Phoenix.pm: Tempe/East Vally PerlMongers Approved.

[Bill Nash]

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Douglas E. Miles wrote:

> One thing I've been concerned about since I started this group was that
> people wouldn't participate because of travel distances.  If having a
> Tempe group makes encourages people to participate,  I'm all for that.
> That being said, There was another group started a while ago, which
> didn't work out for some reason.  Opinions?  Hey all you lurkers out
> there!  Is travel distance what keeps you from meetings?  Would you
> participate if there was a meeting closer to you?
>
> So, I guess what I'm saying is that having multiple groups is a division
> of resources only if it divides the current group without bringing in
> new people.  IMHO. YMMV. IANAL. :)
>

	On this point, it's easy enough to borrow wisdom from the PLUG
guys, and simply move the meeting around from time to time. Bowne is
pretty central to the *entire* Valley, but if you live in AJ, Tolleson, or
Happy Valley, it's still quite the drive.

	I'm in West Mesa/Tempe myself, so yes, a Tempe.pm would benefit
me. All things considered, the occasional east side Phoenix.pm meeting
would be of far more interest to me.

- billn