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

Jason Lee jason at steeplesoft.com
Mon Jan 30 07:38:34 PST 2012 

 From the hip, I think my only real reservation is that related to 
food.  I completely understand where they're coming from, but it seems 
that...requiring that people by Sonic food is pretty similar to letting 
a tech sponsor spend the entire hour pitching their product, something 
we've tried hard to avoid.  Mind you, I love Sonic food, especially now 
that they've finally brought back Pickle-O's. :)  I guess it's a bit 
different from a tech pitch, as it's a different industry, but still it 
kinda feels funny.  I'd probably still buy their food, though. :P The 
possibility of losing the room causes me a bit of pause as well, but if 
we have sufficient warning, I think that's manageable.

With regard to the requested PR, I'm A-OK with that.  One of the 
benefits companies receive from sponsoring the JUG is publicity, so I 
don't think this would be a problem at all.  A note in the emails, a 
link on the web site.  A small thing to ask for lettings us use their 
facilities.

All that said, I certainly hope the CoCo gets what it needs, as they've 
been a great partner for us for a long time now, and a great asset to 
the OKC tech community.

On 1/30/12 9:18 AM, Chad Gorshing 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 <mailto: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
>     <mailto: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
>         <mailto:paul0731 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>>         Seems like we might need to do some planning/risk management.
>>
>>         ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>         From: <information at okccoco.com <mailto:information at okccoco.com>>
>>         Date: Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 11:16 AM
>>         Subject: [okcCoCo] Your help is required now in order for us
>>         to continue
>>         To: paul0731 at gmail.com <mailto:paul0731 at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>>
>>         The okcCoCo has been supporting the community for 3 years and
>>         now we need your support to continue.
>>
>>         The okcCoCo is moving to a new location in Midtown. The new
>>         okcCoCo will include many more offices, more coworking space,
>>         more social/event space, a gym, bicycle storage,
>>         coffee/sandwich shop, outdoor seating, and much more parking.
>>
>>         We cannot do this without your support right now. We have
>>         launched a one week funds drive today to raise $25,000.
>>         <http://indiegogo.com/okccoco> If we cannot reach our goal,
>>         the okcCoCo will close in March.
>>
>>         We see this new facility as huge opportunity to create a
>>         bigger and stronger community of technical, creative and
>>         entrepreneurial individuals. Please take a few minutes right
>>         now to help us achieve this goal.
>>
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