[SGVLUG] What kind of talks do you want to hear?

[Christopher Smith]

Emerson, Tom wrote:
>> -----Original Message----- Of Dustin Laurence
>> [...]  Some of us might know that ESR (Eric Scott Raymond)
>> has been flogging a couple of controversial ideas lately
> [...]
>> I thought of this because ESR turned out to be at WorldCon 
>> and I heard him speak--er, opine for an hour anyway. :-)  I 
>> asked about a talk but we'd have to fly him down, which 
>> doesn't seem likely on our (non-)budget.
> 
> Did he state this specifically, or was this more of a "feeling" you had?
> If so, what is the approx. cost for such?  With advance word, we could
> charge at the door [figured in such a way that a "full" audience would
> exactly cover it, and basically shut the door on latecomers (who would
> have to stand in the hall/aisles anyway)] or "pass the hat" each month
> until we've reached the magic figure... [this has been done before, but
> not specifically for a speaker, but rather for "rental" of the projector
> at a previous venue]

Last I checked ESR's policy was to speak to LUG's for free, but of 
course his ability to make such presentations is effected by the 
expected size of the turn out and his schedule.

--Chris