I personally feel that the best option, if possible, would be to rope PSU into this as previously suggested.
Building community and educating is PSU's as well as PLUG's mission. That would surely grease up the wheels not only with the access issue, but also bringing new presenters and audience to PLUG talks. I bet that PSU does some pretty interesting Linux stuff under the hood. Tomas On Mon, Sep 23, 2019, 11:58 Nat Taylor <biob...@gmail.com> wrote: > How about https://pdxhackerspace.org/calendar.html as a venue. Have no > idea what their availability is but the calendar says tuesdays are open. > Never been there either. But it looks up the same alley. > > On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 2:07 PM Denis Heidtmann <denis.heidtm...@gmail.com > > > wrote: > > > FWIIW, PSU has done the same thing with the doors in SB1, even though > there > > is a business operating in that building. I once had to let in one of > > their customers. > > -Denis > > > > On Sat, Sep 21, 2019 at 7:17 PM Russell Senior < > russ...@personaltelco.net> > > wrote: > > > > > I am a fan of Portland State as a venue. Firstly, we've been there > > forever, > > > b) their mission includes engaging with the community (not least > because > > > it's a service to their students); and iii) it's got a good central > > > location with good transportation options. I suggest we picket the PSU > > > administration building; second I suggest we investigate whether a room > > in > > > a different building might work. I recall we were in Smith for quite a > > > while before moving to the Engineering building. > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 21, 2019 at 4:27 PM Vince Winter < > vince.win...@freegeek.org> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hey, > > > > > > > > I can try to convince free geek to host on Sundays during the day > > > 11am-5pm > > > > area? They maybe open to that. > > > > > > > > Have you tried reaching out to the campus security to see if they > would > > > be > > > > open to having someone help with door between 645 to 715? > > > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 4:53 PM Michael Dexter <dex...@pdxlinux.org> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > > > > > Thank you everyone who pointed out a few odd elements about the > last > > > > > meeting, none of which were the fact that I was not there. > > > > > > > > > > 1. The room change was temporary. Whew! > > > > > > > > > > 2. Thanks to the homeless abusing PSU resources, the engineering > > > > > building will be locking its doors at 5:30PM starting next month. > > > > > > > > > > This is sounds minor but the "answer" is to have someone at the > door > > > who > > > > > can identify PLUG attendees (not necessarily easy) and not allow in > > > > > anyone who should not enter (also not easy). This door guard would > > also > > > > > ideally hang around for 15 or so minutes to accommodate late > > arrivals. > > > > > > > > > > I personally do not want PLUG members to be in the campus security > > > > > business given that it could incur liability should they fail to > > comply > > > > > with the school's security policies they are expected to enforce. > > > > > > > > > > PLUG has been at PSU for over 20 years and venues of this quality > do > > > not > > > > > come easily. > > > > > > > > > > Please share your ideas on how we can work around this new > > restriction! > > > > > > > > > > Please also share your ideas on venues should a solution not > present > > > > > itself. The ideal venue, like PSU: > > > > > > > > > > * Is central with good public transportation access > > > > > * Is free of charge > > > > > * Is not dependent on a staff attendant unless they are guaranteed > to > > > be > > > > > there for other reasons > > > > > * Has good lighting > > > > > * Has a good projector > > > > > * Has affordable, safe parking for those who cannot take public > > > > > transportation > > > > > * Has good WiFI and optional Ethernet Internet access > > > > > * Has good food options on site or nearby > > > > > > > > > > Free Geek is a highly-sympathetic venue but does not meet all of > > these > > > > > criteria. > > > > > > > > > > I will take a look at Calagator to see what other venues are > popular. > > > > > > > > > > Hopefully this issue will resolve itself quickly. > > > > > > > > > > All the best, > > > > > > > > > > Michael Dexter > > > > > PLUG Volunteer > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > PLUG mailing list > > > > > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > > > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > PLUG mailing list > > > > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PLUG mailing list > > > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
