can fill in more details here) there is an idea in
> affiliating the NFLUG with InfoTech Niagara.  This will potentially do a
> couple of things.  First is boost membership, as people dealing with
> Linux will learn about the LUG.  Plus, Some ITN members will be inclined
> to look at membership in a more career enhancing manner. More
> membership, especially from the professional world can get better
> meetings, more varied presentations, better networking opportunities for
> those people looking to break into the industry (students, pay attention!)
>
> Now the bad news, we will probably need to set up some kind of dues
> schedule, at least for those attending meetings. No, this won't be
> excessive, and there should be things like student memberships, etc.
> That said, there are good things that can come from that, too. Does
> anyone have any comments on this ..
> (Note, if you've never attended a meeting, and never have any plans on
> attending a meeting, because you live in Kansas or something, please
> don't flame the list.  Since it won't affect you one way or another,
> there is nothing to be gained except a reputation as an Internet Tough Guy)
>
> Mark was also mentioning holding meetings at his new digs.  Would
> downtown Buffalo be more convenient for people? ITT has been good to us,
> but some people have expressed problems with getting there, especially
> on public transportation.  We won't do this move without plenty of
> warning, and of course, if Mark has changed his mind, that will be
> another issue...:-)
>
> As always, if there is anyone with something new and cool to show,
> please let me know, and we'll revolve the meeting around you.
>
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