Last year I put it out there to have a meeting just to get everyone together to keep them going and no one wanted to come along. So it is more of a realisation that unless there are presenters no one will come.
> This wasnt for a meeting, this was for drinks and thats why no one came. For me its less about presentations and more about the networking aspect. > Then why hasnt there been a January, Feburary or March meeting to network? Presentations are a bonus, especially when there are new people wanting to join the group. It seems that the remaining people that come to the meetings are somewhat advanced which I feel is deterring newcomers which is why I want to pull the meetings back and have more general stuff, which is why I am talking to the Microsoft group and other groups. > I havent seen any requests from you this year for presentations. Stuff like a presentation on Vista and SQL2005 and stuff like that which are more information based rather than having technical topics like the FLEX ones, which even made my brain hurt. > I have to agree that the Cairngorm Flex stuff was a bit over the top for CF people, but given all the clever chaps there, I reckon you could easily get volunteers for an intro type session, Im happy to do some. For those who say "I'll only come if I like the topic" well that's not being part of the group really in my view. You come because you want to be part of the group, not because there is a personal gain for you each and every meeting. > Well I normally go either way, but it helps if there is something interesting being discussed. So my drive this year is new members, not existing members. The existing members by the sounds of it based on the feedback already know the importance of the group and should be attending regardless of topics. The important thing is growing the group again and getting new members and pulling back in the old members who haven't attended for a while, in both cfug and mmug. Rest assured I am working on things, but it just doesn't happen by clicking your fingers, but if you all would like Mark to take it over I'll leave that up to him. I know I have offered for him to take more of a part in the running of the group but he didn't really have the time. > I actually cant rest assured; I will rest when there is a UG meeting on a regular day every month. Steve _____ From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Fraser Sent: Thursday, 15 March 2007 8:54 AM To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com Subject: [cfaussie] Re: OT: Melbourne CFUG Ok, I am interested in attending, Im sorry to say it, but I think Steve is not running this effectively and is doing more harm good, while he is a hell of a nice guy and has been doing all the work, it took 6 months last year for the first meeting to be organized and we are 3 ½ months into this year with no news. I think there were only 4 or 5 last year in total, I attended them all they need to me more regular. Now Ive mentioned this previously and then a meeting gets organized, but I think thats not good enough any more and its time to hand it over to someone. And rather than beat around the bush we need to organize this. As the kind folk at NGA have offered their offices, I think it makes sense that someone from there run it. I would like to nominate Mark Mandel to run the usergroup, he also attended every meeting last year and I know that he is both prepared to run it and would do a good job. But before this can happen, Steve really needs to step aside and then anyone else interested could step up also and we can vote if necessary on a new UG Manager. I think Mark also needs to publicly step forward and indicate if he would indeed accept the position if offered. Once again I would like to mention that I have respect for Steve and we all appreciate his efforts over the years, but believe strongly that the time has come for a change. Regards Dale Fraser http://dale.fraser.id.au/blog _____ From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lucas Sent: Thursday, 15 March 2007 8:25 AM To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com Subject: [cfaussie] OT: Melbourne CFUG Hey Folks, i know that there has been a lot of offtopic chatter this week, so in an effort to drag it back on topic, I would love to hear from anyone who is interested in meeting for a Melbourne CFUG. Now I know that there are people that have run this group in the past but it seems to have dried up so I am just really waving a big stick trying to work out if there is interest or if it is really dead and there is no CF in Melbourne. We kinda have a venue that we could use to run a meeting (it will cost us but don't let that put you off just yet) but before we go too far, i don't want to tread on toes... I would love to meet up and chat, shoot the breeze or even talk CF with folks. I will be at WebDU if you are interested i reviving the CFUG in Melbourne ok, that is it for now... I am going to go and program now, on an non-adobe operating system, on a computer not built by adobe, in a tool not built by adobe, in a language that is not CF - so I am really going to go to hell (sorry scott) -- Lucas http://www.thebitbucket.net <BR --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
