<p dir="ltr">Well that conflict a bit with the plans I have been working on since Nov<br>
Of last year. I been trying to find a place to host. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I had offer since I am one if the administration to help you never hear back. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The offer still stands to help out. </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 4, 2016 11:38 AM, "Brent Laminack" <<a href="mailto:brent@laminack.com">brent@laminack.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>All,<br><br></div>A while back I posted that Gwinnett Tech could host a new ALE-NE. Here's the status:<br></div>I've now been set up as an admin on the Meetup and author on the Wordpress sites. <br><br></div>The paperwork has been submitted to Gwinnett Tech. We're now in "waiting game" mode until that's approved. <br><br></div>There were some tradeoffs. A "student-only" Linux organization would be approved a lot faster and easier, but would have some drawbacks in my opinion:<br></div>1) it wouldn't serve the larger community<br></div>2) it would be harder to get vendor demos and support, as students aren't the purchase decision-makers that a lot of vendors look for.<br></div>3) it wouldn't expose the students to industry sysadmins that could provide employment opportunities for the students. <br><br></div>That's where we stand, I'll keep you posted as I know more. Any feedback and suggestions are welcome. <br><br></div>brent<br></div>
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