[freegeek-startup] Re: FreeGeek in Corvallis?

[Pete Forsyth]

On Nov 20, 2006, at 2:23 PM, John Sechrest wrote:

> Hello,
>
> there is some interest in taking the next step in setting up a
> freegeek in Corvallis. If there is a way to make this a
> local Chapter of Freegeek Portland, like we have the Corvallis  
> Chapter of the
> SAO, I am open to that.
>
> I wonder if I could get you or someone from freegeek to come down to
> Corvallis sometime after the first of the year to have a talk about
> freegeek and what we can do locally.
>
> Our LUG group met last month and talked it out. And I think folks
> are open to the idea.
>
> let me know if this is possible.
>
>
>
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Hi John,

That's great news!

Free Geek actually has an email list and various materials to help  
startups. I'm copying this message to them, but you can join the list  
yourself (or view the archives) at: http://lists.freegeek.org/mailman/ 
listinfo/startup also, there's an overview of the process for  
officially starting up a Free Geek here: http://wiki.freegeek.org/ 
index.php/Getting_Your_Own_Free_Geek_Started (I'm not certain how up- 
to-date that page is.)

I have not been very active with Free Geek lately, but it may be that  
someone can come down to talk with your group after some preliminary  
steps are taken. I might be able to do it myself, but hopefully  
someone with more recent involvement can do so. So let me know if  
nobody else expresses interest, and I'll see what I can do. (I'm not  
on the Startup list.)

By the way, I'm sorry I never got back to you about the people in  
Lincoln City who wanted to do a startup. I asked around, and it seems  
we lost their names and contact info.

Good luck!
-Pete