[pm-h] Time for the first "Houston.pm Beginners/Novices Hangout"

[G. Wade Johnson]

On Sat, 26 Oct 2013 13:47:29 -0500
Mark Allen <mrallen1 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Let's do it office hours style?
> 
> Weekly on x day at y time for 1 hour minimum and longer if
> mentors/mentees like.
> 
> Maybe mentors could host their own or start one ad hoc and send a
> note to the email listserv?
> 
> Idk. Just some suggestions.

That's one of the directions I'm thinking of going. I'm glad someone
else thought it was a reasonable idea. Thanks for pointing it out.

At the moment, I'm looking for input on the first session. I could pull
a time/date out of the air that would be good for me, but we won't be
able to check the idea unless I know there are people who will be there.

I think once we've proved the idea, we might spread the fun around.

Other thoughts.
G. Wade

> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> > On Oct 26, 2013, at 12:19 PM, "G. Wade Johnson"
> > <gwadej at anomaly.org> wrote:
> > 
> > For those people who are interested in the Introductory
> > hangout/office hours/mentoring/help session thing, I'm trying to
> > come up with a good time to try the first one.
> > 
> > The ideas I'm considering:
> > 
> > Length:
> >  1. 1 hour
> >  2. 1.5 hours
> >  3. 2 hours
> > 
> > Times:
> > 
> >  1. Lunch hour-ish (maybe 11:30-1:30)
> >     - Advantages
> >    a. Help for work projects easier
> >         b. Doesn't impact people's evenings
> >     - Disadvantages
> >    a. Help for home projects is weirder
> >         b. Some companies might object to using work time.
> >    c. May not want personal Google account on work computer
> > 
> >  2. Late afternoon/Early evening (maybe 5:00-7:00)
> >     - Advantages
> >    a. Partial overlap of work time, for work projects
> >         b. Partial overlap of home time, for home projects
> >    c. Small impact on people's evenings
> >    d. Small impact on work time
> >     - Disadvantages
> >    a. Overlaps many peoples' commutes
> >         b. Some companies might object to using work time.
> >    c. May not want personal Google account on work computer
> > 
> >  3. Evening (maybe 7:00-9:00)
> >     - Advantages
> >    a. Help for home projects is easier
> >    b. Minimal impact on work time
> >     - Disadvantages
> >    a. Significant impact on peoples' evening time
> >         b. Potential issues getting help on work projects
> > 
> > Days:
> > 
> >  I'm thinking of picking a day next week or the one after to try
> > this. Some input before I choose gives you a chance to help decide
> > this.
> > 
> >  At the moment, I'm mostly considering weekdays. If anyone would
> >  prefer to do a weekend, speak up.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > G. Wade
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