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Re: ChiLUG?
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Fri, 23 Jan 2004 17:58:33 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, Felix Greco wrote:
> The discussion of a Chicago based LUG has never really come up. I think one of
> the reasons has been because NILTC took the role of a Chicago Lug and also
> because MichLUG does a lot with our area too.
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> So, what would everyone (or anyone) think of a Chicago LUG?
Great idea!
> Obviously, a lot of the people who are in NILTC would be in the same group.
> But, I would rather be in a group without an emphasis on any one theme. I
> recently contacted Beth Weis (of "While you were out" fame) and she was of a
> similar opinion.
I'm going to meet Beth on Sunday, and I'll talk about this with her then.
> I think some of the advantages would be:
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> 1) We could attract a wider range of interests
> 2) We could have affiliates to certain clubs (e.g. SciBrick)
> 3) This could be a laid back organization that sometimes just meets for soda and
> cashews instead of a strong emphasis on showing.
> 4) We'd establish another line of communication with the company/stores.
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> I'm up for it, but I'm down in Bloomington. What do you guys think? Is this
> worth pursuing? Where would we meet? How could we attract interest?
I'm up for it. I think a good location would be Schaumburg - easily accessible
via highways, a LEGO store, pretty central to the Chicago suburbs and reasonably
close to the city too. I'd like to see a meeting happen sometime in March, after
PDX activities have wound down.
-Tim
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| (...) Schaumburg would be great so my wife could go up and shop while we had a meeting. I'm not sure how to go about this. Anyone in the Schaumburg area willing to volunteer a meeting place? Any ideas? Felix (URL) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.loc.us.il.chi)
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