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Today's Topics:

1. Re: Idea for one of the meetings (Chris)
2. Re: LibreOffice problem (jpff)


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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2015 16:03:26 +0100
From: Chris <cshorler@googlemail.com>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>,
David Smith <David.Smith@imgtec.com>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Idea for one of the meetings
Message-ID: <916AE99C-981B-4CE8-B42D-894EC0B8792B@googlemail.com>
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On 24 April 2015 11:33:21 BST, David Smith <David.Smith@imgtec.com> wrote:
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bristol-bounces@mailman.lug.org.uk [mailto:bristol-
>> bounces@mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Zak Wilcox
>> David Smith wrote:
>> > If you book a meeting room for, say, ?50, then that's not too bad
>> > between 20 people, but if only 2 turn up [...]
>>
>> I suspect structured meetings would be more popular, based on
>anecdotal
>> evidence. Another group I go to has ~4--8 people for the social
>meets but
>> ~30 for more structured talks. The curious could probably click
>around a few
>> technical meetup.com groups to confirm or reject this, since they
>expose
>> RSVP numbers which are reasonably accurate.
>
>They might be more popular, but there'd still need to be more
>"organised" in making sure that a minimum number of people are going to
>come to make it worthwhile.
>
>>
>> meetup.com might be worth considering for marketing too, but they
>start
>> charging over something like 50 on-paper members (even if none of
>them
>> ever turn up to anything).
>
>Well, we already have this list for "marketing", and we could also use
>doodle.com which (I think) doesn't have a limit on the number of
>attendees.
>
>> > I also have a DLP projector + screen if it's of any use.
>>
>> That could mean we can get away with a cheaper room. Some
>PFI-enslaved
>> taxpayer-funded organisations pay per meeting and get charged
>> substantially more for a room with even a whiteboard, which might be
>> indicative of venue providers' pricing more generally.
>
>You might be able to find a pub that's willing to let out an
>otherwise-unused function room for free provided we buy drinks and/or
>food; I'm sure that there are some pubs around me that would do that,
>but it would make travel much more difficult (except for me :) ). The
>one big advantage that the KT has is its accessibility for both short-
>and long-distance travel.
>
>>
>> Amias Channer wrote:
>> > Bristol hackspace at bv studios could be a possible venue, see
>> > http://bristol.hackspace.org.uk
>>
>> It's not very big --- AIUI Dorkbot (the parent organisation)
>typically holds its
>> own meetings at the Watershed instead --- but it's probably
>friendlier to
>> organise with than other options.
>
>Personally, I don't think that the Hackspace would work - If nothing
>else, once we get more than about 10 people, we'd run out of chairs.


Engine Shed (does anyone work there who could find out about facilities / rooms?). It's been plugged in the news several times this year.

Watershed (worth investigating, helped us in the past - and there's a convenient bar + food for after)

Hamilton House (Stokes croft, 10-15 mins from Broadmead - has a bar, food?, they must have rooms - there have been art exhibitions, dance lessons etc)

Still, I think meetup.com, doodle, Facebook etc are all worthwhile, if not essential in this day and age (although people I've talked to who hold large Facebook events tell me never to rely on "Maybe" attendance...)

I wouldn't worry about more than 50 attending. Plan for 10-20. This will be inline with the average for the last year plus some extras. (Not withstanding only 3 attendees on Saturday at different times!)

Chris






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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2015 21:16:04 +0100
From: jpff <jpff@codemist.co.uk>
To: bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk
Cc: bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [bristol] LibreOffice problem
Message-ID: <1152-Sun26Apr2015211604+0100-jpff@codemist.co.uk>

Thanks Neil -- that resolved my issue
st grateful
==John ffitch



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