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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @coliver
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      @coliver said:

      Realistically, how much work is it to setup a Spicecorp/MangoBunch meeting? I don't know the amount of work that goes into, any ideas @Minion-Queen or @scottalanmiller ?

      It's only easy because @Minion-Queen has unlimited access to sponsors and speakers. For people without those resources, it becomes a bit more difficult. It's easier now because many of us have been running them for years and know the processes.

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      • art_of_shredA
        art_of_shred Banned @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said:

        @coliver said:

        Realistically, how much work is it to setup a Spicecorp/MangoBunch meeting? I don't know the amount of work that goes into, any ideas @Minion-Queen or @scottalanmiller ?

        It's only easy because @Minion-Queen has unlimited access to sponsors and speakers. For people without those resources, it becomes a bit more difficult. It's easier now because many of us have been running them for years and know the processes.

        This is a case where it might be wise to do somehting like what SW is now doing, where you can request assistance from HQ to get sponsors lined up for presenting at a local meeting.

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        • coliverC
          coliver @art_of_shred
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          @art_of_shred said:

          @scottalanmiller said:

          @coliver said:

          Realistically, how much work is it to setup a Spicecorp/MangoBunch meeting? I don't know the amount of work that goes into, any ideas @Minion-Queen or @scottalanmiller ?

          It's only easy because @Minion-Queen has unlimited access to sponsors and speakers. For people without those resources, it becomes a bit more difficult. It's easier now because many of us have been running them for years and know the processes.

          This is a case where it might be wise to do somehting like what SW is now doing, where you can request assistance from HQ to get sponsors lined up for presenting at a local meeting.

          That's what I was thinking... The venue I thought would be the easiest part, I assumed that getting the vendors to speak with a small group of people would be the most difficult.

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          • Minion QueenM
            Minion Queen Banned
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            I have a great relationship with all kinds of Vendors so getting them to come out and speak is the easy part. But places to host things is impossible. I don't work in a traditional office and most people refuse to drive outside of the city. So I can't do it at my house.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @coliver
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              @coliver said:

              @art_of_shred said:

              @scottalanmiller said:

              @coliver said:

              Realistically, how much work is it to setup a Spicecorp/MangoBunch meeting? I don't know the amount of work that goes into, any ideas @Minion-Queen or @scottalanmiller ?

              It's only easy because @Minion-Queen has unlimited access to sponsors and speakers. For people without those resources, it becomes a bit more difficult. It's easier now because many of us have been running them for years and know the processes.

              This is a case where it might be wise to do somehting like what SW is now doing, where you can request assistance from HQ to get sponsors lined up for presenting at a local meeting.

              That's what I was thinking... The venue I thought would be the easiest part, I assumed that getting the vendors to speak with a small group of people would be the most difficult.

              If you are trying to have a few beers with friends and not have an IT meeting, as many SC events are, then it is easy. If you want to be able to talk and have a presentation, it gets really hard really quickly.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller
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                The hardest is getting a venue that is both useful for people to hold a meeting but still allows the flexibility for things like alcohol to make the meeting things that people want to attend. The average venue is either a bar and useless for the first or an office that forbids the latter.

                That's why in the DFW we finally settled on just using my house since I had a projection system and a full bar in it and we could handle 45 people pretty easily for a meeting and were centrally located. Every other venue either couldn't have alcohol, was expensive or could not have people hear each other or be in a group.

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                • coliverC
                  coliver @scottalanmiller
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                  @scottalanmiller said:

                  @coliver said:

                  @art_of_shred said:

                  @scottalanmiller said:

                  @coliver said:

                  Realistically, how much work is it to setup a Spicecorp/MangoBunch meeting? I don't know the amount of work that goes into, any ideas @Minion-Queen or @scottalanmiller ?

                  It's only easy because @Minion-Queen has unlimited access to sponsors and speakers. For people without those resources, it becomes a bit more difficult. It's easier now because many of us have been running them for years and know the processes.

                  This is a case where it might be wise to do somehting like what SW is now doing, where you can request assistance from HQ to get sponsors lined up for presenting at a local meeting.

                  That's what I was thinking... The venue I thought would be the easiest part, I assumed that getting the vendors to speak with a small group of people would be the most difficult.

                  If you are trying to have a few beers with friends and not have an IT meeting, as many SC events are, then it is easy. If you want to be able to talk and have a presentation, it gets really hard really quickly.

                  Ah maybe that is where my disconnect is. I probably wouldn't go to these meetings to hang out and drink. I would go to talk with other IT people and vendors about how they do things or what they have to offer.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @coliver
                    last edited by

                    @coliver said:

                    @scottalanmiller said:

                    @coliver said:

                    @art_of_shred said:

                    @scottalanmiller said:

                    @coliver said:

                    Realistically, how much work is it to setup a Spicecorp/MangoBunch meeting? I don't know the amount of work that goes into, any ideas @Minion-Queen or @scottalanmiller ?

