[Steering Committee] Re-restarting the JUG

[Brian Sheldon]

this seems weird - ms & java?
https://www.meetup.com/global-java-at-microsoft-meetup-group/events/285377548/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze_adhoc&utm_campaign=mmrk_alleng_all_eventpromotion_microsoft_americas_04262022&utm_term=nurture&utm_content=lp_meetup

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. :)
>
> --
> Jason Lee
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