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

Mon Jan 30 07:30:51 PST 2012

Agreed.

However, I'm extremely confident that the JUG would have weeks notice
instead of days/hours.

Chad

On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Paul Smith <paul0731 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>>>> Date: Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 11:16 AM
>>>> Subject: [okcCoCo] Your help is required now in order for us to continue
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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