low attendace of skunkworks technical meetups

Hi, I was a bit embarassed on Tuesday by the low attendance. 3 or 4 people. The meeting happened on the collidor. More so considering the stature of the guy<http://brainoff.com/weblog/>who was presenting. Someone mentioned that the house is full only when a business kind of talk is being held. Looks like young guys are not so hot on techie things anymore! What can be done to lift the attendance? -- Regards http://www.electra.co.ke

first of all why cant the meeting be on weekends ,,,,like saturday afternoon or morning On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Peter Muchemi <pmuchemi@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
I was a bit embarassed on Tuesday by the low attendance. 3 or 4 people. The meeting happened on the collidor. More so considering the stature of the guy <http://brainoff.com/weblog/> who was presenting.
Someone mentioned that the house is full only when a business kind of talk is being held. Looks like young guys are not so hot on techie things anymore! What can be done to lift the attendance?
-- Regards
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That could be a good sign in that Skunk(ette)s are more interested in how to make money from their tech knowledge and how to get the business angle in the tech industry. O_O --- On Thu, 12/3/09, Peter Muchemi <pmuchemi@gmail.com> wrote: From: Peter Muchemi <pmuchemi@gmail.com> Subject: [Skunkworks] low attendace of skunkworks technical meetups To: skunkworks@my.co.ke Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 9:06 AM Hi, I was a bit embarassed on Tuesday by the low attendance. 3 or 4 people. The meeting happened on the collidor. More so considering the stature of the guy who was presenting. Someone mentioned that the house is full only when a business kind of talk is being held. Looks like young guys are not so hot on techie things anymore! What can be done to lift the attendance? -- Regards http://www.electra.co.ke -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general

or it could mean that thatt particular Tuesday was a busy day for most of us....two sides of the coin! On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:22 AM, wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000@yahoo.com>wrote:
That could be a good sign in that Skunk(ette)s are more interested in how to make money from their tech knowledge and how to get the business angle in the tech industry.
O_O
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From: Peter Muchemi <pmuchemi@gmail.com> Subject: [Skunkworks] low attendace of skunkworks technical meetups To: skunkworks@my.co.ke Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 9:06 AM
Hi,
I was a bit embarassed on Tuesday by the low attendance. 3 or 4 people. The meeting happened on the collidor. More so considering the stature of the guy <http://brainoff.com/weblog/> who was presenting.
Someone mentioned that the house is full only when a business kind of talk is being held. Looks like young guys are not so hot on techie things anymore! What can be done to lift the attendance?
-- Regards
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I too think if it is possible to put it on a saturday afternoon we would have a full house . . . and people would be a little less exhausted and contribute more. . .. but am certain this was discussed before tuesday was settled on. . .maybe Phares can shed some light? On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Eva Kimathi <evakimathi@gmail.com> wrote:
or it could mean that thatt particular Tuesday was a busy day for most of us....two sides of the coin!
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:22 AM, wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000@yahoo.com>wrote:
That could be a good sign in that Skunk(ette)s are more interested in how to make money from their tech knowledge and how to get the business angle in the tech industry.
O_O
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From: Peter Muchemi <pmuchemi@gmail.com> Subject: [Skunkworks] low attendace of skunkworks technical meetups To: skunkworks@my.co.ke Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 9:06 AM
Hi,
I was a bit embarassed on Tuesday by the low attendance. 3 or 4 people. The meeting happened on the collidor. More so considering the stature of the guy <http://brainoff.com/weblog/> who was presenting.
Someone mentioned that the house is full only when a business kind of talk is being held. Looks like young guys are not so hot on techie things anymore! What can be done to lift the attendance?
-- Regards
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The first 'skunkwork' like meetings in Stanford etc produced the modern PC.... I really wish I could make it to attend.... The last time we had that animation thing on Saturday , we had kinda full house ... ?

A possible solution to this "problem" could be to ask guys to RSVP to the event about a week or two before D-day. On 03/12/2009, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
I too think if it is possible to put it on a saturday afternoon we would have a full house . . . and people would be a little less exhausted and contribute more. . .. but am certain this was discussed before tuesday was settled on. . .maybe Phares can shed some light?
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Eva Kimathi <evakimathi@gmail.com> wrote:
or it could mean that thatt particular Tuesday was a busy day for most of us....two sides of the coin!
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:22 AM, wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000@yahoo.com>wrote:
That could be a good sign in that Skunk(ette)s are more interested in how to make money from their tech knowledge and how to get the business angle in the tech industry.
