Sorry all, my mailing list subscription seems to have barfed so I need to start a new thread...<br><br>It looks like there is a fair amount of interest in some desktop-centric discussion, although Suwanee seems to be too far for many of those interested. I have an idea based on Vernard's comment:<br clear="all">
<pre>I'm certain we'd love to do desktop-centric topics at both ALE and ALE-NW.
A speaker and a topic is all I need to schedule something for ALE-NW. May is
currently open.</pre>Maybe this is too "out there", but what about making May's meeting an "open mic / un-conference" type of format?<br><br>If folks like the idea, I could share a sheet in Google Docs where people can suggest and/or volunteer to talk about a topic they are comfortable with. Being all-knowing would not be required as the conversation could become a group participation format. It could be a 5 minute topic, or may end up being the discussion for the evening. We could continue with the topic list whenever we decide to dedicate another meeting to it.<br>
<br>Thoughts?<br><br>~~~<br>Thanks,<br>Tod<br>