It appears there is plenty of interest in forming a large format group located waaaay out west in the Washington/Oregon/British Columbia area. I would like to make the suggestion that we form a group, choose a location for meetings and determine our purpose and goals.
Because of my personal schedule, which takes me out of the country, I will suggest a meeting date of: Saturday, November 6, 2004
Location: Seattle WA.
Meeting place: To be determined. I don’t live in Seattle so will need the help of someone interested in securing a location.
Schedule: Our first meeting can be anything we want; however I might suggest the following:
November 6 (One day) or November 6-7 (For two day)
8:00-9:00 Registration (hopefully free)
9:00-10:00 General meeting for organization, goals, future meetings and a general open discussion forum.
11:00-12:00 Presentation (Speaker or demonstration)
12:00-1:00 Lunch, on your own.
1:00-2:00 Presentation (Speaker or Demonstration)
2:00-4:00 Presentation (Speaker or Demonstration)
4:00-5:00 Open forum
November 7 Field trip or other LF related activity.
This meeting date and schedule is just a proposal and subject to change depending on input from those planning to attend.
I would think the purpose for such a group would be an opportunity to communicate with other LF users, educational, instructional, and social.
I would also make the recommendation that the group could meet bi-monthly or quarterly. The meetings could be rotated to different locations throughout the year.
A suggestion:
January: Seattle
March: Vancouver, BC
May: Portland
July: Seattle
September: Vancouver, BC
November: Portland
This would give each of us two meetings to attend during the year if you live close to one of these cities, and up to six meetings a year for those who are willing to travel to different cities or country.
We will need:
Someone to locate a facility for our use. Since this could be considered an educational meeting, maybe the use of a room or two at a community college would be a good choice with parking and related facilitates. Coffee shops sound great with all the free coffee and lattes we can drink, but not sure about the room needed for meetings and equipment.
Someone to line up speakers or demonstrations.
Someone for advertising and the possibility of some support from the local LF outlets.
None of these jobs are very big, and easily accomplished.
You can contact me direct at my email address or here on the LF group discussion board.
Thanks.
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