O_O
--- On *Thu, 12/3/09, Peter Muchemi <pmuchemi@gmail.com>* wrote:
From: Peter Muchemi <pmuchemi@gmail.com> Subject: [Skunkworks] low attendace of skunkworks technical meetups To: skunkworks@my.co.ke Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 9:06 AM
Hi,
I was a bit embarassed on Tuesday by the low attendance. 3 or 4 people. The meeting happened on the collidor. More so considering the stature of the guy <http://brainoff.com/weblog/> who was presenting.
Someone mentioned that the house is full only when a business kind of talk is being held. Looks like young guys are not so hot on techie things anymore! What can be done to lift the attendance?
-- Regards
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I tell you even when you RSVP, somehow things happen and things go "haiwaya" then you don’t go.... Daent make sense..... Hmmmm, its commitment...... James Muendo Leerick Office & Tech Supplies P.O Box 28016 - 00200 Nairobi,Kenya. Phone: + 254 725 567 508 gtalk: timrick Skype: tim.rick -----Original Message----- From: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of Simon Mbuthia Sent: 03 December 2009 10:51 To: Skunkworks Forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] low attendace of skunkworks technical meetups A possible solution to this "problem" could be to ask guys to RSVP to the event about a week or two before D-day. On 03/12/2009, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
I too think if it is possible to put it on a saturday afternoon we would have a full house . . . and people would be a little less exhausted and contribute more. . .. but am certain this was discussed before tuesday was settled on. . .maybe Phares can shed some light?
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Eva Kimathi <evakimathi@gmail.com> wrote:
or it could mean that thatt particular Tuesday was a busy day for most of us....two sides of the coin!
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:22 AM, wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000@yahoo.com>wrote:
That could be a good sign in that Skunk(ette)s are more interested in how to make money from their tech knowledge and how to get the business angle in the tech industry.
O_O
--- On *Thu, 12/3/09, Peter Muchemi <pmuchemi@gmail.com>* wrote:
From: Peter Muchemi <pmuchemi@gmail.com> Subject: [Skunkworks] low attendace of skunkworks technical meetups To: skunkworks@my.co.ke Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 9:06 AM
Hi,
I was a bit embarassed on Tuesday by the low attendance. 3 or 4 people. The meeting happened on the collidor. More so considering the stature of the guy <http://brainoff.com/weblog/> who was presenting.
Someone mentioned that the house is full only when a business kind of talk is being held. Looks like young guys are not so hot on techie things anymore! What can be done to lift the attendance?
-- Regards
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Saturdays are not good. Weddings, wives, husbands, children and what not :). On the meetings, I may have to agree, it's a general trend, observed by a couple of other people :). -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki@gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:53 AM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com> wrote:
Saturdays are not good. Weddings, wives, husbands, children and what not :).
On the meetings, I may have to agree, it's a general trend, observed by a couple of other people :).
Wanted to come on Tuesday, but was held up somewhere. My apologies. Wanted to hear about open web standards and work practices at Yahoo - Europe. Was any such stuff discussed? Saturdays are not good but are better than most other days. Why not experiment on Saturday times 11am to 2pm or 1.30pm to 4pm? Some people are doing tech clubs. A tech club does not have to be and should not be an unfocused crowd. Even 3 or 4 focused people (with similar tech interests) are enough - to get together for 3 -12 months - to produce something. Then they can be referred / placed at corporates / enterprises that need their skills or product. This way, we also motivate you techies to attend and up your (soft and hard) skills. On that note, will soon need 2 or 3 interested students / interns to learn ASP.Net MVC through http://orchard.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=team&referringTitle=Home This particular Kenyan 'ASP.Net MVC Club' will learn a lot about commenting source code, code reviews, collaborating etc etc by working (on site and remotely) on a site that will market African (software, infrastructural and socio-economic) developments. And yes, you will be referred to individuals, enterprises or institutions who need your skills if you prove yourself to be organized, creative and honest.

Wrong time of the month for some of us. -- with Regards: Get your free technology e-magazine in pdf format: Tekniaonline: http://bit.ly/tekniaonline-2 26 alphabetical pick up lines for dummies, only at: http://gramware.blogspot.com

Hi, Well as long as its weekdays some of us will never attend , cause personally i work far from town hence a night mare to get to town with traffic jam and everything , u shld reconsider weekends..... thks -- Not only is life a bitch, it has puppies

Never attended any coz of location. ./Ok3ch On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Imelda Mueni <mueni0@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, Well as long as its weekdays some of us will never attend , cause personally i work far from town hence a night mare to get to town with traffic jam and everything ,
u shld reconsider weekends.....
thks
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The infamous nyayo jam keeps me away from the tuesday meetings, I would definitely attend on a weekend. On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
Never attended any coz of location.
