[sudo-discuss] Potluck in sudo?

[Patrik D'haeseleer]

On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 12:18 PM, Charley Sheets <rcsheets at acm.org> wrote:

>
> Another thought: allow members to sign up to act as greeter for the
> weekly party. Each week, we try to always have one greeter signed up,
> and their job is simply to definitely attend the weekly party and say
> hi to people when they show up. Just a simple "Hello! Are you here for
> the Sudo Room party?" would be sufficient. You'd just need to promise
> to be present and greeting whoever arrives from say 7pm to 9pm.
>

Completely agree with this one. That has been the most important factor in
running successful recurring meetups in my experience. There needs to be a
single person responsible for (a) consistently showing up (or finding a
replacement, or as a last resort canceling the meetup and making sure
everyone gets notified); and (b) welcoming new people and introducing them
to the project (or making sure someone else gets tasked with doing so).

If they also spend 10-15 minutes before the meeting thinking about what to
work on during the meeting, that'd be nice too. But consistently showing up
and greeting new folks are more important, IMHO.

Patrik
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