Metting 05/03/2009

[Stuart Turner]

It also feels quite intimidating to post to the list ... you know if you don't ask the right question you don't get an answer.  And hell, to go to a meeting, I think I'd be laughed at even though I have a genuine interest in Open Source and the spirit it brings because I'm not technical enough ...

It's a bit like your first DIY job - it's very intimidating as you don't know quite what to ask for as it's the first time you've done it.

Dare I say that groups like this don't encourage people, they just encourage people to stay away from it.

Perhaps we should take a page from my running club - they have a "new members officer" who's job is nothing more than to make new members feel welcome and explain how things work - how nice that would be!

- Stuart


-----Original Message-----
From: clug-bounces at cambridge-lug.org [mailto:clug-bounces at cambridge-lug.org] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts
Sent: 25 February 2009 21:49
To: CamLUG
Subject: Re: Metting 05/03/2009

Hi,

Great to see you keeping the energy going :) Just some constructive 
criticism:

> Please add any notes about meeting here.
> 
> Time:
> 5th of March 2009 6.00 PM

Interesting point really, 6PM probably suits people already in central 
Cambridge really well. And prevents everyone else. Personally I work 45 
miles out from Cambridge so I don't even get home until after 6PM. But I 
could come along later on I guess, after the demo. I'm sure Dillo is 
great but I'm not coming for that TBH. No lack of respect intended Jeremy :)

But you should go with a time that suits best the people that are 
definitely COMING.

> I would like also like to discuss how we can help CamLUG to grow.

In terms of 'growing' you might be surprised how many people consider 
themselves to be part of CLUG. The last time I saw the list there were 
more than 150 people subscribed to the mailing list. That was maybe 3 
years ago, and list traffic was about the same as it is today.

I think perhaps what you are trying to grow is attendance at meetings?

Some people think that demand for meetings is low due to meetings not 
being all that exciting - no speakers or presentations for example. This 
could be true, but it could be that meetings don't happen because people 
don't have any appetite left for that sort of thing. There are so many 
other great technical groups in Cambridge (CHASE, BCS-SPA, Software 
East, CETC, many many more), along with all the stuff going on at the 
University.

Please DO try to grow it, I'm just saying there are some surprising 
Cambridge-specific reasons why it might not happen.

Best regards,
Mark.
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