[Steering Committee] Fwd: [okcCoCo] Your help is required now in order for us to continue

Mon Jan 30 07:25:11 PST 2012

I think "reserve to room for several months out. There is always a chance
there could be a Sonic training class of [sic] function which of course
they would have priority over the room" makes that a no go for me. What do
you do when the day of, or a day out, you lose your meeting place?

On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 9:18 AM, Chad Gorshing <gorshing at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've asked Sonic is they would be willing to host the JUG (they have a
> large conference room on the first floor) and their response was:
>
> "I think that it is a great idea and we should look into it."
> "This would be great. I'm all for it"
>
> There are some problems though - needless to say if something of higher
> priority comes up then we would need to find another location. There is
> another room that will hold ~25 people though. Their response was: Sonic
> would try and "reserve to room for several months out. There is always a
> chance there could be a Sonic training class of function which of course
> they would have priority over the room"
>
> Also they said:
> "We allow them to bring in food but it is slightly frowned upon." - They
> do have a cafe on the fourth floor where people could purchase food
> (similar to what Hertz has - cheaper food and pretty good - I eat there
> quite often).
>
> It goes with out saying that Sonic would like to be recognized during the
> meeting since they are providing the location. The response I got was
> "Also, if  JUG sends out announcements to members of upcoming meetings, it
> would be nice to note that the meeting is hosted by Sonic. That way it
> shows that Sonic is trying to support the JUG community by allowing the
> group to have meetings onsite."
>
> I think it would be an ideal location as it is centralized and a very well
> known area (I'm assuming).
>
> Let me know what I should do, should I push forward and get the room
> reserved well in advanced or should I decline as you all are looking at
> another location?
>
> Chad
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Brian Sheldon <brian.s.sheldon at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> If the coco goes away, we should be able to go back to University of
>> Phoenix, Francis Tuttle, or the Okc Computer Club.
>>
>> I will check with these places to see what their rates are. If you know
>> of a another location that might be better, let us know.
>>
>> fyi - We aren't going to provide food in February unless we get some more
>> sponsors.
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Ryan Hoegg <ryan.hoegg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> And also appeal to our membership
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Jan 25, 2012, at 11:29 AM, Paul Smith <paul0731 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Seems like we might need to do some planning/risk management.
>>>
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