[SGVLUG] January meeting discussion.

[Jess Bermudes]

The Alhambra Public Library looks like a good option (check the spreadsheet
for my report) except that they require a week's notice, so it's too late
to reserve for our January meeting.


On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 2:38 PM, RG Wilcox <e320r837i4031j316 at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have a good possibility, but I won't know until my Friday night group.
> I'll let you know later tonight. It's a church and I'm a member there.
>
> On the web:
>
> http://www.mbcla.org/
>
> Location is either Woodward and 1st, or Woodward and Garfield in Alhambra.
> We have 2 places where we meet. One for Mandarin, and the other one for
> Cantonese and English.
>
> I'll let you know later tonight what I hear OK,
> Rob Wilcox
>
>
> Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> We have postponed our speaker for January.  We hope that she will be able
> to speak in March.
>
> While we have done a lot of legwork in investigating various meeting
> venues, the fact is that we still don't have one.   There is a big question
> mark regarding the January meeting.   I am reluctant to look for meeting
> venues that require a rental fee, if we don't even know what the turnout
> will be.  Perhaps it might be better to cancel the general meeting and just
> meet up for dinner around 7:30pm.  Thoughts?  Agreement?  RSVPs?
>
>
> I have made a Google spreadsheet listing the various venues we have
> investigated.  Some of them require status reports by various people.  It
> is editable by anyone who has the links.
>
> http://bit.ly/1lFEEju
>
> Please help us look for a meeting place. Basically, if you have an "in"
> with any organization that has a possible meeting venue, please talk to
> them.  I have thought of asking churches, but I'd prefer someone who was
> already a member of the church do this.   Basically, we are looking for a
> meeting room on the 2nd Thursday of the month, between 7 and 9pm.  We
> prefer to stick to the Pasadena area.  If we have to move further afield,
> think about it in terms of distance from Caltech.
>
> We expect anywhere between 10 and 30 people.  The format of the meeting is
> presentations with Q&A.  It is nice to have wifi, but not completely
> necessary.  We do need seating, electrical outlets, and some kind of
> display, whether it's a blank wall, a screen, or a television.  We do not
> charge membership fees or registration fees; however, if we have to pay
> venue rental fees, we will definitely pass around a hat to collect the
> funds.  Or we may go through Eventbrite.  It is not sustainable for a few
> people to have to foot the bill for the meetings.
>
>
> Please look over the spreadsheet,  add your own suggestions and notes, and
> discuss it on the mailing list.  Right now, we are trying to keep our
> meeting time as the 2nd Thursday, 7-9pm.  We could open more options if we
> switched to other dates, but it may cause scheduling issues with our
> regular attendees.
>
>
> Lan
>
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