[kwlug-disc] New meeting location possibly needed

Sat Jan 12 14:50:16 EST 2019

Kapley from KWIC at one point even mentioned that if the room that
Stephanie had didn't work out we could use the DC he owns down the street
it has an office I'm fairly certain if we get a hold of him it should be
reasonable.  According to other tenants in the building its just generally
disorganized at best.

Who specifically are we talking to who is talking about charging us?  I'm
confused as to where this is coming from if we've still not spoken to
Kapley or others from there.

On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 10:16 AM Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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