[PLUG] PLUG HAS A VENUE PROBLEM

Denis Heidtmann denis.heidtmann at gmail.com
Sat Sep 21 03:34:05 UTC 2019


Has PSU been approached with the idea that the door be locked at 7:15 or so
on the one night a month for our meeting?
-Denis

On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 4:52 PM Michael Dexter <dexter at pdxlinux.org> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Thank you everyone who pointed out a few odd elements about the last
> meeting, none of which were the fact that I was not there.
>
> 1. The room change was temporary. Whew!
>
> 2. Thanks to the homeless abusing PSU resources, the engineering
> building will be locking its doors at 5:30PM starting next month.
>
> This is sounds minor but the "answer" is to have someone at the door who
> can identify PLUG attendees (not necessarily easy) and not allow in
> anyone who should not enter (also not easy). This door guard would also
> ideally hang around for 15 or so minutes to accommodate late arrivals.
>
> I personally do not want PLUG members to be in the campus security
> business given that it could incur liability should they fail to comply
> with the school's security policies they are expected to enforce.
>
> PLUG has been at PSU for over 20 years and venues of this quality do not
> come easily.
>
> Please share your ideas on how we can work around this new restriction!
>
> Please also share your ideas on venues should a solution not present
> itself. The ideal venue, like PSU:
>
> * Is central with good public transportation access
> * Is free of charge
> * Is not dependent on a staff attendant unless they are guaranteed to be
> there for other reasons
> * Has good lighting
> * Has a good projector
> * Has affordable, safe parking for those who cannot take public
> transportation
> * Has good WiFI and optional Ethernet Internet access
> * Has good food options on site or nearby
>
> Free Geek is a highly-sympathetic venue but does not meet all of these
> criteria.
>
> I will take a look at Calagator to see what other venues are popular.
>
> Hopefully this issue will resolve itself quickly.
>
> All the best,
>
> Michael Dexter
> PLUG Volunteer
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