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

[Mike Flannigan]

The day doesn't matter to me.
I vote for 6:30 - 7:00 PM start time.
I vote for 1.5 hrs max.


Mike


On 10/26/2013 12:19 PM, G. Wade Johnson 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