[Robotgroup] TRG Meeting! :)

[Paul Atkinson]

I have nothing to declare.

Paul

On Jan 22, 2008 1:19 PM, Def Egge <robodigest at innervate.com> wrote:

> Quoting Vern Graner <vern at txis.com>:
>
> > Ok, another meeting is swooping down on us.. only 2 days away now.. a
> > few things I'd like to ask:
> >
> > 1) RSVP-- Please got to our meetup page and RSVP for the meeting. The
> > number of folks that show as "YES" in the RSVP area of our site helps
> > others gauge if the group is active and/or if they might be the only
> > ones who show up. The current RSVPs are: One "Yes", One "Maybe" and one
> > "No". Please go here:
> >
> > http://robotics.meetup.com/69/calendar/6947781/
> >
> > and RSVP for the meeting!
> >
> > 2) SHOW AND TELL -- I think it was good to have lots of show and tell
> > items on the agenda. Makes for an interesting and thought provoking
> > meeting. Please let me know if you plan to bring something out.
> >
> > 3) BASIC STAMP SIG -- I've been getting good reviews from folks on the
> > Basic Stamp sig we did in the last couple of meetings. If DENISE is
> > willing, I'd like to repeat the "2nd room" method we used last week and
> > continue to have the SIG follow the general meeting so the chatters can
> > hang out and the SIG'ers can head to the STAMP room. :)
> >
> > 4) FEEDBACK -- I don't claim to be an expert at running a robot group. I
> > am just trying to find the best methods through trial and error (As
> > Edison was reported to have said, "I have not failed 10,000 times. I
> > have successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work". :)
> >
> > Anyway, please let me know (on list or off) if there is anything you'd
> > like to see more of or less of or if yo have any ideas on how we can
> > improve the meetings to make them more enjoyable for all.
> >
> > Thanks! :)
> >
> > Vern
> >
> > --
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> > Senior Systems Engineer    | obviously incompetent so why are we
> > Texas Information Services | paying you? Of course, if the network
> > http://www.txis.com        | is up, then we obviously don't need
> > Austin Office 512 328-8947 | you, so why are we paying you?" (c)VLG
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>
> OK, now that we have the dorkbot meeting sorted out, we can move forward.
>
> It would probably be a great help to Vern, keeper of the agenda, if
> folks would provide as much notice as possible regarding
> show-and-tell.  Perhaps, Tuesday afternoon would be a useful deadline?
>
> Not to stifle spontaneity ... knowing what to anticipate might make
> the meeting's time constraints easier to manage.
>
>
> --
>
>
> All the best....
>
>
> Mike
>
>
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