NewTLUG and Seneca?

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On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Marc Lanctot <lanctot-yfeSBMgouQgsA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Colin McGregor wrote:
>>
>> At the January meeting one of the questions that was asked was why not
>> have the meetings downtown? My answer was that while I don't know why
>> it is there seems to be a suburban/downtown split, many people who go
>> to one meeting will not go to the other. Then I tossed the question
>> out to the 20+ people who were there "How many would not have attended
>> the meeting if it had been downtown?". About 3/4 of the people raised
>> their hands...
>>
>> So, because of suburbanits who will not come downtown there is a need
>> for meetings out on the edge of the city, but we need (a) location(s)
>> people will go to. Put another way, U of T is a fantastic venue, but
>> it is in the wrong part of the city for NewTLUG purposes...
>>
>> When we meet at IBM, it is the IBM office on the north east corner of
>> Steeles and Pharmacy.
>
> Yeah someone explained to me several months ago and after living in Toronto
> I now see why; it's just seems easier to either a) stay in the main part of
> the city and use the subway or b) stay in the GTA and travel by car..
> crossing that line seems to add pain and frustration.
>
> The problem is still that the GTA is so **** huge (geographically) on its
> own that even York is "far" for people living in, say, Scarborough or
> Mississauga. Personally, I avoid driving as much as I can in Toronto.
>
> I'm sure this is an old discussion, so I'll just attempt to end it with "has
> anybody ever proposed a compromise"? Like meeting along a north/south subway
> along say around 401 like Yorkdale or Yonge/401? Somewhere you don't have to
> take another bus after. I'm assuming there's no good place to meet there..
>
> I think your claims on attendance are really due to the subject. There just
> aren't many people interested in Linux & Games (unfortunately). Maybe your
> January meeting would have attracted downtowners to make up for the lost 3/4
> of the suburbanites that you mention.
>
> In summary, Toronto is too vast. We need quantum teleportation. :)
>
> I promise I'll make it to the next NewTLUG if I'm in town and there's
> sufficient notice (>= 5 days). I've been meaning to go to both meetings
> because I haven't met anybody here yet...
>
> Marc
>
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I'm out by the airport so I may be biased in suggesting Humber? IBM...
there is just no way you could get there after work on public transit
as some of us use for sole tranportation
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