                    It's only easy because @Minion-Queen has unlimited access to sponsors and speakers. For people without those resources, it becomes a bit more difficult. It's easier now because many of us have been running them for years and know the processes.

                    This is a case where it might be wise to do somehting like what SW is now doing, where you can request assistance from HQ to get sponsors lined up for presenting at a local meeting.

                    That's what I was thinking... The venue I thought would be the easiest part, I assumed that getting the vendors to speak with a small group of people would be the most difficult.

                    If you are trying to have a few beers with friends and not have an IT meeting, as many SC events are, then it is easy. If you want to be able to talk and have a presentation, it gets really hard really quickly.

                    Ah maybe that is where my disconnect is. I probably wouldn't go to these meetings to hang out and drink. I would go to talk with other IT people and vendors about how they do things or what they have to offer.

                    Which would make finding a venue pretty hard. You need a company to sponsor to do that.

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                    • JaredBuschJ
                      JaredBusch @coliver
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                      @coliver said:

                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      @coliver said:

                      @art_of_shred said:

                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      @coliver said:

                      Realistically, how much work is it to setup a Spicecorp/MangoBunch meeting? I don't know the amount of work that goes into, any ideas @Minion-Queen or @scottalanmiller ?

                      It's only easy because @Minion-Queen has unlimited access to sponsors and speakers. For people without those resources, it becomes a bit more difficult. It's easier now because many of us have been running them for years and know the processes.

                      This is a case where it might be wise to do somehting like what SW is now doing, where you can request assistance from HQ to get sponsors lined up for presenting at a local meeting.

                      That's what I was thinking... The venue I thought would be the easiest part, I assumed that getting the vendors to speak with a small group of people would be the most difficult.

                      If you are trying to have a few beers with friends and not have an IT meeting, as many SC events are, then it is easy. If you want to be able to talk and have a presentation, it gets really hard really quickly.

                      Ah maybe that is where my disconnect is. I probably wouldn't go to these meetings to hang out and drink. I would go to talk with other IT people and vendors about how they do things or what they have to offer.

                      @scottalanmiller
                      In St. Louis, we have enough members with office space where beer is allowed that we handle holding our meetings in those places.

                      @coliver
                      I am going to chill out and talk with fellow IT people. I am not going to some boring meeting to listen to a spiel. Yes, we (St. Louis) still have a vendor sponsor for all of our meetings and they generally cover food and drinks and give a short presentation. But the entire point of a SpiceCorp is that it is a user group. Not a vendor marketing group.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller
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                        Getting a new Linux Mint jump box set up in the lab. Hopefully going to have users in the lab by later today.

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                        • art_of_shredA
                          art_of_shred Banned @scottalanmiller
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                          @scottalanmiller You gotta stop inviting ppl to my house without asking first...

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                          • coliverC
                            coliver @art_of_shred
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                            @art_of_shred said:

                            @scottalanmiller You gotta stop inviting ppl to my house without asking first...

                            Haha, oh man that's good.

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                            • Reid CooperR
                              Reid Cooper
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                              Too late, we know where the party is now!

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                              • Minion QueenM
                                Minion Queen Banned
                                last edited by

                                Lots of emails today.... will they ever end?

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                                • BRRABillB
                                  BRRABill @Minion Queen
                                  last edited by

                                  @Minion-Queen said:

                                  Lots of emails today.... will they ever end?

                                  No.

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                                  • art_of_shredA
                                    art_of_shred Banned @Minion Queen
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                                    @Minion-Queen said:

                                    Lots of emails today.... will they ever end?

                                    Yes, at precisely 12:00 tonight.*

                                    *this is not a guarantee that there will not also be emails tomorrow.

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                                    • coliverC
                                      coliver @art_of_shred
                                      last edited by

                                      @art_of_shred said:

                                      @Minion-Queen said:

                                      Lots of emails today.... will they ever end?

                                      Yes, at precisely 12:00 tonight.*

                                      *this is not a guarantee that there will not also be emails tomorrow.

                                      That's not when you are going to cut the coax to the house?

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                                      • MattSpellerM
                                        MattSpeller @Minion Queen
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                                        @Minion-Queen said:

                                        Lots of emails today.... will they ever end?

                                        I bet you know someone there who could frighten the exchange server into ceasing to operate for an hour

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                                        • Minion QueenM
                                          Minion Queen Banned @MattSpeller
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                                          @MattSpeller That sounds amazing about now.

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                                          • MattSpellerM
                                            MattSpeller @Minion Queen
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                                            @Minion-Queen said:

                                            @MattSpeller That sounds amazing about now.

                                            @scottalanmiller @ntgGene @art_of_shred

                                            You heard the lady, get on it 🙂

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