RE: Virtual LUG Speakers was->RE: Another AS/400/iSeries/i5 User Group bits the dust

["Ketzes, Larry" <Larry.Ketzes@xxxxxxx>]

I think there are a large number of reasons for poor turnout:

1) Many companies have moved their locations from heavy 'center city'
locations to more rural.  This increases travel time to any central location
for meeting locations.
2) Catch-22.  If there were still tremendous turnout at the meetings
themselves (like in the mid eighties through the nineties) more people would
see benefit to going and interacting with many fellow i5ers.  The less
people that show up, the less appeal for that important interactive aspect
of a meeting.
3) Increased value of personal time.  More people want to relax with their
families after a long day at work as opposed to more work related
activities.  This might lend itself to less meetings per year attracting
more membership or more of an online presence.
4) Decreasing membership due to platform switching.  I just hope this is not
the major reason!


My 2 cents.

Larry

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Larry Ketzes
iSeries Senior System Administrator
American Life Insurance Company

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Wilmington, DE 19801
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Email: larry.ketzes@xxxxxxx

 


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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 9:48 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Virtual LUG Speakers was->RE: Another AS/400/iSeries/i5 User
Group bits the dust


Aaron

I spoke with Glenn last night and we kinda debunked the misconception of 
the lack of speaker issue being the cause of LUG problems.   There are 
several LUGs in major metro areas that have VERY HIGH calibre speakers and 
are getting very poor showings.  To say it's just a speaker issue is not 
correct in any way.

And yes, the web based is making inroads and perhaps that's part of the 
wave of the future...

Don in DC

At 04:54 PM 10/30/2006 -0600, you wrote:
> > PHUN400 is officially closing due to lack of membership attendance and
the
> ability to get good speakers - according to the outgoing chairman.
>
> I wonder if the lack of good speakers could be addressed by going the
online
> meeting route?