[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] [LCTG] Room locations for upcoming meetings

Mon Jun 26 18:30:04 PDT 2023

Harry

Thanks for this. Adding the calendar is a great idea. 

Question, is it synchronized with mine now or is it a snapshot which needs to be updated as things change?

Thanks again

George

From: LCTG <lctg-bounces+ggamota=stma-llc.com at lists.toku.us> On Behalf Of Harry Forsdick
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2023 7:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] [LCTG] Room locations for upcoming meetings

Folks,

I've made a lot of progress with the Community Center today regarding room reservations for the coming year.

Here is a URL to a spreadsheet that contains all of the current room reservations:

*	https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SYAiD_99sErxzqNxz59ZsUb6V3KKMHUj5KyJmTRUEXs/edit?usp=sharing

I have also created a Google Calendar which I will keep updated with the current schedule.  Those who use Google Calendar can just add this calendar to the set of calendars you currently follow.  The URL for the calendar is:

*	https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=M2QxNDVlMTA2ODlkNjhlZjg3NjZiMTgyZmFlYjQ3OWQ2Nzk5MzU2ZTY4NDYwYzJkZTczNjJhNjQyOTllYTUwZEBncm91cC5jYWxlbmRhci5nb29nbGUuY29t

Christine Dean, Director of the Lexington Community Center, approved our room reservation requestss for an entire year -- which is unusual.  I think this is because we have convinced her that we are serious about our meetings and have guaranteed that we will either hold meetings in the rooms we reserve -- or will release the reservation in time for someone else to use it.  This probably means a week ahead of the meeting date.

Most of our meetings during the academic year will be in LexCC Room 237, our normal room.  At times we will have to use Room 242 which is pretty much the size of our normal room or Room 246 which is the small room right across the hallway from Room 237.  These three rooms are the only ones in the LexCC that have large displays.

We will always have a conflict with the Lexington Recreation Department's programs that they run in the summer and winter school vacations.  We have already made changes for this summer and should expect to see some room changes for a couple of weeks in the winter.  The important thing is that Christine understands that we require a room with a large display so that we can run our Hybrid Meeting System.  She has been diligent and very cooperative in finding alternative rooms for us.

So, although it has taken a lot of effort to secure these reservations, I feel that the huge challenge to secure room reservations for an entire year is complete.

Of course irony rears its ugly head when in fact we couldn't find a room to fit our needs for the first meeting (this Wednesday) after I come out with this victory message!  But equally ironic is the fact that the planning meeting (the topic for this Wednesday) usually works better when everybody attends the meeting remotely :-)

Regards,

-- Harry

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On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 12:48 PM Harry Forsdick <forsdick at gmail.com <mailto:forsdick at gmail.com> > wrote:

Dear TL;DR folks: 

Meeting on Wed June 28 will be a Zoom-only meeting 10am-11:30am]

Dear Detail folks:

The Lexington Recreation Department offers a variety of summer courses for kids, starting this week.

This means that our normal meeting rooms will move around over the summer since there is contention for our normal meeting room, LexCC Room 237.  There are other rooms available, but they either do not have a large screen video display -- or they are the cafeteria which has the right equipment but needs to be set up for Lunch starting at 11:30 on Wednesdays.

The remaining possible choices are:

*	Room 237 (our normal room: in use by summer programs until the middle of August)
*	Room 242 (our alternate room down the hall from 237)
*	Room 246 (the small room right opposite from 237)
*	No room available, in which case we will have a Zoom only meeting

I will forward the schedule of dates, room assignments, and meeting types (LexCC room-only, Hybrid, Zoom-only) as soon as this is settled.  This will be in the form of a list as well as a Google Calendar that people who use Google Calendar can add to their current list of calendars.

One thing that has been settled is that there is no room available this coming Wednesday, June 28 and so our planning meeting will be a Zoom only meeting, from 10am-11:30am.

Regards,

-- Harry

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On Sun, Jun 25, 2023 at 1:51 PM Jonathan Goode <jonathan.goode at gmail.com <mailto:jonathan.goode at gmail.com> > wrote:

 (NOTE: Initial Reminder.)

This meeting will be available at the Community Center or online via Zoom.

Our Zoom Meeting ID is 972 6146 0830. Detailed instructions for joining us on Zoom are at the end of this message.

June 28, 2023

Planning Meeting

Below are our plans for Upcoming Meetings. For more schedule information, please refer to https://wiki.toku.us/doku.php?id=lctg_speaker_schedule 

July 5, 2023

To Be Announced

July 12, 2023

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*	We, the Lexington Computer and Technology Group, will meet Wednesday at the usual 10AM Eastern Time online, using the Zoom Video Conferencing Application, facilitated by Steve Isenberg. (If noted above, we may also be at the Lexington Community Center.)

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