[TriLUG] Meeting location

Tue Aug 1 00:02:39 EDT 2017

Let me ask the obvious question.  Would The Frontier itself be willing to host us?  It seems that we attract just the entrepenurial crowd that they would like to attract for their paid spaces. Consider it marketing.  I personally like the space and the location but unfortunately have no affiliation there.

Paul Holzworth

> On Jul 31, 2017, at 11:12 PM, Brian Gerard via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> 
> Hey everyone-
> 
> We have received word that we likely won't be able to meet at The Frontier
> any longer.  Unfortunately, Oak City Technology would be charged for hosting
> us, due to the number of other events they host there through the month.
> 
> FYI, August is still up in the air; we should find out in the next day or
> two whether or not we'll be meeting there this month.  Obviously, we'll let
> everyone know as soon as we know one way or the other.
> 
> So that brings up two questions for you, the members.
> 
> I said "likely" because The Frontier doesn't have any objections to us remaining
> there, it's just that Oak City isn't able to host us any more.  So the first
> question is, are any of you affiliated with any other Frontier tenants who would
> be willing and able to serve as our hosts at the facility?  And please note
> that that can either be on an ongoing basis, or even just for our next meeting,
> in case the answer about August is "no".  If so, please reach out to the
> Steering Committee via steering at trilug.org.
> 
> Second, *if* we don't have another company at The Frontier who can become our
> new host, we obviously need to find a new home.  If you know of a company or
> facility who would be a good candidate, the Steering Committee would be very
> grateful to hear about it!  If you have a contact, that's wonderful.  But even
> if not, if you just know of a company that wants to host technical meetups, let
> us know the company name and any details you do know, and we'll follow up.
> 
> Geographically, we'd probably like to keep it moderately centralized, somewhere
> between Raleigh and RTP, but certainly in the short term we can make exceptions.
> 
> Logistically, we generally have between 50 and 80 members show up at a meeting,
> and we would ideally like to be able to start setting up around 6:30.  We
> generally stop right at or before 9:00 on most nights, with another 30 minutes
> or so of cleanup, but we can work with a venue if they have rules along those
> lines.  Likewise with the pizza and drinks - we can keep that part of the event
> in a separate from the meeting if need be.
> 
> All leads and suggestions are welcome, folks.  As I said, we'll chase down
> info if we need to, but any legwork you do ahead of time would be very much
> appreciated!
> 
> We'll keep everyone posted with details as they develop.
> 
> Thank you!
> Brian Gerard
> Chair, TriLUG
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