[svlug] Installfest?

[Chris Miller]

Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Tony Hartzell (hartzellt at charter.net):
>
>   
>> I was at Evans Hall. It was locked up. I saw no activity inside and no
>> notices. I live in Hollister, my round trip gas cost about $40. I
>> brought ribs & cornbread for the potluck.
>>     
>
> On the BUUG mailing list (Berkeley), poster Keith Goodman _likewise_
> reported arriving at Evans Halls (12 to 12:40 pm) and found no gathering
> and no clues.
>   
There was also some massive traffic on the freeway due to construction, 
so many were delayed in attending.
> The "we'll meet in Evans Hall if we're actually allowed to, and if not
> there we'll try to leave a note saying where we're going" plan was an
> accident waiting to happen for many reasons, including extreme
> likelihood that any note you _do_ tape up will get removed and thrown
> away within about five minutes.
>
> Yesterday, I warned (um..) organiser John Regan that the above part of
> the plan, in particular, was an extremely bad idea, but he went ahead
> anyway.  I notice he didn't include a contact cellular number for
> aspiring attendees to find out where the group when when (inevitably)
> they were told "No, you may not occupy a room in Evans Hall.  Too bad,
> eh?
>   

You are wise.  Having a location you can be sure you can access 
beforehand is always better, though technically it had nothing to do 
with the group being barred from the room and more with the sad fact 
that there was no one in the building with a key to enter the room - or 
any other room, for that matter.  If we managed to get a point of 
contact within the University, a person that could see that a room was 
left unlocked, then it would have worked out perfectly.

As it was I do not think the location desired by John was at all good, 
since it was on the tenth floor and due to the questionable operation of 
the elevators (one didn't have a button for the ground floor) it was 
doubtful that people would have found the room in that huge building.  
It did have a terrific view, but logistically I do not think it was a 
good choice.
> At 2:19 pm on the BUUG list, poster Glen Jarvis reported that the group
> of nine people who _did_ connect with each other ended up at the "Free
> Speech Cafe".  (Glen didn't say where that is:  It's outdoor seating
> just outside the main entrance to Moffitt Undergraduate Library.)  He
> reported that the gathering ended up "just chatting".
>   
Unfortunately not everyone is as skilled or as practiced in organizing 
meetings as others.  John did rationalize his short notice, citing that 
if he didn't do it sooner, it would happen later.  And that if it 
happened later, it probably would not happen, since he feared that he 
would forget - something I find perfectly understandable.  He also noted 
that he wanted to start a LUG up in Berkeley because it was a long drive 
down to SVLUG, etc, nearly a 1 hour drive.

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