[San-Diego-pm] The Past, Present, and Future

[Bob Kleemann]

Whoops, I goofed.  The next meeting is the third Thursday of the month,
which is April 21st, not April 28th.

On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 2:03 PM, Bob Kleemann <rkleeman at energoncube.net>
wrote:

> Perl Mongers of San Diego,
>
> What do you want for the future of the San Diego Perl Mongers?
>
> At the present, we have meetings once a month to gather, ask questions,
> and talk about various topics.  Sometimes these meetings are technical, and
> people learn; other months the meetings are more social, and people enjoy
> themselves and the conversation.  In the past, this has served the group
> well, with numerous members getting value from the format, and sharing
> during the meetings.  Presently, the meeting attendance is low, and has
> been for some time, so there are fewer discussions and less sharing.
>
> I could continue running the meeting in this fashion, but it doesn't feel
> like it's supporting the membership that well.  I could also suspend the
> meetings, or the group, and that doesn't feel like it would service the
> membership well either.  At the last meeting, discussion ensued and one
> idea floated was to do fewer regular meetings a year.  What do people think
> of this?  Are there other ideas on how things could be different, but
> better for everyone?
>
> For the record, we're still going to do the April meeting at our normal
> place (Ansir Innovation Center) and time (Thursday, April 28th at 7 PM).
> But the meeting for May and beyond that are likely to be changed due to
> this discussion.
>
> I would love to hear everyone's ideas, thoughts, and opinions.  Please
> share.
>
> Your local leader,
>
>     Bob
>
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