[wlug_org] Another Venue....... + Presentations

[Ewen McNeill]

In message <20040804061644.15222.qmail@web12210.mail.yahoo.com>, Wood Brent writes:
>--- Chris Hodgetts <chris@archnetnz.com> wrote:
>> I asked him how it would go if the WellyLUG could book out a leacture
>> room or something at the Uni for cheap or nothing .. 
>
>Good idea, but I'd prefer something less formal and more versatile than a
>theatre. a "normal" room, with whiteboard, tables/chairs, etc would maybe be
>more useful, presentations, workshops, help sessions etc.... Tho we may need
>our own screens, etc. Comments???

Usenix used to meet in the VUW MCS (staff|grad students) common room a few
years back.  It's used both as a tea room, and also for MCS presentations,
and provides "comfy chairs" for presentations, as well as some (low --
coffee style) tables.  There's a whiteboard, and with some effort a
projector can be used against those (I've seen it done).

IIRC it was arranged through several of the Usenix members being MCS
staff members, but if there are any Wellylug members who are
honours/masters students in the MCS department then they might be able
to arrange something.

Ewen

PS: There are various companies around town which have board rooms set
    up for doing presentations in them.  Possibly we have members who
    are working at some of them.  The more "open source friendly" ones
    would be a good place to start.  (And no, Naos isn't big enough to
    have a board room :-) )  However you do run into after-hours access
    issues with that sort of thing, where as university rooms tend to
    stay open longer into the evening.