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Grex > Coop10 > #77: Need a Location for Grex Board Meetings | |
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janc
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Need a Location for Grex Board Meetings
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Jan 29 20:23 UTC 1998 |
In the past the Grex board meetings have been held in the ITI cafeteria during
most of the year, and in the Michigan Union food court during the summer.
Our former contact person at ITI has left there, and the new people say that
we can only continue to meet there if an ITI employee is present throughout
the meeting.
So we may need to find a new place to hold board meetings.
We'd like board meetings to be in an easily accessible place that new people
would feel comfortable dropping in to. The Michigan Union has been better
this way than ITI, but except in the summer, it tends to be too noisy to
hold a meeting in. Most people feel that a private home would not be as
good a place for a public meeting.
Ideas? Suggestions?
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richard
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response 1 of 105:
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Jan 30 19:24 UTC 1998 |
why not have it at somebody's house...a different board member can
host each month's meeting so nobody is terribly inconvenienced.
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scott
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response 2 of 105:
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Jan 30 19:34 UTC 1998 |
...except those that have serious cat allergies. And also those who wouldn't
feel comfortable going to a house instead of a public place.
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dpc
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response 3 of 105:
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Jan 30 19:59 UTC 1998 |
I'd hope we could *avoid* using the Michigan Union, even in the summer.
Not only is it noisy, but holding a board meeting in a cafeteria
is a bit bizarre. Hm. Has anyone checked out one of the public
meeting rooms at the AA District Library? Or at the County Library
on Hogback?
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valerie
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response 4 of 105:
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Jan 31 14:06 UTC 1998 |
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mta
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response 5 of 105:
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Jan 31 16:07 UTC 1998 |
There's also the point that at a public place people feel more free to drop
by when they're free and leave when they need to. At someone's home they
might feel that arriving late or leaving early would be disruptive and choose
to stay away if they can't make the whole meeting.
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jared
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response 6 of 105:
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Feb 1 00:54 UTC 1998 |
I'm willing to arrange iti space, but the problem i'm going to have
in the future (and even more) is that I may not always be able to
be there, and ITI doesn't like that much.
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gibson
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response 7 of 105:
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Feb 1 04:19 UTC 1998 |
Check with Holidays on W Stadium. The owners are nice people to deal
with. The wife is Sofia the tailor.
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davel
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response 8 of 105:
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Feb 1 14:37 UTC 1998 |
Re #5 & #4: balancing what Misti said, some people may feel awkward meeting
in a restaurant if they're not planning to buy anything. That said, many
restaurants are likely not to mind at all if most people in the group do so.
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aruba
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response 9 of 105:
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Feb 1 22:06 UTC 1998 |
The main problem with meeting in a restaurant, IMO, is the noise.
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krj
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response 10 of 105:
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Feb 2 02:14 UTC 1998 |
Is the upstairs room at Zingerman's Next Door available?
Grex used to meet there eons in the early 90's.
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steve
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response 11 of 105:
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Feb 2 04:44 UTC 1998 |
It would be fun to go there, one more time (for ols times sake)
while we find some new spot, I'll say that.
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davel
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response 12 of 105:
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Feb 2 11:54 UTC 1998 |
**Noisy**
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valerie
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response 13 of 105:
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Feb 2 14:50 UTC 1998 |
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other
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response 14 of 105:
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Feb 2 18:44 UTC 1998 |
the back room at the gypsy cafe is usually pretty quiet, unless there is a
show going on... then there's the mars room at drake's. oops, guess not...
did someone mention the possibility of a room at the library?
perhaps at a university library?
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mta
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response 15 of 105:
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Feb 2 21:20 UTC 1998 |
I know that Briarwoord has meeting space, though I know nothing about what kind
of arrangements would be involved. On the place side, it's a reasonable
central location, it would be quiet and private, yet a public space, and no
need to order food.
On the downside we'd probably have to be done by the time the mall closed at 9
-- and while we often are, not always. Also there may be a charge.
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dpc
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response 16 of 105:
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Feb 3 01:51 UTC 1998 |
The Gypsy Cafe should be looked into. My only problem with the back room
is the really loud compressor of some kind. But they'll turn that off
if you ask.
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steve
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response 17 of 105:
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Feb 3 05:08 UTC 1998 |
Yeah, I remember that session at Zingerman's. Incredible. Still,
one last foodfest at Zing's...? (sigh, I know--it isn't practical)
We should talk to Arnold Barr about county space perhaps.
Also, the People's Food Coop has space downstairs. Would
that make any sense Valerie? I don't know what their policies are.
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valerie
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response 18 of 105:
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Feb 3 15:09 UTC 1998 |
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rickyb
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response 19 of 105:
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Feb 4 16:54 UTC 1998 |
Is it _possible_ to use a conference room at the NEW Center even though the
grex non-profit is not a tenant? I don't know the answer to this.
Arborland Mall has a meeting room (downstairs) which may be more available
(time, $) than Briarwood, and just as convenient. The Main library, YMCA or
University sites are also good ideas.
If it's not too far off the path, and _some_ people desire to have food
available (or drink?), Banfields on Packard Rd, just east of Platt has a "back
room" full of pinball machines and stuff (might be noisy...depends on the
timeing) and they also have a sizable room downstairs which i think they use
to rent out, but might make it available to a group such as grex since they
are very neighborly and could get some sales of ROH or food to make it worth
their while).
(isn't there a lower level in that coffee shop on the corner of East U and
South U, next to Ulrichs? Maybe that is available?)
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mta
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response 20 of 105:
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Feb 4 18:12 UTC 1998 |
The problem with Banfields is that it's often very noisy and always very smokey
in the back room. (I know. I spend more time than I want to think about there
these days.)
Downstairs might be better, I don't know. Probably will have remants of smoke
there, though.
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jep
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response 21 of 105:
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Feb 4 19:35 UTC 1998 |
NEW Center charges for conference room space unless you are a tenant
there.
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aruba
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response 22 of 105:
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Feb 4 20:37 UTC 1998 |
I was at the library yesterday, so I asked about meeting rooms. They have
three, two on the 4th floor and the "multi-purpose" room in the basement. One
of the ones on the 4th floor looks like it might be about the right size for
us. However, the library closes at 9 each night, and I presume they'd kick
us out then.
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remmers
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response 23 of 105:
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Feb 4 23:03 UTC 1998 |
I haven't been to a board meeting recently. Do they tend to last more
than 2 hours? If not, a 7pm starting time at the libary would work.
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keesan
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response 24 of 105:
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Feb 8 23:44 UTC 1998 |
Please choose something within walking distance of downtown, rather that
Arborland or Briarwood, so that non-drivers can attend. Would a weekend
afternoon work if meetings run too late on weekday eves? Has anyone tried
a church? They might charge $25 for two hours use, but this is a lot
cheaper than a restaurant.
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