[kwlug-disc] New meeting location possibly needed

[Ron Singh]

I have been to a few WWITPRO meets recently(as in the last year or so) and
really like the meeting room -- warm, spacious, comfortable seating, by no
means as big as SJK or KWIC, but I would think up to 40 people will be
quite fine in the Trios room.

There is a counter at the back for folks to bring some dinner too.
Bathrooms are relatively nearby and on the same floor if I recall correctly.
Thanks,

Ron Singh



On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 7:42 AM CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I can vouch for Jason's dependability.  He likes coming to our meetings
> anyway.
>
> And as you mentioned, WWITPRO has been there forever, with no issues that
> I know of.  I used to attend those meetings back before I saw the Linux
> light...
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 at 21:28, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
> kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> Okay. Here are the details of this location:
>>
>> - It is at Market Square in Kitchener, at the corner of King and
>>   Benton/Frederick.
>> - It is attached to an expensive parking garage. There is downtown
>>   Kitchener parking around the area that is gratis after 6pm.
>> - Apparently there is a nice room with two projector screens. However,
>>   the projector has VGA input only (so no HDMI)
>> - We would need somebody from TriOS to be present at the meeting (or
>>   maybe another responsible adult?). Jason is willing to host us.
>>
>>
>> Pros:
>> - Central location; easy access by transit
>> - Gratis
>> - WWITPro has been holding meetings there for a decade, and it has
>>   been stable
>> - Maybe the space is accessible? It is on the ground floor. (I cannot
>>   remember whether you need to climb steps to get in the area, but I
>>   can check)
>> - It seems that TriOS is welcoming us
>> - There should be plenty of space for us even if we grow
>> - There is wifi available
>>
>> Cons:
>> - The doors get locked by the Market Square people at 7pm sharp.
>>   Somebody has to mind the door to let latecomers in, and/or somebody
>>   needs to have a cellphone others can call or text.
>> - There is still a one-person bottleneck, maybe. If Jason is
>>   travelling or absent we may need to make other plans.
>>
>>
>> I am thinking that we try this option out. Other possibilities:
>>
>> - Adam may be able to book us at Wilfrid Laurier
>> - We might be able to book the room above the Queen Street Commons,
>>   but that is a smaller space and has stairs
>>
>>
>> The Google space is not available. It looks as if KWIC is only
>> available if we pay.
>>
>> What do we think? Are there people who would be opposed to us using
>> the TriOS space?
>>
>> I do not have locations changed on the website yet. I have to take
>> photographs and such of the location.
>>
>> - Paul
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 11:58:26AM -0500, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc
>> wrote:
>> > Yes! It looks like we have permission to meet at TriOS. I was going to
>> > post to the list today, but you beat me to it. Thanks for making the
>> > arrangements.
>> >
>> > I think it is fairly likely that we take this option, but I will send
>> > pros/cons later today.
>> >
>> > - Paul
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 11:26:23AM -0500, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
>> > > Did anyone get a chance to talk to Jason on Monday?  I was under the
>> > > impression that he's got a free room for us with parking, etc.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 at 11:12, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 1:00 AM <tomg at sentex.ca> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > >> Quoting Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>:
>> > > >>
>> > > >> > If you are looking into alternative locations then let me know
>> ASAP.
>> > > >> > We prefer gratis, but a good place that costs some money may be
>> > > >> > possible.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> The Central Location of the Kitchener Public Library is $75/month
>> for 3
>> > > >> hours, but it's probably stable.  Bring your own projector.  I'd
>> like
>> > > >> other locations, but I don't know why.
>> > > >>
>> > > >
>> > > > KPL is a great place, but a significant drawback is lack of free
>> parking
>> > > > around it.
>> > > >
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