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[Josh Gould <joshuaegould@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jon and Team,

I drove over to the Grandview Panera and while there is parking there, it
may not be the best location.  After doing a bit of research, there is a
Panera in Clintonville (4519 N. High Street, 43214) that has the same
accessiblity by bus and has ample parking.

Josh Gould

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Josh Gould <joshuaegould@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Jon and Team,
>
> The current location for Ubuntu Hour is perfect if you live on campus and
> walk everywhere.  If you are coming in via car (from anywhere in the city,)
> parking is a night mare.  I suspect the location it self was selected
> because it is walking distance from Campus.  It may have also been selected
> because it is accessible by bus.  If the answer for selecting the current
> location was accessibility by bus, then I think that perhaps we should make
> sure that any new location is accessible by bus as well.
>
> I was looking at the list of Panera locations in Columbus, and there is a
> store on Grandview Avenue, just South of 5th that may work.  I haven't
> gotten a chance to drive over and check on parking, from looking at Google
> Maps, it may face the same parking issues that plague the current location.)
> Of course we don't have to meet at a Panera, although the idea of
> essentially bottomless coffee and free wifi is nice, especially when you are
> dealing with technical issues...
>
> I also propose that we push the time back to 7pm.  When we are working in
> full swing, I am often getting home from work at 6:30 and would miss the
> whole Ubuntu Hour by the time that I got home, changed, and headed back out
> to get there.
>
> Cheri brought up an idea on the thread about the NEO ReLoCo, one of having
> multiple Ubuntu Hours in one city.  This is something that has crossed my
> mind as well as Davids in our discussions about this.
>
> I was planning to take a drive and see if the Grandview location was a
> possibility, and if so I will post that to the list.
>
> Joshua Gould
>
>
> On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Jon Buckley <Jon@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Joshua & Team,
>>
>> I think that this could be a very good & beneficial suggestion for both
>> the LoCoHiO as well as our ReLoCo. It is my understanding that the reason
>> that we have been using the Panera on South side of Ohio State's Campus, is
>> because of the obvious convenience of it. However, with this being such a
>> high traffic area I have noticed that it is also not the most convenient
>> location for people who are coming from areas other than campus.
>>
>> I would like to know what everyone else thinks about changing location:
>>
>> What other centralized (in central Ohio) location(s) would be of interest
>> to you for holding the Ubuntu Hours, & are also areas with high enough
>> traffic that we could still spread the word about Ubuntu:
>>
>> What type of location(s) are not of interest to you for holding an Ubuntu
>> Hour:
>>
>> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:14 PM, Joshua E. Gould <joshuaegould@xxxxxxxxx
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>>  I would like to propose a change to the location of the Columbus Ubuntu
>>> Hour. I have attempted to attend an a UH at the current location, and was
>>> unable to because I did not have enough money for parking (which I was
>>> unaware that I needed money for.) Parking at this location is very hard at
>>> best, is even worse during the time that the UH is scheduled for.
>>>
>>> I, therefore, propose a change of venue and time for the Columbus UH. I
>>> have spoken to other members that have similar concerns about the current
>>> location.
>>>
>>> I invite others who live in Columbus to offer their input into what might
>>> make it easier to attend Ubuntu hour.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Joshua Gould
>>>
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