Re: First Meeting, Next Week

On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, Josh Berkus wrote:

> Folks,
>
> PLEASE RESPOND to the questions at the bottom of this message. I need to book
> our first meeting.
>
> Talling the votes on our meeting format, date, and time, I get:
>
> 1. Most people would prefer a monthly meeting.
>
> 2. Alternating between SF and the East Bay (preferably Berkeley or Oakland for
> Bart-ability) would be the most equitable location.
>
> 3. Tuesday or Wednesday are the preferred days of the week.
>
> 4. More people would prefer a dinner meeting to an after-dinner meeting,
> although preferences are not strong either way.
>
> 5. Only one suggestion was offered as a meeting place by someone other than me
> (Zapatec in North Berkeley). Elein offered to research other possible East
> Bay sites (please do!)
>
> 6. Next week is the preffered first meeting date.
>
> Based on that, I will start scouting for a location.
>
> PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
>
> 1) Would you be able to attend a meeting of SFPUG on Tuesday evening, November
> 12th, in San Francisco?

Yes

> 1a) Would you still be able to attend if the meeting location were not close
> to BART?

Yes

> 1b) If you can attend, what start times are acceptable to you (meeting is
> likely to last 2 hours):
> _4_ 6:00PM
> _2_ 6:30PM
> _1_ 7:00PM
> _3_ 7:30PM
> _5_ 8:00PM
>
> 2) Would you be able to attend a meeting of SFPUG on Wednesday evening,
> November 13th, in San Francisco?
2,2a,2b as 1,1a,1b
>
> 3) Since it will be a dinner meeting if I can find a suitable restaurant, what
> is your price limit on the meal? And do you have an extraordinary dietary
> restrictions? (e.g. Kosher, allergic to wheat)

Less than $25 would be nice and allergic to dairy and onions.

> 4) Are you willing to do a presentation at this meeting? If so, on what? (I
> am particularly interested in anyone who can discuss the upcoming 7.3
> release)

I probably wouldn't be able to get anything formal prepared. :(
I could probably talk about RI stuff and some of the 7.3 changes off the
cuff, but not anything terribly in depth or complete.