From owner-freebsd-user-groups@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 21 11:15:26 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-user-groups@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 468C61065672 for ; Wed, 21 May 2008 11:15:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from flat.berklix.org (flat.berklix.org [83.236.223.115]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 995018FC0C for ; Wed, 21 May 2008 11:15:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from js.berklix.net (p549A413B.dip.t-dialin.net [84.154.65.59]) (authenticated bits=0) by flat.berklix.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m4LAl8FS044244; Wed, 21 May 2008 12:47:09 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (fire.js.berklix.net [192.168.91.41]) by js.berklix.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m4LAnfq4058224; Wed, 21 May 2008 12:49:41 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fire.js.berklix.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m4LAnVJX028338; Wed, 21 May 2008 12:49:36 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@fire.js.berklix.net) Message-Id: <200805211049.m4LAnVJX028338@fire.js.berklix.net> To: "Glen Barber" In-reply-to: <4ad871310805202007m2863b2ack9e54b8a5ddbb23e4@mail.gmail.com> References: <4ad871310805202007m2863b2ack9e54b8a5ddbb23e4@mail.gmail.com> Comments: In-reply-to "Glen Barber" message dated "Tue, 20 May 2008 23:07:44 -0400." Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 12:49:31 +0200 From: "Julian H. Stacey" Cc: freebsd-user-groups@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Information on starting a BSD User Group X-BeenThere: freebsd-user-groups@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User Group Coordination List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 11:15:26 -0000 "Glen Barber" wrote: > Hello, list. > > I am working with a few others to coordinate a BSD User Group near the > Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area, hopefully including northeast Maryland, > Delaware, and New Jersey. Although I won't be relocating to the area for > approximately a month or so, I was hoping to get information, or a push in > the right direction, to what some BUGs have done to attract attention, gain > members, etc. > > I have already searched for some LUGs in the area mentioned above, and > unfortunately have only found one, which was rather discouraging. Any > information would be greatly appreciated. I & others created one some years back. Still running: http://www.berklix.org/bim/ Like another club too, if you meet once a month, after a while it gets less interesting & less come, then you do a presentation of some tech & more come for a while, etc. That dynamic's probably similar to a Linux, an MS or even an Electronic engineers club. Here we vary the location each time, so its not so boring, ( a previous BSD group in this city died long ago after always meeting at the same place) Some disliked varying etc & formed a splinter group. We still vote where we meet. In Berkeley Calif. they dont vote, but have a simple rule of whoever announces first & assertively. Some clubs in USA cover several towns, so they use a different town each time. One in UK uses same pub every month. Quiet bright venues suit us: Listening to a soft spoken tech. 3 seats along who is maybe speaking or listening in a foreign language, we don't appreciate music & candle dark places - we need to read the sketch on back of an envelope. Julian -- Julian Stacey: BSDUnixLinux C Prog Admin SysEng Consult Munich www.berklix.com Mail just Ascii plain text. HTML & Base64 text are spam.