"Spencer" == Spencer Dawkins <spencer(_at_)wonderhamster(_dot_)org>
writes:
>> As to the newcomer meet and greet... I actually think we got it a
>> bit backwards. I think that WG chairs should be uninvited. (as
>> much as I like free beer). Rather, I think that the newcomer
>> meet and greet (and free beer) should follow the newcomer
>> orientation session.
>>
>> Instead, I think that newcomers need to meet other newcomers. If
>> they are going to meet with a mentor/greeter person, then a slot
>> just before the reception would be good... I'd say just open the
>> reception doors to newcomers and the mentors 20 minutes early.
Spencer> Wait ... did I understand that you're offering MENTORS free
Spencer> beer before everyone (except the newcomers) gets in?
The beer at the reception isn't always free, but yes, that's what I
said.
Spencer> If so, I congratulate you for solving the problem of
Spencer> recruiting mentors!
it's because I write so much open source that I understand the power of
free beer.
--
Michael Richardson
-on the road-
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