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Samuel Baldwin wrote: > Hello everyone. > > I'm new to BLU, and have not attended a meeting yet. > I plan to be there on the 16th and 19th, or at least one of those. Excellent! > My main question is what the atmosphere is like. Is it a class-room > type setting where we all shut-up and let the speaker talk? Or a > speaker talks, but we interject when appropriate? Speaker talks, > then open discussion? Somewhere inbetween? In part, it's up to the presenter, but they almost always accept questions in-line AND at the end. See, Marketing folks just want to get through their presentation. Geeks want you to drink the Kool-Aid. We don't suffer Marketeers. Either way, every single meeting starts with a Q&A portion where the audience can ask questions on any topic, whether it's relevant to the presentation or not. That usually goes on from about 6:30 to 7:10, and the main presentation starts shortly after. Sorry, no previews or cartoons or news reels. I'll add one more point. I've been a member for (I think) about a decade (I'm an Officer now), and the thing I like most about BLU is they are not snobbish about answering questions from novices, but they're right there with the answers to the tough questions, too. I think that's one of the secrets of our longevity. We don't scare off the newbies. > I'd assume it's > an enjoyable experience, since you all keep going back.. :P As I hope you will. I've probably missed no more than three or four meetings in the past six years. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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