[OSGeo-Discuss] Local Chapter Guidance

[Phil Nugent]

Thanks for sharing you experience Brian!  That's a great point about
consistency...I'll have to remember that when I get started.


On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 1:01 PM, Brian Wilson <brian at wildsong.biz> wrote:

> What I learned in Corvallis:
>
> Have a meeting scheduled for the same time slot EVERY month.
> Then be there, even if you don't know if anyone will show up.
>
> If no one else shows, you still have a committed time to study and learn
> with no distractions. Don't you want that anyway?
> If one or two people show, you work together. If 4-5 or more show then
> you start having presentations, formal or not.
> I think I got the most out of those informal sessions.
>
> In Corvallis meetings varied anywhere from 1 (me!) to 15-20. Formal format
> with topic and speaker does not guarantee attendance! I am sure the OSU
> calendar impacts it but the big mistake I made the first year was taking a
> summer break and then not restarting in the fall. Just ignore the calendar
> and keep going.
>
> Trying to get a speaker every month is sure to burn you out.
>
> Now that I am moving I assume the Corvallis group will just cease to
> exist. I also plan on starting a similar group in Santa Rosa as soon as I
> find a location for meetings.
>
> The first 2 or 3 meetings were stressful to me. (I'm a geek!) After that
> it's just fun.
>
> Brian (still in Corvallis)
>
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