[PLUG] PLUG HAS A VENUE PROBLEM

[Vince Winter]

Hey,

I can try to convince free geek to host on Sundays during the day 11am-5pm
area? They maybe open to that.

Have you tried reaching out to the campus security to see if they would be
open to having someone help with door between 645 to 715?

On Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 4:53 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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