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

[Mark Allen]

Pick what works for you! :-)

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> On Oct 26, 2013, at 3:54 PM, "G. Wade Johnson" <gwadej at anomaly.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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