Organizing TLUG/newTLUG meetings for the west end of Metro, Golden Horseshoe

[Bill Mudry]

At 10:39 PM 11/4/04 -0500, you wrote:
>On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 22:21:23 -0500, Bill Mudry <billmudry-MwcKTmeKVNQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > In a conversation on the phone today with Matthew Rice, we got talking
> > again about the idea
> > of having meetings for the west end of the lake. I said I would help get
> > the word around more,
> > so here goes :-).
> >
> > On first thoughts, it would be situated in Mississauga. That should make
> > sense since it is
> > central to a number of west end places including Etobicoke, Brampton,
> > Oakville, Burlington,
> > Mississauga itself (of course), perhaps even Hamilton, Kitchner, etc.
> > Matthew suggested somewhere
> > along Dundas in the west end of Mississauga.
> >
> > How ironical, I thought, since I just happen to live five minutes walk from
> > the Woodchester
> > Mall off Dundas. Hehe..... honest, no prompting from me. Nevertheless, I
> > highly recommend
> > it. There are all kinds of eateries on Dundas between Erin Mills Parkway
> > and the 403 (and
> > Dundas). The #1 Mississauga Transit bus runs the whole length east-west to
> > Islington station,
> > other routes north-south. the #19 bus goes all the way to Shoppers World in
> > Brampton.
> > By car, the QEW is not that far and the 403 crosses Dundas even closer. The
> > closest train
> > station is Clarkson, so members even from Hamilton could ride GO.
> > Everything for the
> > region is well supplied with inroads.
> >
> > For a start I don't think we really need a large meeting room. Nor should
> > we need a special
> > speaker ---- at least not at first. I am sure there are many of us that
> > would be glad simply to
> > meet each other, share time and a meal once a month in a restaurant. One
> > person suggested
> > days ago re. the new downtown restaurant that programmers could present the
> > projects
> > they are working on. That could work well even in restaurant settings up to
> > 30 -50 people with
> > arrangements at a restaurant, even easier with a smaller group --- west
> > end, too :-).
> >
> > A number of years ago, when I was membership manager of the International
> > Programmers
> > Guild, a whole bunch of us used to meet once a month first at Movenpick in
> > Toronto and
> > later in another restaurant (... forgot the name for now) and that worked
> > out fine. Everyone
> > got used to where the meetings would be. If the response is larger early
> > on, we will have to
> > rethink how and where to meet but there is no use over-planning at the 
> start.
> >
> > Lets see a show of hands on how many of you would be interested. Share your
> > ideas, what
> > you would want but be realistic for a start. Write to either list, email me
> > personally or feel free
> > to call me (905) 822-6088.
> >
> > Bill Mudry
>
>
>Since I live in Mississauga, and cant usually get a ride to Toronto, I
>can finally show my face at a meeting! I think this is a great idea.
>Hope everything works out.

Me too <wink>! I don't have a vehicle either.

>- Adam Raymond
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