how to have a meeting

How to have a pdx.pm meeting:

• have an excuse to have a meeting:
  • If that requires a speaker, then work that before the meeting
  • If there's no speaker, consider one of the [Meeting Ideas]
• send reminders
  • Contact @notbenh to send out reminders
• show up before time
  • meetings start at 6:53
• Have a Free Geek keyholder
  • requires a key holder
    • @schwern, @exodist, @notbenh, @exodist, Anthony Johnson, Eric Willhelm
    • alarm code
    • go thru orientation
• Put a sign on the door saying "Portland Perl Mongers"
• Do the Welcome thing
  • bathroom in back
  • bar after meeting (Lucky Lab)
  • Go around the room
    • Say your name
    • Answer a easy question about Perl
      • "Last CPAN module that failed to install"
      • ...
  • news
  • thanks for name for speaking about topic...
• take notes
• Record audio for podcast
• say thanks hand out mug/gift to speaker
• Go to bar