Re: Meetup Message from Robert: Meetup.com group

[robert b <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

OK.  Thanks for all this.

 > --- On Mon, 1/5/09, Raines Cohen <http://www.gmail.com/~rainesc> wrote:
 > 
 > From: Raines Cohen <http://www.gmail.com/~rainesc>
 > Subject: Re: Meetup Message from Robert: Meetup.com group
 > To: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert
 > Date: Monday, January 5, 2009, 2:04 AM
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 > Hi Robert. Great meeting. I wanted to keep the focus on you and the local energy, not act like I wanted to come in and take over, but clearly people were hungry for info and answers.
 > I'll ask Patri if we can take the MeetUp and make it more active, both scheduling meetings and using the whole site, discussion boards etc. I've got some techniques that have worked well for EBCOHO to do effective outreach, and start to build commitment, not just people showing up once then never coming back.
 > 
 > This week I will be distracted by Macworld Expo in a big way.
 > You'd be most welcome at the East Bay Cohousing clubhouse opening in  this Saturday, to just attend or even to do a table there if you want to specifically recruit people interested in the south bay. I'll post an invite.
 > 
 > Raines
 > On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 4:17 PM, New Meetup Message <http://www.meetup.com/~info> wrote:
 > 
 > Robert sent you this message from on
 > Meetup:
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 > Hey, Raines.  Good seeing you at today's meeting/gathering.
 > 
 > I would like to move ahead with at least having the ability to
 > post calendar items to this meetup group, perhaps more.
 > 
 > If you'd like to chat on the phone, Noelle's and my home phone
 > number is our-San-Jose-phone-number.  If we're not around, please leave a
 > message.
 > 
 > Thanks.