./Ok3ch
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Imelda Mueni <mueni0@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, Well as long as its weekdays some of us will never attend , cause personally i work far from town hence a night mare to get to town with traffic jam and everything ,
u shld reconsider weekends.....
thks
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Try introducing dinner and see the reaction :-) On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com> wrote:
The infamous nyayo jam keeps me away from the tuesday meetings, I would definitely attend on a weekend.
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
Never attended any coz of location.
./Ok3ch
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Imelda Mueni <mueni0@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, Well as long as its weekdays some of us will never attend , cause personally i work far from town hence a night mare to get to town with traffic jam and everything ,
u shld reconsider weekends.....
thks
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The event @ Jacaranda a while had some delicious snacks, but still attendance was kinda low, which might have been a good thing coz the helpings were "heftier" :-) On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com>wrote:
Try introducing dinner and see the reaction :-)
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com> wrote:
The infamous nyayo jam keeps me away from the tuesday meetings, I would definitely attend on a weekend.
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
Never attended any coz of location.
./Ok3ch
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Imelda Mueni <mueni0@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, Well as long as its weekdays some of us will never attend , cause personally i work far from town hence a night mare to get to town with traffic jam and everything ,
u shld reconsider weekends.....
thks
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So maybe both sides ... have some weekday and some weekend... Maybe the next event should be a sato mid morning/afternoon? -- Josiah Mugambi Stephen Leacock<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/stephen_leacock.html> - "I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so." On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com> wrote:
The event @ Jacaranda a while had some delicious snacks, but still attendance was kinda low, which might have been a good thing coz the helpings were "heftier" :-)
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com>wrote:
Try introducing dinner and see the reaction :-)
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com> wrote:
The infamous nyayo jam keeps me away from the tuesday meetings, I would definitely attend on a weekend.
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
Never attended any coz of location.
./Ok3ch
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Imelda Mueni <mueni0@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, Well as long as its weekdays some of us will never attend , cause personally i work far from town hence a night mare to get to town with traffic jam and everything ,
u shld reconsider weekends.....
thks
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Why not invest in some low-tech solution where people can attend remotely, it doesn't at all have to include video, an audio stream (with real-time chat for questions etc) is all that is needed. Secondly, the announcement "system" is poor and inconsistent, sometimes they are sent a day before the meeting. If I was in Nairobi I'd prefer a week's notice (with a few reminders in between). Instead of relying on a person to send the reminders, why not widely available technical solutions: an online skunkworks events calendar that people can subscribe to and independently do event-tracking. Why are we "afraid" of technology? Or are the ideas simply lacking a champion? Saidi On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi@gmail.com> wrote:
So maybe both sides ... have some weekday and some weekend...
Maybe the next event should be a sato mid morning/afternoon? -- Josiah Mugambi Stephen Leacock<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/stephen_leacock.html> - "I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so."
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com> wrote:
The event @ Jacaranda a while had some delicious snacks, but still attendance was kinda low, which might have been a good thing coz the helpings were "heftier" :-)
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com>wrote:
Try introducing dinner and see the reaction :-)
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com>wrote:
The infamous nyayo jam keeps me away from the tuesday meetings, I would definitely attend on a weekend.
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
Never attended any coz of location.
./Ok3ch
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Imelda Mueni <mueni0@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi, Well as long as its weekdays some of us will never attend , cause personally i work far from town hence a night mare to get to town with traffic jam and everything ,
u shld reconsider weekends.....
thks
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@Saidi Meeting reminders are many time's erratic because the speaker's take some time to confirm, if a speaker does not get back to me in good time, I cannot send out invites for the same... Given that I had proposed a date to the speaker, I cannot change on the last minute. There are instances where speaker's have cancelled 30 minutes to the event... We owe a lot to them, so I work with their schedules... There is a list member working on Upgrading the blog and will be updating it every so often, so that is catered for as well. Additionally, the last event, the reminder was sent in a week before :), with a reminder on the specific day. I agree there needs to be some consistency, but we need spare hands for the reminders :). On Saturday meetings, I'll confirm if the current venue will be available for Saturday meetings, if not, we can have some in a restaurant (this has been done before). The benefit of the Saturday meetings is that meetings tend to be more relaxed and interactive. However, my misgiving, as earlier pointed out is that Saturdays tend to be dedicated to family/social matters... My two cents... On 12/3/09, saidimu apale <saidimu@gmail.com> wrote:
Why not invest in some low-tech solution where people can attend remotely, it doesn't at all have to include video, an audio stream (with real-time chat for questions etc) is all that is needed.
