<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks, Paul and others, for working so hard to get this resolved for us. We appreciate knowing that we will continue to have our monthly meetings!</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, 4 Jan 2019 at 16:47, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <<a href="mailto:kwlug-disc@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc@kwlug.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
Okay. Here is a plan. I am sure it will make nobody happy, but at<br>
least we will have a meeting. <br>
<br>
For January, we will meet at St John's Kitchen. I have not been able<br>
to resolve the situation with KWIC, and I do not want to promise<br>
that we can meet there only to be turned away at the last minute. I<br>
have permission from SJK to meet there, and it is close to KWIC so<br>
people who go to the wrong place accidentally will still be able to<br>
get to our meeting. <br>
<br>
For February and beyond, we will very likely meet someplace else: <br>
<br>
- If KWIC is willing to let us meet for free, we will continue that.<br>
<br>
- A few people are looking into other locations. If one of those<br>
materializes as a good stable location then we can meet there. <br>
<br>
- If we do not have a good location for free, then I will book KWIC<br>
for a year. (I hope the offer of $450 will still hold.) KWLUG<br>
members have been very generous in their offers, so we can afford it<br>
for now. If the price jumps significantly then we will have to<br>
re-evaluate. <br>
<br>
I am arbitrarily choosing a deadline of January 20 at noon to make a<br>
decision. If you are looking at a different place then we need to have<br>
solid plans by then. If we do not have a different meeting place lined<br>
up then on the 21st or 22nd I will get us booked at KWIC for a year. <br>
<br>
If you are looking into alternative locations then let me know ASAP.<br>
We prefer gratis, but a good place that costs some money may be<br>
possible. <br>
<br>
Why not just pay the $450 now? Firstly I have not been able to get a<br>
hold of my contact in time. Secondly I do not want us to lock in for a<br>
year if something else is imminent. Thirdly I am not certain that KWIC<br>
will remain stable for the medium term -- it seems to be under some<br>
flux. Fourthly I am not sure what we do for future years. People have<br>
been very generous now, and a few people have offered multi-year<br>
support. Can we expect sufficient support indefinitely?<br>
<br>
Also note that I do not have moral opposition to paying money for a<br>
space, provided that we do not have to get into the hassle of<br>
incorporating, or charging member fees, and provided that the burden<br>
of paying for the space does not end up on the shoulders of one or two<br>
people. <br>
<br>
Sorry for all of this drama, and for the long email. <br>
<br>
- Paul<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On Wed, Jan 02, 2019 at 05:11:15PM -0500, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:<br>
> Here we go again. There have been some changes at our meeting space<br>
> (KWIC) and it sounds as if we will no longer be able to use the space<br>
> for free. I am in conversation with them to see whether our old<br>
> understanding still holds, but I am not optimistic. <br>
> <br>
> At this point, they would like $75 per three-hour meeting slot, or<br>
> $450 for 12 months. <br>
> <br>
> Here are our options: <br>
> <br>
> - We find that we are allowed to use the space for free again. This is<br>
> possible but I suspect not likely. <br>
> <br>
> - We pay them $450 to book the space, understanding that maybe things<br>
> will be in flux again and there is no guarantee we will get the<br>
> space for 12 months. This kicks the can down the road, but buys us a<br>
> year. <br>
> <br>
> - I make arrangements for us to meet at St John's Kitchen again for<br>
> the short or medium term. This is also not a long-term solution<br>
> because it depends on me continuing to have access to the building<br>
> (or a Working Centre staff member who does have access being willing<br>
> to host). <br>
> <br>
> - We find a different meeting space, probably at some company's<br>
> office. Then we are depending on that company's charity in the same<br>
> way we were depending on the Working Centre before, but then I am<br>
> not the bottleneck. <br>
> <br>
> - We look at spaces that charge money. $450 for 12 months works out to<br>
> about $40 per meeting, so unless the space is very good and we can<br>
> raise the money I am not enthusiastic about going higher than that.<br>
> I do not think there are many places that will rent to us for less,<br>
> especially since we have no official structure.<br>
> <br>
> I do not think it is worth spending $75 to meet this month. <br>
> <br>
> I am sending this out before I have an answer from KWIC because I want<br>
> to see what resources we have. Here are my questions: <br>
> <br>
> - Are there people who are willing to contribute towards the $450<br>
> booking fee? In principle I guess I could pay it all but I don't<br>
> want to. If you are willing to contribute money to this (and are<br>
> good for your word) then contact me offlist and let me know what you<br>
> can contribute. <br>
> <br>
> - Are there other meeting spaces that are open to us? Making<br>
> arrangements for January will be short notice, but if you know of a<br>
> place (or work for a company that could sponsor) for February onward<br>
> that would be useful information. <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> I will try to contact the Working Centre and the Google space to see<br>
> whether they can accomodate us for the short term. <br>
> <br>
> <br>
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