[Cialug] Cedar Rapids / Iowa City LUG

[Prescott Kulow]

Ugh.  Social interaction?  I was afraid of that.  Lol.

I'll start by getting a website up so that I at least have something to 
point people to with any flyers or anything.  Paul Gray from UNI / 
CedarLUG has also offered to help me make some contacts at of U of I as 
well.

Thanks.



On 9/12/2011 2:32 PM, Nicolai wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 10:35:09AM -0500, Prescott Kulow wrote:
>> Hello CedarLUG and CIA LUG,
>>
>> I just recently moved to Iowa City
> Home of a large university :)
>
>> Let me know if there is any interest
> There is.  See above. :)
>
> I've started groups before and been president of several, and starting
> them is super easy.  As long as you take a genuine interest in people
> the rest falls into place.  Since you're in uiowa.edu land, here is what
> you do:
>
> 1. Talk to profs who work in technical fields and ask if you can
> announce your group in person in the first 2 minutes of class one day.
> Some will say yes.
>
> 2. Pass out small fliers (1/4 of an 8.5x11) at these class sessions.
> The fliers should contain contact info and obviously some group
> identification, but not an attempt to convince them of anything.
>
> 3. Send a personal email (not one with a long list of recipients:
> remember, you're taking a genuine interest in people) to uiowa.edu
> network admins and drop by in person to talk to various departmental
> admins.  Talk to them and see if they'd be interested in joining the
> list / coming to a meeting.  Be friendly but respect their time and give
> them group contact info.
>
> 4. Put up fliers in buildings home to technical fields/departments.
>
> 5. Announce your group to related groups on campus.
>
> 6. When you have a meeting, do something worthwhile, something of
> substance.
>
> Meanwhile, as the group is coming together and you are learning more
> about Iowa City, you can do similar reaching out to private businesses.
>
> You will have to be social... Make eye contact, shake hands, find out
> their names and interests.  A good determiner of how "successful" the
> group will be is in how much interest the founder has for group members
> and newcomers.
>
> Starting a group is easy.  The more challenging part is making the
> transition from a group where everyone looks at you to one where
> everyone plays a role and has a stake in the group.  I think it's this
> decentralization that makes a group so potent.
>
> I'm excited for you because group creation is a fun process and
> important learning experience.
>
> Keep us updated,
>
> Nicolai
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