[web-team]feedback from SVLUG website

[Amy]

Hi Rodney,

I've cc'd our faithful president, Chris, because I don't know if he's seen
this and he'd be the best to offer suggestions.

SVLUG gets roughly 100-200 people per meeting out of a membership of (last
I checked) just over 1000.  So that's around a 10% turnout too.  Our
attendence varies from meeting to meeting and is entirely dependent on the
speaker.  Obviously Richard Stallman or ESR is going to pack the place
quite a lot more than someone coming to talk about the use of regular
expressions in shell scripting.  

Beyond that, be sure to keep your announcement on your website current
(we're pretty terrible with that).  And any publicity always helps.  Also,
if you have t-shirts to give away or other give-aways, announce them
before the meeting.  (Incidently, if you write to Joe Arruda at VA Linux,
z at valinux.com, and ask him for swag for your LUG, he'll send you some VA
goodies).

Hope that's helpful!

--Ames
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   "Fine!  Then I'm just gonna take my laptop and go home!!!"
Amy L. Abascal                                  amy at iconoclast.net
Web Design Chic, VA Linux Systems                  www.valinux.com
Web Design Chic, Silicon Valley Linux Users Group    www.svlug.com
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On Tue, 20 Jun 2000, Rodney Rees wrote:

> 
> I am fairly new to the linux scene ... about 4 years on and off use and
> almost a year fairly hard-core ... I recently joined  the local user group
> and must say that I am ashamed of turn out ... they/we have about 45 members
> and turn out to a once a month meeting is just over 10% ... I realize that
> people have lives and other things to do ... but I am curious as to how well
> the SVLUG is doing on these matters ??? and how would a new member get more
> people to attend ... I have offered the use of my shop ... a computer store
> with a network and dial internet connections at no cost ... in essence
> sponsoring the lug ... 
> any advise your lug may have for ours would be greatly appreciated ...
> 
> 
> > Thank You,
> > Rodney Rees
> > Owner - Technician
> > Crass Enterprises, Inc.
> > 642 Butternut St.
> > Abilene, TX 79602
> > (915)677-5055 voice
> > (915)677-6217 fax
> > rodney at crass-enterprises.com
> > 
> >