Details for next UTAUG meeting

We have received reservations for the Salt Lake City Main Library. Reservations are for the first Tuesday of Feb, Apr, May, and Jun. All rooms were booked on March 7th, so I got reservations for March 14th (2nd Tuesday). If the 2nd Tuesday won't work, we can cancel it and find alternate accomodations. I have requested for the longest period I can. Requests for rooms for the second half of the year may be submitted starting in May, should we find the facilities adequate I will file another request.

We'll see on February 7th if the room size and setup (tables, chairs, screen, etc) work for us. I have not rented an LCD projector as our organization is broke, but hopefully one of us (not me) have access to one that can be brought. Power and network jacks are available on the wall, though they are limited in number. There is wireless networking available. The wireless requires clicking-through on a web page before access is granted. I might recommend that I bring an access point so we can have our own network to play with should we do any Asterisk demonstrations or setups.

Room L-1 ('el minus one' in Library-speak) is downstairs in the children's library section. I don't know if you are familiar with the SLC Library, but when one comes in from outside you are in the "Urban Room" (shops, tables, & etc). When entering the Library proper there is a set of stairs and elevators to the left. If taking the elevators down one floor to the children's section Room L-1 is to the right of the stairs when heading toward the children's section. Restrooms are to the left of the stairs.

This event with meeting location will be posted by the library on their Urban Room plasma-screen display on the day of the event. All library staff are able to provide directions to the room as well as open it for us if it is locked. We have control of the room from 6pm to 9pm on meeting days.

While food is discouraged in the conference rooms, noone seems to get upset about bringing in soda or coffee (available from Joy's in the Urban Room, or the coffee shop on the first floor of the Library).

Some (free evening) parking is available on the streets East and South of the Library but most people will find the spacious parking garage underneath the library more convienent. First half hour is free, then 75 cents for each half-hour thereafter. Payment can be made with cash or credit card, but I don't know about checks. Access to the parking garage is off 400 south (north side of Library) in the middle of the block. Do not attempt to enter from 500 south as this is for Salt Lake City vehicle parking only.

Alternatively the UofU Trax line has a stop directly north of the main entrance.

If you, or anyone else, has any questions please feel free to contact me.

Chris Brown