[GLLUG] What To Do About Low Meeting Attendance?

[Robert Youngs Jr]

I tried going to a meeting back in July and found no one.  I would definitely be interested in giving presentations, though I think meetings should be held in a more centralized location.

Not seeing anyone was a huge turnoff. 

Robert
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> On Sep 5, 2014, at 12:41 PM, Chick Tower <c.e.tower at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Last night, and the Thursday before, I was at Schuler Books for our weekly meeting.  I didn't see anybody else looking for a Linux meeting.  Granted, last week I was almost half an hour late, and it was just before the long weekend, but last night I was fifteen minutes early.
> 
> Attendance has been falling off for years now.  What can we do to increase attendance?  I'm specifically asking you who would be interested in attending meetings, but I want to encourage anyone with an idea to reply.
> 
> Do we need to emphasize presentations again?  Should we have some grand project to work on, whether that be software, hardware, community service, classes, something for Penguicon?
> 
> Do we need fewer meetings, such as twice a month?  Once a month?
> 
> Do we need to publicize our meetings more widely, and try to recruit new members?
> 
> Do we need to have meetings on another night of the week?  Saturday meetings?  We've tried Saturdays in the past without much luck, but if that's what people would like now....
> 
> Do we need a different venue?  If so, is it just because of the geographic location, or do we need someplace more quiet or somehow better able to conduct presentations?  Or do we need to go to a bar occasionally?
> 
> Please let's have some ideas to increase attendance.  I don't want the group to die out.  Where else am I going to wear all my Linux and FOSS t-shirts?
> -- 
> 
>                               Chick
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