[sudo-discuss] Potluck in sudo?

[Jenny Ryan]

Agreed. I had been for awhile, but passed it off to another sudo organizer
about two months ago and notified others that I would no longer be helping
to hold down sudo meetings.

Anyone else down to steward the Wednesday meetups or ensure someone else
will?

On 22 Sep 2016 12:37, "Patrik D'haeseleer" <patrikd at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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