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    • Minion QueenM
      Minion Queen @coliver
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      @coliver It's really not a ton. The biggest issues is always a place to have it. The rest is easy.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @coliver
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        @coliver said:

        Realistically, how much work is it to setup a Spicecorp/MangoBunch meeting? I don't know the amount of work that goes into, any ideas @Minion-Queen or @scottalanmiller ?

        It's only easy because @Minion-Queen has unlimited access to sponsors and speakers. For people without those resources, it becomes a bit more difficult. It's easier now because many of us have been running them for years and know the processes.

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        • art_of_shredA
          art_of_shred @scottalanmiller
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          @scottalanmiller said:

          @coliver said:

          Realistically, how much work is it to setup a Spicecorp/MangoBunch meeting? I don't know the amount of work that goes into, any ideas @Minion-Queen or @scottalanmiller ?

          It's only easy because @Minion-Queen has unlimited access to sponsors and speakers. For people without those resources, it becomes a bit more difficult. It's easier now because many of us have been running them for years and know the processes.

          This is a case where it might be wise to do somehting like what SW is now doing, where you can request assistance from HQ to get sponsors lined up for presenting at a local meeting.

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          • coliverC
            coliver @art_of_shred
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            @art_of_shred said:

            @scottalanmiller said:

            @coliver said:

            Realistically, how much work is it to setup a Spicecorp/MangoBunch meeting? I don't know the amount of work that goes into, any ideas @Minion-Queen or @scottalanmiller ?

            It's only easy because @Minion-Queen has unlimited access to sponsors and speakers. For people without those resources, it becomes a bit more difficult. It's easier now because many of us have been running them for years and know the processes.

            This is a case where it might be wise to do somehting like what SW is now doing, where you can request assistance from HQ to get sponsors lined up for presenting at a local meeting.

            That's what I was thinking... The venue I thought would be the easiest part, I assumed that getting the vendors to speak with a small group of people would be the most difficult.

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            • Minion QueenM
              Minion Queen
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              I have a great relationship with all kinds of Vendors so getting them to come out and speak is the easy part. But places to host things is impossible. I don't work in a traditional office and most people refuse to drive outside of the city. So I can't do it at my house.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @coliver
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                @coliver said:

                @art_of_shred said:

                @scottalanmiller said:

                @coliver said:

                Realistically, how much work is it to setup a Spicecorp/MangoBunch meeting? I don't know the amount of work that goes into, any ideas @Minion-Queen or @scottalanmiller ?

                It's only easy because @Minion-Queen has unlimited access to sponsors and speakers. For people without those resources, it becomes a bit more difficult. It's easier now because many of us have been running them for years and know the processes.

                This is a case where it might be wise to do somehting like what SW is now doing, where you can request assistance from HQ to get sponsors lined up for presenting at a local meeting.

                That's what I was thinking... The venue I thought would be the easiest part, I assumed that getting the vendors to speak with a small group of people would be the most difficult.

                If you are trying to have a few beers with friends and not have an IT meeting, as many SC events are, then it is easy. If you want to be able to talk and have a presentation, it gets really hard really quickly.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller
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                  The hardest is getting a venue that is both useful for people to hold a meeting but still allows the flexibility for things like alcohol to make the meeting things that people want to attend. The average venue is either a bar and useless for the first or an office that forbids the latter.

                  That's why in the DFW we finally settled on just using my house since I had a projection system and a full bar in it and we could handle 45 people pretty easily for a meeting and were centrally located. Every other venue either couldn't have alcohol, was expensive or could not have people hear each other or be in a group.

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                  • coliverC
                    coliver @scottalanmiller
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                    @scottalanmiller said:

                    @coliver said:

                    @art_of_shred said:

                    @scottalanmiller said:

                    @coliver said:

                    Realistically, how much work is it to setup a Spicecorp/MangoBunch meeting? I don't know the amount of work that goes into, any ideas @Minion-Queen or @scottalanmiller ?

                    It's only easy because @Minion-Queen has unlimited access to sponsors and speakers. For people without those resources, it becomes a bit more difficult. It's easier now because many of us have been running them for years and know the processes.

                    This is a case where it might be wise to do somehting like what SW is now doing, where you can request assistance from HQ to get sponsors lined up for presenting at a local meeting.

                    That's what I was thinking... The venue I thought would be the easiest part, I assumed that getting the vendors to speak with a small group of people would be the most difficult.

                    If you are trying to have a few beers with friends and not have an IT meeting, as many SC events are, then it is easy. If you want to be able to talk and have a presentation, it gets really hard really quickly.

