[Steering Committee] Re-restarting the JUG

[Chad Gorshing]

Hey Jason - I am interested in attending, but I have some things going on
around this time and might not be able to make it. But definitely
interested in what the outcomes are.

Chad

On Thu, Apr 14, 2022 at 9:27 PM Jason Lee <jason at steeplesoft.com> wrote:

> Good evening! I'm sitting here in my hotel in Atlanta after the closing of
> Devnexus 2022. I got to talk to several friends/acquaintances that lead
> various JUGs to see how things are going for them, and I'm re-enthused
> about restarting our JUG. Several people have expressed interest in doing
> so, but nobody has made the move to do so, therefore, if I may be so bold,
> I'm just going to do it. Here's my plan:
>
>    1. Unless someone just REALLY wants to instead, I'm going to appoint
>    myself president and get this kick started. :)
>    2. I will reach back out to Techlahoma to see where things stand on
>    UGs these days and see if we can restart that relationship.
>    3. I'm going to pick a time and day of the week and start planning
>    sessions (this will depend both on the outcome of the discussion above and
>    my personal schedule :), most likely presenting myself to help get things
>    going.
>    4. I'd like to assemble a board to help govern things, but I know
>    people are busy, so I'm happy to press on alone if needed. Please don't
>    make me. :)
>    5. I am going to export the content of our old WordPress-based site
>    and rebuild it with a static generator (e.g., JBake or Jekyll) and host it
>    under an OKCJUG org on GitHub.
>    6. I will try to regain access to the OKCJUG GitHub and Twitter
>    accounts (*Brian Sheldon*: Do you remember the credentials for either?
>    You're the only other person I can think of that had those).
>    7. I'm going to look at other JUGs and reach out to my contacts there
>    to see what other digital capabilities we may be lacking and try to get
>    those going.
>    8. Once details have started to come together, I'll email the main JUG
>    list to announce those details. I will likely, though, make a teaser
>    announcement in the coming days.
>    9. I will try to figure out what I've forgotten and do that too.
>
> I am going to have lunch (hopefully not by myself :) at Jason's Deli on NW
> Expressway at 11:30 on Wednesday (4/20) to discuss these items with anyone
> interested. Lacking any negative feedback, concerns, etc., I'm going to
> press on, so if you have any of those, chime up here or come to lunch next
> Wednesday and harangue me in person. :)
>
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