[MLB-WIRELESS] Meeting venue...

[Tyson.Clugg at csiro.au]

We have *already* chased them up, along with many other areas.  There is a
lot going on behind the scenes to get these meetings together.

Coburg library are unsure of if we would be _allowed_ to use their
facilities, we are awaiting verdict from them.  Regardless, it may not be
feasible for eastern suburbanites as the travel arrangements are poor.  Plus
the fact that they are booked solid, we would have to change to the 1st
Friday of each month, available from June onwards.  It's already booked!

Candidates for meeting venues should meet the following criteria:
* Cost (free is good, but what good is a free hall in Timbuktu?)
* Accessibility
	- By road
	- By public transport FOR THE MAJORITY
	- For disabled
* Facilities
	- Power
	- Presentation (projector & screen)
	- Shelter
	- BBQ is a nice touch to our meetings, I'd like to keep it.
	- LOS???

Coburg is not highly accessible for the majority, as the _populous_ centre
of Melbourne is actually EAST of the city, somewhere between Bentleigh and
Box Hill.  Hawthorn is probably too far north, but about right in terms of
latitude.

PLEASE, can we not hassle the same organisations multiple times with the
same request?  There is a *group* of us working together on this issue (four
of us, admittedly all eastern folks) - talk with us before annoying someone
who does not want yet another Melb-Wireless member hassling them for a
venue.


Regards,
Tyson.
____________________________________________

Tyson Clugg
IT Services
CSIRO - Molecular Science, Clayton
phone: (03) 9545 2090
email: tyson.clugg at csiro.au
____________________________________________


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barry Park [mailto:bpark at theage.com.au]
> Sent: Thursday, 7 March 2002 10:00 PM
> To: Geoff Hammond; nick at artful.com.au; melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Meeting venue...
> 
> 
> Hrm, if parking is shitty it may inspire me to suggest a new venue.
> 
> Coburg Library has several meeting rooms that are *free* for community
> groups to use. They range in size, with the largest big enough for 200
> people. We get electricity, potential Net access, a 1am out-the-door
> deadline, plenty of parking, a clear 700m LOS across two 
> shopping centre
> carparks, good, cheap souvlaki, a *short* stagger to Coles Liquorland,
> fairly easy access from the Western Ring Road, Tullamarine and Eastern
> Freeway.
> 
> Only drawback is that it may not be possible to hold meetings 
> according to
> current schedules.
> 
> Worth me chasing up?
> - Barry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoff Hammond <ghammond at bigpond.net.au>
> To: nick at artful.com.au <nick at artful.com.au>; 
> melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
> Date: Thursday, March 07, 2002 9:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Meeting venue...
> 
> 
> >
> >And if you are thinking of travelling by car, fight the 
> temptation to park
> >in the middle of the road near the plantings where others 
> might... It's the
> >one place where traffic inspectors in that part of the world 
> are active
> (and
> >rightly so in my opinion)...
> >
> >
> >gah
> 
> 
> 
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