Either the Draught House or Mangia Guadalupe fit the not-to-far-West-or-North criteria. Either would be fine.<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 7:47 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jameschoate@austin.rr.com">jameschoate@austin.rr.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hello,<br>
<br>
The libraries are usually well booked up, they are a well known<br>
community resource. Plus they tend to start short staffing<br>
this time of year due to vacation and as a result a lot of the<br>
secondary services get shut down until Jan.<br>
<br>
LOPSA has similar issues and right now we are meeting at the<br>
Mangia Pizza at 3016 Guadalupe. An alternative we have<br>
used is the Draught House on Medical Parkway (just over from<br>
HEB at 38th). You'll want to give Mangia a call but the Draught<br>
House we just show up and stake a table.<br>
<br>
Seasons best wishes.<br>
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---- Montgomery Conner <<a href="mailto:montgomery.conner@gmail.com">montgomery.conner@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> @Mark<br>
><br>
> Although they can be a bit dour, back when I was a kid they had these<br>
> conveniently located public institutions called 'libraries' that often<br>
> offered meeting rooms and services. ;-)<br>
> <a href="http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/map.htm" target="_blank">http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/map.htm</a>.<br>
><br>
> There's also a pretty extensive system of community centers in Austin<br>
> (google didn't locate one in the north central Austin area, but I'm sure one<br>
> exists) that are chartered with "community development" in the broadest<br>
> sense.<br>
><br>
> These institutions may also offer projector services, which seems to have<br>
> been problematic in the past.<br>
><br>
> ###################################<br>
><br>
> In terms of the topic of the meeting, aren't we really concerned first and<br>
> foremost with creating *momentum* locally in order to help promote the<br>
> larger Perl community globally. Many mongers groups take-on projects as a<br>
> group to help build the local community and train the next generation of<br>
> Perl gurus and monks. Some groups bring in great speakers (Patrick Michaud,<br>
> the current Perl6 compiler pumpking lives in Dallas, and has some fantastic<br>
> presentations on the new compiler toolkit and syntax.) And there are<br>
> certainly other tactics to, rather than prostheletise Perl's virtues, "show<br>
> by example" that Perl is not only still relevant, but vital... and really<br>
> really cool. ;-)<br>
><br>
> Shouldn't the real suggestion here be that we brainstorm to find out what<br>
> would engage current local Perl users, including many members of this list,<br>
> over the long term? Converts are great and all, but is there even a strong<br>
> base of users to do that work here in Austin?<br>
><br>
> I was speaking with Josh McAddams at OSCON this past spring and he mentioned<br>
> that Jeremy Fluhman is interested in organizing and helping to host YAPC::NA<br>
> in Austin at some point in the future (he helped set up YAPC::NA in Houston<br>
> and the Open Source conference in San Angelo last year, but thinks that<br>
> Austin would probably be more fun for out of towners). Clearly a more active<br>
> mongers organization is needed before such a step could be taken... but what<br>
> better way to publicize Perl's relevance?<br>
><br>
> I agree that spending energy shouting into the echo chamber is futile. I<br>
> hope that isn't what anyone is suggesting. I think ideally we're not really<br>
> fighting a meme so much as providing services, examples, and information<br>
> that combat ignorance, right?<br>
><br>
><br>
> --Montgomery<br>
><br>
> On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Mark Lehmann <<a href="mailto:mark@marklehmann.com">mark@marklehmann.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> > Sure. I need some recommendations of free meeting places more central.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Montgomery Conner <<br>
> > <a href="mailto:montgomery.conner@gmail.com">montgomery.conner@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> >> Is there any chance the meeting can be held somewhat centrally? i.e. no<br>
> >> further north than 2222 and no further west than Mopac.<br>
> >><br>
> >> It would really, help at least in the case of my own attendance... :-)<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> Thanks!<br>
> >> Montgomery<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 3:49 PM, Keith Howanitz <<a href="mailto:howanitz@gmail.com">howanitz@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>
> >><br>
> >>> 17th sounds good to me.<br>
> >>><br>
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