[activities] Re: What kind of activities do we want to do?

[Anne McCadden <amccadden@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am open to any and all reasonable suggestions.  I want workshops to
interesting, educational, and fun.  Maybe we should setting for
interesting and fun.  I still like Stephens idea of a Hardware Arnechy
Fest (ok I was a science major, not an english major).  We could bring
in hardware that isn't working up to par and see what another set of
eyes and a couple of brain cells can do to get the hardware working.

Tom came into the shop today and I helped him with his hardware
challenge.  Unfortunately I had to tell him what he didn't want to hear
and he had to wait for a while (sorry about that Tom), but he recieved
my diagnosis of the computer's ailment.  Unfortunately the mobo died
from blown caps and the injury was fatal.  He bought a new mobo and
cel-950 cpu on sale for $148.  ~Anne

Dale W Hodge wrote:
> 
> What kind of activities do we want to do?
> 
> In the past, Aclug has tried:
> 
> A BBQ - with a so-so turnout.
> 
> A New User Day - a complete bust, as there were more staff than new users.
> 
> Install Fests - These usually work, but are often unorganized.
> 
> NetWorkshops - #1 was excellent, #2 was just okay.
> 
> Pizza Parties / Socials - These are liked by some, despised? by others.
> 
> Saturday Sale / Demo Days - These worked okay at first, but quickly became
> uninteresting to both the staff and the visitors.
> 
> So which do we try again, and how might we make them better?
> 
> --dwh
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