Secondly, the announcement "system" is poor and inconsistent, sometimes they are sent a day before the meeting. If I was in Nairobi I'd prefer a week's notice (with a few reminders in between). Instead of relying on a person to send the reminders, why not widely available technical solutions: an online skunkworks events calendar that people can subscribe to and independently do event-tracking.
Why are we "afraid" of technology? Or are the ideas simply lacking a champion?
Saidi
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi@gmail.com> wrote:
So maybe both sides ... have some weekday and some weekend...
Maybe the next event should be a sato mid morning/afternoon? -- Josiah Mugambi Stephen Leacock<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/stephen_leacock.html> - "I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so."
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com> wrote:
The event @ Jacaranda a while had some delicious snacks, but still attendance was kinda low, which might have been a good thing coz the helpings were "heftier" :-)
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com>wrote:
Try introducing dinner and see the reaction :-)
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com>wrote:
The infamous nyayo jam keeps me away from the tuesday meetings, I would definitely attend on a weekend.
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
Never attended any coz of location.
./Ok3ch
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Imelda Mueni <mueni0@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > Well as long as its weekdays some of us will never attend , cause personally > i work far from town hence a night mare to get to town with traffic jam and > everything , > > u shld reconsider weekends..... > > > > > > thks > > > > -- > Not only is life a bitch, it has puppies > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > Other lists > ------------- > Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce > Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science > kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general > _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
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Phares, thanks for the clarifications. What if speakers were required to confirm at least 7 days before the event is due for planning purposes? This isn't an unreasonable request and it presumably would help with turnout, audio-streaming setup, twitter-chat etc? Any speaker worth his/her salt should be able to RSVP within these limits. Saidi On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com> wrote:
@Saidi
Meeting reminders are many time's erratic because the speaker's take some time to confirm, if a speaker does not get back to me in good time, I cannot send out invites for the same... Given that I had proposed a date to the speaker, I cannot change on the last minute. There are instances where speaker's have cancelled 30 minutes to the event... We owe a lot to them, so I work with their schedules...
There is a list member working on Upgrading the blog and will be updating it every so often, so that is catered for as well. Additionally, the last event, the reminder was sent in a week before :), with a reminder on the specific day. I agree there needs to be some consistency, but we need spare hands for the reminders :).
On Saturday meetings, I'll confirm if the current venue will be available for Saturday meetings, if not, we can have some in a restaurant (this has been done before). The benefit of the Saturday meetings is that meetings tend to be more relaxed and interactive. However, my misgiving, as earlier pointed out is that Saturdays tend to be dedicated to family/social matters...
My two cents...
On 12/3/09, saidimu apale <saidimu@gmail.com> wrote:
Why not invest in some low-tech solution where people can attend remotely, it doesn't at all have to include video, an audio stream (with real-time chat for questions etc) is all that is needed.
Secondly, the announcement "system" is poor and inconsistent, sometimes they are sent a day before the meeting. If I was in Nairobi I'd prefer a week's notice (with a few reminders in between). Instead of relying on a person to send the reminders, why not widely available technical solutions: an online skunkworks events calendar that people can subscribe to and independently do event-tracking.
Why are we "afraid" of technology? Or are the ideas simply lacking a champion?
Saidi
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi@gmail.com> wrote:
So maybe both sides ... have some weekday and some weekend...
Maybe the next event should be a sato mid morning/afternoon? -- Josiah Mugambi Stephen Leacock< http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/stephen_leacock.html> - "I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so."
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com> wrote:
The event @ Jacaranda a while had some delicious snacks, but still attendance was kinda low, which might have been a good thing coz the helpings were "heftier" :-)
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com>wrote:
Try introducing dinner and see the reaction :-)
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com wrote:
The infamous nyayo jam keeps me away from the tuesday meetings, I would definitely attend on a weekend.
