[kwlug-disc] New meeting location possibly needed

[CrankyOldBugger]

I can vouch for Jason's dependability.  He likes coming to our meetings
anyway.

And as you mentioned, WWITPRO has been there forever, with no issues that I
know of.  I used to attend those meetings back before I saw the Linux
light...




On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 at 21:28, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:

>
> Okay. Here are the details of this location:
>
> - It is at Market Square in Kitchener, at the corner of King and
>   Benton/Frederick.
> - It is attached to an expensive parking garage. There is downtown
>   Kitchener parking around the area that is gratis after 6pm.
> - Apparently there is a nice room with two projector screens. However,
>   the projector has VGA input only (so no HDMI)
> - We would need somebody from TriOS to be present at the meeting (or
>   maybe another responsible adult?). Jason is willing to host us.
>
>
> Pros:
> - Central location; easy access by transit
> - Gratis
> - WWITPro has been holding meetings there for a decade, and it has
>   been stable
> - Maybe the space is accessible? It is on the ground floor. (I cannot
>   remember whether you need to climb steps to get in the area, but I
>   can check)
> - It seems that TriOS is welcoming us
> - There should be plenty of space for us even if we grow
> - There is wifi available
>
> Cons:
> - The doors get locked by the Market Square people at 7pm sharp.
>   Somebody has to mind the door to let latecomers in, and/or somebody
>   needs to have a cellphone others can call or text.
> - There is still a one-person bottleneck, maybe. If Jason is
>   travelling or absent we may need to make other plans.
>
>
> I am thinking that we try this option out. Other possibilities:
>
> - Adam may be able to book us at Wilfrid Laurier
> - We might be able to book the room above the Queen Street Commons,
>   but that is a smaller space and has stairs
>
>
> The Google space is not available. It looks as if KWIC is only
> available if we pay.
>
> What do we think? Are there people who would be opposed to us using
> the TriOS space?
>
> I do not have locations changed on the website yet. I have to take
> photographs and such of the location.
>
> - Paul
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 11:58:26AM -0500, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
> > Yes! It looks like we have permission to meet at TriOS. I was going to
> > post to the list today, but you beat me to it. Thanks for making the
> > arrangements.
> >
> > I think it is fairly likely that we take this option, but I will send
> > pros/cons later today.
> >
> > - Paul
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 11:26:23AM -0500, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
> > > Did anyone get a chance to talk to Jason on Monday?  I was under the
> > > impression that he's got a free room for us with parking, etc.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 at 11:12, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 1:00 AM <tomg at sentex.ca> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Quoting Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>:
> > > >>
> > > >> > If you are looking into alternative locations then let me know
> ASAP.
> > > >> > We prefer gratis, but a good place that costs some money may be
> > > >> > possible.
> > > >>
> > > >> The Central Location of the Kitchener Public Library is $75/month
> for 3
> > > >> hours, but it's probably stable.  Bring your own projector.  I'd
> like
> > > >> other locations, but I don't know why.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > KPL is a great place, but a significant drawback is lack of free
> parking
> > > > around it.
> > > >
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