[omaha] Sign Board at DO Space

[Joe Gulizia]

I was at the Council Bluffs Public Library yesterday and found out that they are offering FREE computer classes (Wednesday nights) and that they have a MakerSpace now.  They have offered their MakerSpace to us for meetings (first-come, first served...whatever 2 groups or so claim) if we desire.

Just an opportunity that I would mention to the list.

The tech there, Creighton, uses Linux Mint among other OS'es.

(Same post going to the OLUG list)

Joe G.
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On Sun, 1/17/16, Burch Kealey via Omaha <omaha at python.org> wrote:

 Subject: [omaha] Sign Board at DO Space
 To: "Omaha Python Users Group" <omaha at python.org>
 Cc: "Burch Kealey" <bkealey at unomaha.edu>
 Date: Sunday, January 17, 2016, 9:27 AM
 
 I was headed West on Dodge today,
 making the turn South on 72nd. I was looking at the sign on
 the DO Space building and thought - what about having our
 meeting time and topics posted on the board.
 
 
 Therefore I stopped in and cornered a staff member who told
 me that their marketing company decides what should be on
 the sign.  If you know me, that is not a good enough
 answer - we just need to convice the marketing company that
 they should post an event schedule on the sign.  So I
 asked who I could talk to next in the heirarchy.  I
 think I made the young man uncomfortable as he noted that
 the signs would not change - I can be a bull in a china
 shop.  None the less he gave me two cards of people to
 talk to:
 
 
 Rachel Tepper  Operations Manager - direct line
 402-979-7377 email rtepper at dospace.org
 
 
 Karen Pietsch Director of Community Learning no phone
 numbers but an email address of kpietsch at dospace.org
 
 
 I thought about scheduling a meeting but then decided that
 we really need to have a voice - that is one person who has
 the burden/responsibility of external communication.  I
 thought that given my nature to mostly lurk it was not
 appropriate for me to co-opt that role.
 
 
 Thus I am dumping the idea (having our meetings hit the
 board) and the responsibility for exploring this avenue to
 the group.
 
 
 With regards
 
 
 Burch
 
 
 I should also note, I think I indicated in the last meeting
 that I would help teach classes.  I am going to retract
 that offer.  I will be delighted to share my
 observations and provide some limited background
 support.  I was thinking through how I could prepare
 for a class and my eleven year old kept invading my
 thoughts.  I am over extended and I think I need to
 focus on a simpler goal, attend more meetings.
 
 
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