APM: APM - Future activity

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> if you knew me better you wouldn't be :)

I don't know you that well.

> As to approaching groups with caution, really no need at all.
> What I'm proposing is not really getting 'groups' to do things
> but finding individuals in those groups who share an
> interest.

I'm sorry if I didn't get that. Groups are made up of individuals. There
are definitely some individuals who should be approached with caution as
well.

> User groups in general are a terrible place to get projects
> off the ground if you want the group in toto to do it, too
> much politics, apathy/self-interest, and push_me-pull_you.

Three years ago, some people in ALG managed to get some volunteering for
the Katrina relief efforts downtown going. I have seen it happen with lots
of groups in town, though.

> A good example of the difference between most user
> groups and one with spark, the Austin Robot Group.

I have definitely heard of them, but don't have much interest in robots.