From daniel.thatcher at gmail.com Wed Mar 11 14:36:04 2020 From: daniel.thatcher at gmail.com (Timothy D Thatcher) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:36:04 -0700 Subject: [vox-announce] Upcoming LUGOD Meetings Canceled Until May Message-ID: Hi everyone, It pains me to no end to announce that LUGOD's March 16th meeting has been cancelled for public health concerns, but after discussion and debate, it seems like the right thing to do. The April social (04/07) and general meeting (04/20) have both also been cancelled. I really hoped to avoid it, but it is what it is. The Davis Public Library has cancelled all events, the Davis Co-op has cancelled classes and events, campus has begun seriously restricting group meetings, nearby school districts are closing, and both Yolo County and the California Department of Public Health guidelines suggest postponing public gatherings, though there is no hard ban yet. (https://www.yolocounty.org/Home/Components/News/News/10547/26 for more information.) BUT! Look for us again in May, by which time things will hopefully have settled out a bit. I'm optimistic that we'll be able to have a social on 05/05 and bring back our excellent planned GNOME speaker on 05/18 - I'll provide an update closer to the May meeting dates based on how the global and local situations unfold in the coming weeks. And hey, just because we're not meeting in person for the next two months doesn't mean that your local Linux nerds have gone away! Join us on IRC any time if you want to chat in real time - http://www.lugod.org/irc/ has instructions on how to connect, including a web client you can use directly within a browser. Or post to the Vox mailing list (see http://www.lugod.org/mailinglists/ to subscribe) and start some discussion. I hope we'll all get to see each other again soon! Stay safe, -Tim LUGOD President https://www.lugod.org