[chicago-lisp] News and updates

[John Quigley]

I'm emailing the list as a whole in the hopes that my response will 
clear up similar points of confusion that others may have.

John A. Debay wrote:
> I would like to know more about exactly how these meetings break down, 
> in terms of Lisp versus non-Lisp content. I unfortunately couldn't go to 
> the meeting last Saturday because of a previous commitment, but I 
> nonetheless had reservations about sitting through 2 hours of LUG 
> presentations before getting to anything I was interested in.

The two groups are set to meet in parallel.  The space we use is a very 
large media/academic area, with multiple meeting and work rooms, 
numerous white boards and projectors, etc.

We meet simultaneously for the purpose of convenience, and because there 
is an overlap of interest between the two groups.  By running in 
parallel, we're offering two separate tracks of talks that people can 
join in on depending upon their interest level.

One of the most challenging aspects of this system is a lack of 
leadership.  While we have plenty of interested attendees, we haven't 
had any people step up who are willing to assist in organizing.  I'm 
happy to provide the space, the server, and to organize the people; that 
said, I can't consistently lead Chicago Lisp during the actual meetings, 
since I have responsibilities with Chicago Linux.  I'm looking for 
shared (or group) leadership.

Our next scheduled meeting is in less than three week's time, on 
February 10th.  If I can get confirmation that people are coming, I'll 
begin advertising in the various PL communities around Chicago.  I also 
intend to get a stub page up with at least basic information pertaining 
to our group:

http://www.chicagolisp.org/

Hope This information helps, please send along any further thoughts and 
comments.

- John Quigley