[OKC JUG] June Meeting Reminder

[Brian Sheldon]

We've only had 12 votes on the poll - Vote or Die!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vote_or_Die

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On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 4:52 PM, Jason Lee <jason at steeplesoft.com> wrote:

> In my typing fury, I seem to have committed an egregious crime:  I failed
> to see that 6/10 - 6/2 is eight days, and not more than 14 as I suggested.
> This is proof positive that JSR 310 <http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=310>needs to be approved quickly, and save people like me from ourselves.  Now,
> with that mea culpa laid to rest, I should note in big, bold letters
> that....
>
> *our meeting is next Tuesday, on June 10, a scant 8 days away.  *
>
> The rest of my massive missive is correct.  As far as I know. ;)
>
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> On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Jason Lee <jason at steeplesoft.com> wrote:
>
>> *Registration Changes*
>> Good afternoon!  With the June meeting just over two weeks away(
>> http://okcjug.org/content/view/72/1/), I need to make known, on behalf of
>> the steering committee, a change we've opted to implement with regard to
>> online registration.  Heretofore, online registration has been merely
>> strongly encouraged.  To help with various logistics issues, most notably
>> the food order, we will be implementing a policy which will require
>> registration should you want to partake of the sponsor-provided provender.
>> Furthermore, if you have any interest in the door prize, you will also need
>> to register online.  Registration puts you down for participation in both,
>> for what that's worth.
>>
>> *How it works*
>> This, then, is how things will work.  On the day of the meeting, once
>> registration has closed (which at about 9:00 that morning), the list will be
>> printed by someone on the steering committee (which will probably be me, in
>> case anyone cares).  As you arrive at the UoP, you will need to check in
>> with whomever is handling the list (we haven't worked out those details yet,
>> but it should be obvious who that person is).  Once you've checked in, you
>> will be given *both* blue tickets.  You will then take both tickets to
>> pick up your food.  Someone there will take half of your ticket, just as
>> we've done since days untold.  The half we keep will be your entry in the
>> door prize drawing, and the half you keep will be your receipt, should you
>> win the drawing.
>>
>> Hopefully, this won't be too onerous.  Our main hope is that this will
>> help us insure that the food order is as adequate as possible.  Feedback is,
>> of course, welcome.  In case you need them, here are the links:
>>
>>    - Lunch:
>>    http://okcjug.org/index.php?option=com_attend_events&task=view&id=16
>>    - Evening:
>>    http://okcjug.org/index.php?option=com_attend_events&task=view&id=17
>>
>> *A poll is up!*
>> On another note, at the Steering Committee meeting last week, we discussed
>> various issues regarding our meetings, including space and time.  Stephen
>> Hawking said it was the best meeting he's ever attended!  At any rate, for
>> the time being, we fell that we've gotten a good handle on the space issue
>> and are working with UoP to make sure we get all of that addressed.
>>
>> The time issue, though, is a bit more difficult.  The issue is this:
>> given the extreme and basically inflexible time constraints we have at
>> lunch, our speakers are required to rush through their material, often with
>> little time for a Q&A session.  In fact, this been a fairly common complaint
>> over the past few months on the feedback forms.  We see no way to remedy
>> this that does not involve moving our meetings *back* to the evening
>> (and, thus, dropping the lunch session).  For what it's worth, most JUGs
>> seem to have only an evening meeting, and those leaders I've talked to were
>> surprised that we do two.  At any rate, we have a poll up on the web site
>> with a few options.  Please be sure to vote online, and feel free to discuss
>> the proposed move here.  Barring any major objections, this change will
>> likely be implemented for the *July* meeting (June will remain as is), so
>> if you hate the idea, speak now or forever fume in silence.
>>
>> Thank you for your time and attention. ;)
>>
>> --
>> Jason Lee, SCJP
>> Software Architect -- Objectstream, Inc.
>> Mojarra and Mojarra Scales Dev Team
>> https://mojarra.dev.java.net
>> https://scales.dev.java.net
>> http://blogs.steeplesoft.com
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> --
> Jason Lee, SCJP
> Software Architect -- Objectstream, Inc.
> Mojarra and Mojarra Scales Dev Team
> https://mojarra.dev.java.net
> https://scales.dev.java.net
> http://blogs.steeplesoft.com
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