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[Ronny R.]

+1 for ILUG

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Daniel Shaw <daniel.shaw at point-oh.net>wrote:

>
> I've never really had the time to be active in LUGM, but two other LUGs
> I've been part of have some interesting ways of getting together (in
> addition to technical presentations). Perhaps something similar might be
> interesting here too..
>
> ILUG the Irish LUG in Dublin have an unwritten custom where any member at
> any time can announce a POTD (Pint Of The Day) which specifies a pub and a
> date/time and is an open invitation to all other members to join in for
> beer.
>
> CLUG the Cape LUG in Cape Town South Africa also have an un-official
> tradition that following the monthly presentations at the official
> meetings
> (which happen on a Tuesday evening, around 6:00pm), most people attending
> the meeting go out for dinner after. Usually for pizza. Although it's not
> that often that a presentation does not happen, when this is the case
> mostly the pizza still does happen..
>
> So the suggestion is that if a) There are a few people that are interested
> to get together, but b) there is not enough to make a full technical
> presentation worthwhile, then why not just meet for a snack or a beverage?
> If the meet-up is in a resto or outdoors or something, there is no need
> for
> a venue, and if it's mostly social there is no need for presentation
> preparations.
>
> I'd think this could be in addition to technical presentations though. It
> shouldn't replace them.
>
> Anyway, just a thought..
>
>
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