[Novalug] Meeting Status

[greg pryzby]

We use to meet at UVA/VTech back in the day. Our sponsor moved on and is 
no longer in the area.

If someone has contacts, reach out.

Someone IS reaching out to GW in Dulles (Route 7 and ROute 28).

Rich Goodwin wrote:
> One would think that the UVa/Tech campus would be a good one ... the
> issue you have is a faculty member has to sponsor the activity and be
> there.  When I ran a SIG, I came close to having such support but his
> life got in the way.
> 
> I suspect Mason & Strayer have the same requirement - and Strayer holds
> more weekend classes making that even less a chance.
> 
> So I doubt these will work ...  but if someone has contacts there - it
> would be great.
> Rich
> 
> On Wed, 2009-05-13 at 00:49 -0400, Charles M Howe wrote:
>> (1) What happened to the Reston Library? If we could get that once, then
>> we would have all of June and into July to solve the problem.
>>
>> (2) I could try the Alexandria Library, but I doubt many people would
>> like it. Too far to the east, I don't know if it is available and I
>> don't know if it will hold 50 peop;e, but I am willing to ask.
>>
>> (3) George Mason, Virginia Tech and Strayer have campuses near the
>> Virginia Square Metro. (That is the name, isn't it? The one before
>> Ballston.)
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> On Tue, 2009-05-12 at 22:10 -0400, greg pryzby wrote:
>>> Thanks for the insight. We will NOT be meeting in DC though. We are the 
>>> Northern Virginia LUG and there is a DC LUG meeting the needs of DC.
>>>
>>> Parking blows in many parts of DC and metro isn't all the convenient or 
>>> cost effective.
>>>
>>> The meter maid scam around Verizon was the last straw. If you get a 
>>> ticket, check the signs as the meter maids just write tickets and don't 
>>> pay attention to the hours that the meters need feeding and length of 
>>> parking.
>>>
>>> I drive and street park at least 1x a week. So I am not a n00b
>>>
>>> Justin Swain wrote:
>>>> 2009-05-12 1030 EDT. Not all libraries systems are alike though they 
>>>> share elements in common. Many of the DCPL branches and main library are 
>>>> near Metro stops.
>>>>
>>>> The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, (Central Library) 901 G 
>>>> Street, NW has many meeting rooms of various sizes. MLK (Central 
>>>> Library) is also the central distribution point for A-V equipment that 
>>>> may be reserved for use for 501c3 organizations meetings. Where the 
>>>> rooms at the Central Library not available there are a cluster of branch 
>>>> libraries that offer meeting spaces though A-V equipment generally would 
>>>> need to be provided by the group using the room. I have reserved rooms 
>>>> at both the MLK (Central Library) as well as branches. I am familiar 
>>>> with the forms and reservation process.
>>>>
>>>> The URL for the DCPL system is 
>>>> http://029c28c.netsolhost.com/gmap/dcplmap.html
>>>>
>>>> While I prefer the generally less restrictive event recording 
>>>> environment of non-public library venues, I would like the regional 
>>>> libraries near Metro stops to be options.
>>>>
>>>> Justin R. Swain, DCLUG and Friend of the DC Public Library
>>>> Videographer and Independent Producer
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 8:41 AM, greg pryzby <greg at pryzby.org 
>>>> <mailto:greg at pryzby.org>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     First, thanks for all the great suggestions. I *think* I am going to
>>>>     pursue the libraries for the time being although I want a more
>>>>     permanent home. Libraries are first come first served and that can
>>>>     be an issue.
>>>>
>>>>     Next, July is a holiday so we won't meet that month. The question is
>>>>     what do we do for June? There is no speaker currently. The library
>>>>     is booked. Do we find a place for June only? Do we just gather for
>>>>     coffee and maybe lunch? Do we take June and July off?
>>>>
>>>>     Let's hear what everyone would like to do....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     -- 
>>>>     greg pryzby
>>>>
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