Re: [PLUG] . Alternate Venue Offer

2019-09-24 Thread Jim Karlock
Although I am not a regular attendee, I would like a place with easy parking. Preferably not in downtown. Thanks JK At 07:23 PM 9/24/2019, Mike C. wrote: What do folks think about moving the meeting around between venues in different parts of the PDX metro area? I realize this would

Re: [PLUG] . Alternate Venue Offer

2019-09-24 Thread Mike C.
What do folks think about moving the meeting around between venues in different parts of the PDX metro area? I realize this would complicate logistics and increase administrative burden. But it would also give people a chance who live in other parts of the PDX metro area to participate more and

Re: [PLUG] Alternate Venue Offer

2019-09-24 Thread Rodney W. Grimes
> I'm just one vote, but I find Hawthorne Farms is kind of in the sticks. I > appreciate that cuts both ways. Might be a good thing. > > I do like making as many connections as possible. Idea: What if we > resurrected the Advanced Topics meeting and hosted it there? The advanced topics

Re: [PLUG] Alternate Venue Offer

2019-09-24 Thread Rodney W. Grimes
> Fwiw, I just checked google maps. It indicates that the MAX trip from > Pioneer Courthouse Square to the Hawthorne Farms station takes 41 minutes. I would stop attending if it was moved that far west, but then I may be moving so far south this is a moot point. Regards, Rod > On Tue, Sep 24,

Re: [PLUG] Alternate Venue Offer

2019-09-24 Thread alan
That would actually work for me. I am in HF2 right now. > I'm just one vote, but I find Hawthorne Farms is kind of in the sticks. I > appreciate that cuts both ways. > > I do like making as many connections as possible. Idea: What if we > resurrected the Advanced Topics meeting and hosted it

Re: [PLUG] Alternate Venue Offer

2019-09-24 Thread Russell Senior
I'm just one vote, but I find Hawthorne Farms is kind of in the sticks. I appreciate that cuts both ways. I do like making as many connections as possible. Idea: What if we resurrected the Advanced Topics meeting and hosted it there? On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 2:36 PM Matt McKenzie wrote: > I

Re: [PLUG] Alternate Venue Offer

2019-09-24 Thread Matt McKenzie
I will add another positive vote for Hawthorn Farm. I used to work there a while back, and my current workplace is right down the street, I could walk there after work. I can't say how things are now, but I can say at least when I was there the auditorium was a nice place. There are plenty of

Re: [PLUG] Alternate Venue Offer

2019-09-24 Thread alan
If you are lucky. > Fwiw, I just checked google maps. It indicates that the MAX trip from > Pioneer Courthouse Square to the Hawthorne Farms station takes 41 minutes. > > On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 12:59 PM wrote: > >> >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > Realizing that the suggested location does not meet our

Re: [PLUG] Alternate Venue Offer

2019-09-24 Thread Jason Barnett
Hawthorne Farm would be great for me. Then, I could actually be able to attend the meetings. On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 1:27 PM Russell Senior wrote: > Fwiw, I just checked google maps. It indicates that the MAX trip from > Pioneer Courthouse Square to the Hawthorne Farms station takes 41

Re: [PLUG] Alternate Venue Offer

2019-09-24 Thread alan
> Hi, > > Realizing that the suggested location does not meet our desired > requirements, we have an offer from a different host: > https://twitter.com/KLFredheim/status/1176159609041514496?s=20 > > (Copied text for those who don't use Twitter), from Kari Fredheim of the > Intel Open Source

Re: [PLUG] Alternate Venue Offer

2019-09-24 Thread Mike Jang
Thinking aloud -- while I understand the desire to stay somewhere at PSU, there would be benefit to spreading the joy of Linux to different audience(s). > On September 24, 2019 at 3:07 PM Mike Jang wrote: > > > Hi, > > Realizing that the suggested location does not meet our desired

[PLUG] Alternate Venue Offer

2019-09-24 Thread Mike Jang
Hi, Realizing that the suggested location does not meet our desired requirements, we have an offer from a different host: https://twitter.com/KLFredheim/status/1176159609041514496?s=20 (Copied text for those who don't use Twitter), from Kari Fredheim of the Intel Open Source Tech Center.