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
> Never attended any coz of location. > > ./Ok3ch > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Imelda Mueni <mueni0@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi, > > Well as long as its weekdays some of us will never attend , cause > personally > > i work far from town hence a night mare to get to town with traffic > jam and > > everything , > > > > u shld reconsider weekends..... > > > > > > > > > > > > thks > > > > > > > > -- > > Not only is life a bitch, it has puppies > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Skunkworks mailing list > > Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > > ------------ > > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > Other lists > > ------------- > > Announce: > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce > > Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science > > kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general > > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > Other lists > ------------- > Announce: > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce > Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science > kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general >
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@Saidimu I agree on the notice, however, this serves to further the subject of the thread. Higher profile speakers tend to give shorter notice. The speaker we last had, gave 2 weeks notice (I post announcements the Wednesday before the meetings as confusion can occur), so we had more lead time... On 12/3/09, saidimu apale <saidimu@gmail.com> wrote:
Phares, thanks for the clarifications.
What if speakers were required to confirm at least 7 days before the event is due for planning purposes? This isn't an unreasonable request and it presumably would help with turnout, audio-streaming setup, twitter-chat etc? Any speaker worth his/her salt should be able to RSVP within these limits.
Saidi
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com> wrote:
@Saidi
Meeting reminders are many time's erratic because the speaker's take some time to confirm, if a speaker does not get back to me in good time, I cannot send out invites for the same... Given that I had proposed a date to the speaker, I cannot change on the last minute. There are instances where speaker's have cancelled 30 minutes to the event... We owe a lot to them, so I work with their schedules...
There is a list member working on Upgrading the blog and will be updating it every so often, so that is catered for as well. Additionally, the last event, the reminder was sent in a week before :), with a reminder on the specific day. I agree there needs to be some consistency, but we need spare hands for the reminders :).
On Saturday meetings, I'll confirm if the current venue will be available for Saturday meetings, if not, we can have some in a restaurant (this has been done before). The benefit of the Saturday meetings is that meetings tend to be more relaxed and interactive. However, my misgiving, as earlier pointed out is that Saturdays tend to be dedicated to family/social matters...
My two cents...
On 12/3/09, saidimu apale <saidimu@gmail.com> wrote:
Why not invest in some low-tech solution where people can attend remotely, it doesn't at all have to include video, an audio stream (with real-time chat for questions etc) is all that is needed.
Secondly, the announcement "system" is poor and inconsistent, sometimes they are sent a day before the meeting. If I was in Nairobi I'd prefer a week's notice (with a few reminders in between). Instead of relying on a person to send the reminders, why not widely available technical solutions: an online skunkworks events calendar that people can subscribe to and independently do event-tracking.
Why are we "afraid" of technology? Or are the ideas simply lacking a champion?
Saidi
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi@gmail.com> wrote:
So maybe both sides ... have some weekday and some weekend...
Maybe the next event should be a sato mid morning/afternoon? -- Josiah Mugambi Stephen Leacock< http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/stephen_leacock.html> - "I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so."
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com> wrote:
The event @ Jacaranda a while had some delicious snacks, but still attendance was kinda low, which might have been a good thing coz the helpings were "heftier" :-)
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com>wrote:
Try introducing dinner and see the reaction :-)
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com wrote:
> The infamous nyayo jam keeps me away from the tuesday meetings, I would > definitely attend on a weekend. > > > On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Never attended any coz of location. >> >> ./Ok3ch >> >> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Imelda Mueni <mueni0@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > Hi, >> > Well as long as its weekdays some of us will never attend , cause >> personally >> > i work far from town hence a night mare to get to town with traffic >> jam and >> > everything , >> > >> > u shld reconsider weekends..... >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > thks >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Not only is life a bitch, it has puppies >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Skunkworks mailing list >> > Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke >> > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> > ------------ >> > Skunkworks Rules >> > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> > ------------ >> > Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> > Other lists >> > ------------- >> > Announce: >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce >> > Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science >> > kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> Other lists >> ------------- >> Announce: >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce >> Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science >> kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > Other lists > ------------- > Announce: > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce > Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science > kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general >
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participants (17)
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Barrack Otieno
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Dennis Kioko
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Eva Kimathi
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Imelda Mueni
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James Muendo
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Josiah Mugambi
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Lenchipai Nakodony
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Mark Mwangi
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Murigi Muraya
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ndungu stephen
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Okechukwu
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Peter Karunyu
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Peter Muchemi
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Phares Kariuki
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saidimu apale
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Simon Mbuthia
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wesley kirinya