Re: [Nolug] ideas to help nolug grow

"Brett D. Estrade" <estrabd@yahoo.com> writes:

Yep. I'm getting there. HOpefuly in a few days (job permitting)
I'll have a more functional site to sample. You guys will then look
at it and tell me what to fix.

> This looks like some that would be effective:
>
> http://www.brlug.net/staff.php3
>
> Brett
> --- Dustin Puryear <dpuryear@usa.net> wrote:
>> At 11:23 PM 2/23/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>> > >Does the group have a mission statement or some other charter-like
>> > >document, or is its direction dictated by which direction the linux
>> > >winds happen to be blowing? If not, I think it would help provide some
>> > >focus on exactly what the group is intended to accomplish regularly.
>> >
>> >BRLUG is more organized than we are, and if overkill is more your style, the
>> >guys in Gulfport/Mobile is definitely that.
>>
>> The Baton Rouge Linux User Group (http://www.brlug.net) is organized using
>> the Benevolent Dictator model, but in general we do things using voting.
>> Until we get pretty big I don't see a real advantage to creating a
>> President, VP, and Secretary positions. What I would like to see in Baton
>> Rouge is a type of steering committee that helps plan agendas and focus the
>> group.
>>
>> >Do we have a charter? Not that I'm aware of. Scott and Hunter set up nolug to
>> >be a casual affair. While a little organization certainly couldn't hurt,
>> >frankly I'd rather not see officers, committees, elections, and all that.
>>
>> Just create a nice little mission statement. It helps focus your ideas and
>> let's people know what you are trying to do. Here is ours:
>>
>> The Baton Rouge Linux User Group's (BRLUG) mission is to advocate the use
>> of Linux both in the home and the enterprise, to support the existing base
>> of Linux users in the city of Baton Rouge, and to have a great time. In
>> addition, we encourage our members to use the LUG as a platform for forming
>> both non-profit and for-profit organizations to better establish Linux
>> within the community. As such, we welcome both business and hobbyists
>> discussions at our meetings and on our mailing list.
>>
>> >I've been thinking about this for a little bit before sending this post. I'm
>> >not fond of the "Roberts Rules of Order" crowd, and will fight that kind of
>> >organization at nolug tooth and nail. What I would like to see, and would be
>> >more in keeping with nolug's historically laid-back, casual atmosphere, is
>> >the formation of ad-hoc working groups, composed of those who are
>> >willing/interested/experienced (pick any of these) to get together to work on
>> >whatever projects we can come up with. This could help us get stuff
>> >accomplished, while keeping things informal. I'd rather see someone helping
>> >out on a project out of an interest in learning more about the technologies
>> >needed for a particular project than to have someone on a project because
>> >they were appointed to it by some committee.
>>
>> Good idea.
>>
>> > >How big is BRLUG? Also, how are they structured?
>>
>> Not too large. We have around 140 people on our lists, and our
>> Clickers/newbie meetings probably have around twenty to twenty-five
>> attendees each month. In addition, we meet at Perks once a month, but that
>> usually has a low turn-out.
>>
>> >Perhaps we could work something out. BRLUG has a newbies meeting every week,
>> >with the more epxerienced crowd getting together maybe only once per month.
>>
>> The newbies meeting is only once a month.
>>
>>
>> ---
>> Dustin Puryear <dustin@puryear-it.com>
>> Puryear Information Technology
>> Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting
>> http://www.puryear-it.com
>>
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