This is all, unfortunately, very similar to a lengthy discussion that occurred a little while ago. There was much discussion (and arguing) over where. Downtown was considered to be the central location even though it might not have been the most central spot to everyone at that time.
The offer to move to Peak 10 was announced by William on Feb 8, 2010: *Offer from Peak10 to host JaxLUG meetings* > ------------------------------ > *William L. Thomson Jr. <[email protected]>**Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at > 4:05 PM* > To: Jax-LUG <[email protected]> > I just received an offer from Peak10 to host the JaxLUG meetings in > their newly renovated customer lounge and conference rooms. > > I have long wanted to have our meetings there. We are a tech group, and > Linux is most popular on servers. Therefore having a data center host > our meetings would be very ideal. Might help to create some of the > technology synergy and spark in the area. Could be a good thing for the > LUG. > > Also we can retain the current format of food/refreshments before > meeting. Or we can look to restore our previous format and the LUSH, > Linux Users Social Hour. Since Peak10 is just down the road from Dave > and Busters. > > Anyway just wanted to put that out there. This thread is for discussion > on that. I am going to preempt things a bit, and make another post as a > vote to move the meeting location to Peak10. > > There is no negative motivating factor behind this. Though some have > mentioned the current venue being downtown is a bit far, hard to attend. > It has been a ideal location for over a year. The move would not be > because that venue did not meet our needs for any reason. Just a change, > and hopefully for the better, not worse :) > > -- > William L. Thomson Jr. > Obsidian-Studios, Inc. > http://www.obsidian-studios.com A followup vote actually initiated the move. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22792/JaxLUG-P10move-vote.png While I was never able to attend a meeting downtown at the AT&T building (tried once, got lost and gave up with it being a slightly imposing location), I understand that the Peak 10 location was to be much easier to gain access to and was supposed to lower the barrier for entry to the meetings. (that and the neat location). Peak 10's newly designed (at the time) conference room was also a good fit size wise (also at the time). Chad, thank you for taking the initiative to seek out an alternative location. We do need to have a healthy conversation about meeting locations and we need options to consider. I am wondering where the input is from the people who live on the north side and at the beaches. If I recall correctly, there was several people who lived out that area who were attending and appreciated it moving to Southpoint, which is an area considered to be the epicenter of much of the business in Jacksonville. It is also worthy to note that there are several lurkers on the list who live in St. Augustine and even perhaps Orlando (though LEAP-CF is in Orlando) so a Orange Park location might open the doors to them. This is likely a conversation that needs to be had at an upcoming meeting. TL;DR: We moved from AT&T downtown for a reason (with almost no protest), and I think we need to ensure that we think it out before we move again. Having the meeting on the south-tail-end of Jacksonville might alieniate some people who live in north Jax or at the beaches. Michael Potts (904) 638-2914 On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 9:29 PM, Bryan Price <[email protected]> wrote: > Another Orange Park resident here. > > Besides which, 17 is now three lanes all the way there, the bridge that > narrowed everything down to two lanes, and then went back to three has been > expanded. Finally. Although I've seen rush hour traffic last through 7. > **cough**Blanding**cough**. Coming from Columbus, OH (and having worked > downtown there for a few years), I've never seen anything like Blanding. > There are roads that are always busy, like I-71, but that's bad at 3AM, let > alone 6PM. And you are still moving. Not at 65, but probably 55. If it's > 45MPH, there's been an accident somewhere. > > My wife moved here when 17 was only two lanes wide... > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 6:13 PM, Chad Bailey <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > I would actually disagree with that. Living in Orange Park, I'm pretty > > familiar with the traffic patterns. Traffic is definitely a nightmare > > from around 4:30-5:30, maybe 6ish but at 6:30 it's pretty much gone. > > Blanding is the one with horrible traffic, but most routes to the > > building do not take you on Blanding. > > > > I did forget to mention another very attractive pro to meeting here is > > that there is absolutely positively no chance of "double booking" > > occurring. The building has 4 large conference rooms with projectors, > > 1 small conference room with a projector (about the same size as > > Peak10), and several smaller conference rooms. Between all of this, > > it's unusual that even half of these conference rooms are occupied and > > even less likely after 5pm (meetings and training are scheduled > > between 1 and 5pm). > > > > The building does have some pretty impressive networking equipment, > > but a tour of the equipment would be unlikely until a relationship is > > established between the LUG and upper management there. Even then, > > AT&T has certain policies that can not be broken, so it may be against > > some security/proprietary information policy to do tours. I don't know > > that this is the case, but just saying don't get your hopes up but it > > may be a possibility after a few meetings. > > > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Inkrypto <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I live in riverside and although not that far, traffic down 17 at 6:30 > is > > a nightmare. > > > > > > On Jul 22, 2011, at 12:51 PM, Chad Bailey <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > >> Hey guys, I have worked with upper management here and secured the > > >> ability to meet here at this building. I'm still going to look into > > >> other building choices, but this is what I've accomplished so far. > > >> > > >> The building I'm referring to might be far for members. It's in > > >> Flemming island (Orange Park). I'm unsure where members live and what > > >> their travel is like to our current location, so let me know. > > >> > > >> In the event this particular building is of interest, here are the > > details. > > >> > > >> Address: > > >> 2000 Town Center Blvd > > >> Orange Park, FL 32003 > > >> > > >> Pros: > > >> Totally free for us, free parking included. AT&T has been known to > > >> financially sponsor some special interest groups, so with some effort > > >> may be able to secure them as a food/etc sponsor. > > >> Building houses internet technical support, employees may take > > >> interest in the group increasing attendance and exposure > > >> Large conference room, number of attendees only limited by number of > > >> chairs. Roughly 20 as is, could easily fit more as necessary would > > >> probably need to steal chairs from other common areas. > > >> Open Wifi for members to use > > >> Large break room near by > > >> Conference calling ability > > >> Battery and generater backed up facility, no risk of loss of power > > >> Numerous places to socialize nearby, Mellow Mushroom, Chicago Pizza, > > >> and Chili's to name a few. > > >> > > >> Cons: > > >> Distance > > >> Secured location, will have to sign in and get visitor badge > > >> > > >> Stipulations: (some subject to change as familiarity with group > > increases) > > >> Must sign in and wear visitor badge at all times > > >> Can only use the large conference room and restroom areas > > >> Can not park in reserved parking spaces > > >> Prefer I'm in attendance, at least for first meeting. > > >> > > >> Please reply to this posting to tell me what you think. Please be > > >> polite as I did have to put a little effort into securing this for you > > >> guys. I suspect the distance may be an issue, but never know until you > > >> check. Otherwise, I think this meets all of the current needs of the > > >> group. > > >> > > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 > > >> RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > > >> Unsubscribe [email protected] > > >> > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Archive http://marc.info/?l=jaxlug-list&r=1&w=2 > > RSS Feed http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > > Unsubscribe [email protected] > > > > > > > -- > What do you know for sure…anyway? -- Sheldon Kopp >