                    Ah maybe that is where my disconnect is. I probably wouldn't go to these meetings to hang out and drink. I would go to talk with other IT people and vendors about how they do things or what they have to offer.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @coliver
                      last edited by

                      @coliver said:

                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      @coliver said:

                      @art_of_shred said:

                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      @coliver said:

                      Realistically, how much work is it to setup a Spicecorp/MangoBunch meeting? I don't know the amount of work that goes into, any ideas @Minion-Queen or @scottalanmiller ?

                      It's only easy because @Minion-Queen has unlimited access to sponsors and speakers. For people without those resources, it becomes a bit more difficult. It's easier now because many of us have been running them for years and know the processes.

                      This is a case where it might be wise to do somehting like what SW is now doing, where you can request assistance from HQ to get sponsors lined up for presenting at a local meeting.

                      That's what I was thinking... The venue I thought would be the easiest part, I assumed that getting the vendors to speak with a small group of people would be the most difficult.

                      If you are trying to have a few beers with friends and not have an IT meeting, as many SC events are, then it is easy. If you want to be able to talk and have a presentation, it gets really hard really quickly.

                      Ah maybe that is where my disconnect is. I probably wouldn't go to these meetings to hang out and drink. I would go to talk with other IT people and vendors about how they do things or what they have to offer.

                      Which would make finding a venue pretty hard. You need a company to sponsor to do that.

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                      • JaredBuschJ
                        JaredBusch @coliver
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                        @coliver said:

                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        @coliver said:

                        @art_of_shred said:

                        @scottalanmiller said:

                        @coliver said:

                        Realistically, how much work is it to setup a Spicecorp/MangoBunch meeting? I don't know the amount of work that goes into, any ideas @Minion-Queen or @scottalanmiller ?

                        It's only easy because @Minion-Queen has unlimited access to sponsors and speakers. For people without those resources, it becomes a bit more difficult. It's easier now because many of us have been running them for years and know the processes.

                        This is a case where it might be wise to do somehting like what SW is now doing, where you can request assistance from HQ to get sponsors lined up for presenting at a local meeting.

                        That's what I was thinking... The venue I thought would be the easiest part, I assumed that getting the vendors to speak with a small group of people would be the most difficult.

                        If you are trying to have a few beers with friends and not have an IT meeting, as many SC events are, then it is easy. If you want to be able to talk and have a presentation, it gets really hard really quickly.

                        Ah maybe that is where my disconnect is. I probably wouldn't go to these meetings to hang out and drink. I would go to talk with other IT people and vendors about how they do things or what they have to offer.

                        @scottalanmiller
                        In St. Louis, we have enough members with office space where beer is allowed that we handle holding our meetings in those places.

                        @coliver
                        I am going to chill out and talk with fellow IT people. I am not going to some boring meeting to listen to a spiel. Yes, we (St. Louis) still have a vendor sponsor for all of our meetings and they generally cover food and drinks and give a short presentation. But the entire point of a SpiceCorp is that it is a user group. Not a vendor marketing group.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
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                          Getting a new Linux Mint jump box set up in the lab. Hopefully going to have users in the lab by later today.

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                          • art_of_shredA
                            art_of_shred @scottalanmiller
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                            @scottalanmiller You gotta stop inviting ppl to my house without asking first...

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                            • coliverC
                              coliver @art_of_shred
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                              @art_of_shred said:

                              @scottalanmiller You gotta stop inviting ppl to my house without asking first...

                              Haha, oh man that's good.

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                              • Reid CooperR
                                Reid Cooper
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                                Too late, we know where the party is now!

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                                • Minion QueenM
                                  Minion Queen
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                                  Lots of emails today.... will they ever end?

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                                  • BRRABillB
                                    BRRABill @Minion Queen
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                                    @Minion-Queen said:

                                    Lots of emails today.... will they ever end?

                                    No.

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                                    • art_of_shredA
                                      art_of_shred @Minion Queen
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                                      @Minion-Queen said:

                                      Lots of emails today.... will they ever end?

                                      Yes, at precisely 12:00 tonight.*

                                      *this is not a guarantee that there will not also be emails tomorrow.

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                                      • coliverC
                                        coliver @art_of_shred
                                        last edited by

                                        @art_of_shred said:

                                        @Minion-Queen said:

                                        Lots of emails today.... will they ever end?

                                        Yes, at precisely 12:00 tonight.*

                                        *this is not a guarantee that there will not also be emails tomorrow.

                                        That's not when you are going to cut the coax to the house?

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                                        • MattSpellerM
                                          MattSpeller @Minion Queen
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                                          @Minion-Queen said:

                                          Lots of emails today.... will they ever end?

                                          I bet you know someone there who could frighten the exchange server into ceasing to operate for an hour

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                                          • Minion QueenM
                                            Minion Queen @MattSpeller
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                                            @MattSpeller That sounds amazing about now.

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