Re: [ubuntu-uk] High Wycombe LUG

2012-07-29 Thread Gareth France
I didn't really picture it as being something so formal as having speakers really. At Reading nothing like that goes on and it's a very casual atmosphere. Especially if the uni was used as a way of getting people involved very quickly I can't imagine the people we'd get responding to that sort

Re: [ubuntu-uk] High Wycombe LUG

2012-07-29 Thread Jon Spriggs
Hi Gareth, That sounds like a great idea. As you've got Reading LUG pretty close, perhaps it might be a good idea to propose to them having a New Users session once every couple of months, and make it part of their usual rotation. Having been involved in trying to organise speakers at a LUG before

[ubuntu-uk] High Wycombe LUG

2012-07-28 Thread Gareth France
Firstly thanks to Alan Bell for a fantastic BBQ today, I think it's safe to say everyone had a great time and I left feeling rather enthused and inspired! A discussion about how people may get involved without specific technical skills came up and one of the suggestions was creating some sort