[kwlug-disc] New meeting location possibly needed

[Ron Singh]

Oh my, for KWIC to pull this on you with such short notice.

Well, I value this LUG very highly, been a boon to me and my journey in
Linux and some micro-controller tech(Thank you Khalid and Tim!).

I am certainly willing to donate towards a yearly contract with KWIC to get
the best price/month.

I am good for $40 and am quite sure I can smack my buddy Paul K around to
shell out another $20, what do you folks think?
Just do it? Get on with getting on?

If I am reading Paul N's note below correctly, seems like time is not on
the LUG's side as KWIC is asking for $75 for this month's fee by or before
Monday next week.

Thanks,

Ron Singh



On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 5:11 PM Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:

> Here we go again. There have been some changes at our meeting space
> (KWIC) and it sounds as if we will no longer be able to use the space
> for free. I am in conversation with them to see whether our old
> understanding still holds, but I am not optimistic.
>
> At this point, they would like $75 per three-hour meeting slot, or
> $450 for 12 months.
>
> Here are our options:
>
> - We find that we are allowed to use the space for free again. This is
>   possible but I suspect not likely.
>
> - We pay them $450 to book the space, understanding that maybe things
>   will be in flux again and there is no guarantee we will get the
>   space for 12 months. This kicks the can down the road, but buys us a
>   year.
>
> - I make arrangements for us to meet at St John's Kitchen again for
>   the short or medium term. This is also not a long-term solution
>   because it depends on me continuing to have access to the building
>   (or a Working Centre staff member who does have access being willing
>   to host).
>
> - We find a different meeting space, probably at some company's
>   office. Then we are depending on that company's charity in the same
>   way we were depending on the Working Centre before, but then I am
>   not the bottleneck.
>
> - We look at spaces that charge money. $450 for 12 months works out to
>   about $40 per meeting, so unless the space is very good and we can
>   raise the money I am not enthusiastic about going higher than that.
>   I do not think there are many places that will rent to us for less,
>   especially since we have no official structure.
>
> I do not think it is worth spending $75 to meet this month.
>
> I am sending this out before I have an answer from KWIC because I want
> to see what resources we have. Here are my questions:
>
> - Are there people who are willing to contribute towards the $450
>   booking fee? In principle I guess I could pay it all but I don't
>   want to. If you are willing to contribute money to this (and are
>   good for your word) then contact me offlist and let me know what you
>   can contribute.
>
> - Are there other meeting spaces that are open to us? Making
>   arrangements for January will be short notice, but if you know of a
>   place (or work for a company that could sponsor) for February onward
>   that would be useful information.
>
>
> I will try to contact the Working Centre and the Google space to see
> whether they can accomodate us for the short term.
>
>
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