<div dir="ltr"><div>I can vouch for Jason's dependability. He likes coming to our meetings anyway. <br></div><div><br></div><div>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...<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 at 21:28, 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 are the details of this location: <br>
<br>
- It is at Market Square in Kitchener, at the corner of King and<br>
Benton/Frederick. <br>
- It is attached to an expensive parking garage. There is downtown<br>
Kitchener parking around the area that is gratis after 6pm.<br>
- Apparently there is a nice room with two projector screens. However,<br>
the projector has VGA input only (so no HDMI)<br>
- We would need somebody from TriOS to be present at the meeting (or<br>
maybe another responsible adult?). Jason is willing to host us.<br>
<br>
<br>
Pros: <br>
- Central location; easy access by transit<br>
- Gratis<br>
- WWITPro has been holding meetings there for a decade, and it has<br>
been stable<br>
- Maybe the space is accessible? It is on the ground floor. (I cannot<br>
remember whether you need to climb steps to get in the area, but I<br>
can check)<br>
- It seems that TriOS is welcoming us<br>
- There should be plenty of space for us even if we grow<br>
- There is wifi available<br>
<br>
Cons:<br>
- The doors get locked by the Market Square people at 7pm sharp.<br>
Somebody has to mind the door to let latecomers in, and/or somebody<br>
needs to have a cellphone others can call or text.<br>
- There is still a one-person bottleneck, maybe. If Jason is<br>
travelling or absent we may need to make other plans. <br>
<br>
<br>
I am thinking that we try this option out. Other possibilities: <br>
<br>
- Adam may be able to book us at Wilfrid Laurier<br>
- We might be able to book the room above the Queen Street Commons,<br>
but that is a smaller space and has stairs<br>
<br>
<br>
The Google space is not available. It looks as if KWIC is only<br>
available if we pay. <br>
<br>
What do we think? Are there people who would be opposed to us using<br>
the TriOS space?<br>
<br>
I do not have locations changed on the website yet. I have to take<br>
photographs and such of the location.<br>
<br>
- Paul<br>
<br>
<br>
On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 11:58:26AM -0500, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:<br>
> Yes! It looks like we have permission to meet at TriOS. I was going to<br>
> post to the list today, but you beat me to it. Thanks for making the<br>
> arrangements. <br>
> <br>
> I think it is fairly likely that we take this option, but I will send<br>
> pros/cons later today.<br>
> <br>
> - Paul<br>
> <br>
> On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 11:26:23AM -0500, CrankyOldBugger wrote:<br>
> > Did anyone get a chance to talk to Jason on Monday? I was under the<br>
> > impression that he's got a free room for us with parking, etc.<br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 at 11:12, Khalid Baheyeldin <<a href="mailto:kb@2bits.com" target="_blank">kb@2bits.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> > <br>
> > > On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 1:00 AM <<a href="mailto:tomg@sentex.ca" target="_blank">tomg@sentex.ca</a>> wrote:<br>
> > ><br>
> > >> Quoting Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <<a href="mailto:kwlug-disc@kwlug.org" target="_blank">kwlug-disc@kwlug.org</a>>:<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>
> > >> The Central Location of the Kitchener Public Library is $75/month for 3<br>
> > >> hours, but it's probably stable. Bring your own projector. I'd like<br>
> > >> other locations, but I don't know why.<br>
> > >><br>
> > ><br>
> > > KPL is a great place, but a significant drawback is lack of free parking<br>
> > > around it.<br>
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