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

Tue Jun 27 06:59:50 PDT 2023

George,

Once you subscribe to the LCTG calendar, when it starts (or periodically, I
suppose) your Google Calendar will check to see if it needs to download and
changes to the calendar.  Works like a charm!

Regards,

-- Harry

Harry Forsdick <http://www.forsdick.com/resume/>
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On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 9:30 PM George Gamota <ggamota at stma-llc.com> wrote:

> 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
> *To:* Lexington Computer Group New Address Distribution <
> lctg at lists.toku.us>
> *Cc:* Steve Isenberg <smisenberg at gmail.com>
> *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
>
>
>
>
>
> Harry Forsdick <http://www.forsdick.com/resume/>
> Lexington Photo Scanning <http://lexingtonphotoscan.com/>
> Town Meeting Member Precinct 7 <http://lexingtontmma.org/>
> harry at forsdick.com
> www.forsdick.com
>
>
>
> 46 Burlington St.
> Lexington, MA 02420 <https://goo.gl/xZXT2F>
> (781) 799-6002 (mobile) <callto:17817996002>
> meet.jit.si/HarryForsdick (video)
> Click <http://forsdick.weebly.com/home/my-websites> to see my other
> websites
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 12:48 PM Harry Forsdick <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
>
>
>
>
>
> Harry Forsdick <http://www.forsdick.com/resume/>
> Lexington Photo Scanning <http://lexingtonphotoscan.com/>
> Town Meeting Member Precinct 7 <http://lexingtontmma.org/>
> harry at forsdick.com
> www.forsdick.com
>
>
>
> 46 Burlington St.
> Lexington, MA 02420 <https://goo.gl/xZXT2F>
> (781) 799-6002 (mobile) <callto:17817996002>
> meet.jit.si/HarryForsdick (video)
> Click <http://forsdick.weebly.com/home/my-websites> to see my other
> websites
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 25, 2023 at 1:51 PM Jonathan Goode <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
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>
> *July 5, 2023*
> To Be Announced
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>
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>
> *July 12, 2023*
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