From: Elvedin Trnjanin <trnja001 at umn.edu> > > > I remember your idea of setting up a non-profit and also the reaction of > it being too pointless to peruse. Why do some seem to think that > "leadership" means bureaucracy and all that associated 'crap'? All it > means is someone (or a group) taking charge to get something done. It's > been happening before - how did the previous installfests and meetings > get organized? Someone took charge, or leadership if you will, to get it > done. There it is again - Someone. What is implied is "Someone else." If you want to do it - do it! Leadership here is a participatory sport. If you feel uncomfortable with the details of How-to, there are bunches of people here that know how, just ask. If you are an RTFM kind of person, there are numerous How-to guides for meetings and installfests on the web. I will add that after you have done this a few times you may have a little different perspective on the "bureaucracy and all that associated 'crap'" thing but then again, you may have a flair for this sort of thing so YMMV. > And how does having the meeting in a lecture hall at building at the U > make any special connection with it? I can take a stab at this one: You can't just walk in a room and have a meeting. "Somebody" has to authorize the use of the room. How hard or easy this is depends on how much authority and how risk-adverse that "somebody" is. If you have been on the "not so easy" end of one of these affairs it may leave a bad taste. Mark Browne