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

["Michael Ryan" <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think #3 is a good point. Especially with the graying of the industry. I'm
a fan of few, but larger meetings.

On 10/31/06, Ketzes, Larry <Larry.Ketzes@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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> -----Original Message-----
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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?
>
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