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From: savatage@mindspring.com
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 19:50:22 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
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Subject: [SLUG-POL] The End of an Era for SLUG?
Hello everyone Bill Preece here… As many of you know we have had SLUG meetings in Brandon for many years…Norb, Diane and I were happy to have had the opportunity to be one of the first splinters for SLUG…
One point we even had 2 monthly Brandon meetings… As attendance began to drop to a point of low turn out we discontinued the Bimonthly meeting to build back up the attendance for the main Brandon Meetings…
Once again we are at a point to where the meeting attendance has been less then ¼ of the normal turn out…
I can only speculate the reason to the massive drop in attendance for the meetings…
1. Linux has gotten that much easier…
2. Interest in Linux has slacked…
3. Not enough happening at the meetings, demos, and presentations…
4. Linux is available via downloads more then before…
5. No Swag – Which I hope this is not the reason…
6. Since the live Distros not a lot of advancements for the Average Users…
7. Too many Lug Meetings…
8. Job Schedules
9. We had a Windows hex placed on the users???
“Or perhaps I’m fizzled out and can not keep enough peoples interest at the meetings because I’m not creative enough or boring!”
Again I can’t explain the reason for the drop in attendance… How ever in my honest opinion I feel if we drop the Brandon meetings that perhaps the Tampa Meeting will pick up in its attendance and the Tampa Meetings are more centralized for everyone…
I have tried for months to keep it going to see if attendance would pick up and because there is a few good Die Hard people who always show up… I feel bad because I know for the very few who still hang in there make a long trip to be there…
Things I have mentioned SWAP meets and recently an SLUG 10 year Picnic to see if anyone is interested no one seems to be interested enough to follow through and mention it on the List… The thing is that SLUG is for everyone… This means that you can speak up and toss suggestions as well… SLUG is just as much for you as it is me and the other Officers…
Moving on here I can say we have seen some kick butt events and have kicked butt as well… I honestly do not think too many other LUGS can say they pulled off what we have or have at any point grown enough to have as many locations and meetings as we have… I could be wrong but I really do not think so…
As of right now June 7th will be the last Official Brandon SLUG Meeting… I do hope that we will have one last good meeting if nothing else a good turn out to reflect on things and have a great time… I will try to see if I can get some one who will do a presentation for us as well…
I again want to thank everyone who has been part of the Brandon SLUG meetings and has given presentations, and has participated in the Brandon Meetings… I want to thank you for supporting SLUG, Linux and the Open Source Community… I would also personally like to say thank you to each and everyone who has been there through out the Course and have become such great friends…
Even as the Official Brandon SLUG meetings will come to an end on June 7th. Does not mean we still can not meet up and hang out…
Thank you,
Bill Preece
Brandon SLUG Meeting and Event Coordinator
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