[LRUG] February Venue + CFP - [was Re: Lightning talk ideas for Feb]

[Eleanor McHugh]

Hi Murray,

I have an idea for a lightning talk about some of my weird uses for Sinatra but I won't be able to flesh it out until I've dealt with my annual tax return (which HMRC keep helpfully reminding me is due by the 31st :)

Ellie


On 19 Jan 2026, at 21:46, Murray Steele via Chat <chat at lists.lrug.org> wrote:

> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Our Feb meeting will be on Monday February 9th, and we're on the look out for talks to fill the agenda.  Remember that Feb is lightning talks night and so you can't talk for more than 10 minutes - which I think is the perfect amount of time to dip your toe into public speaking.
> 
> We have 3 confirmed volunteers, and I remember talking to at least 2 more in the pub after the January meeting last week.  However, don't let the tragedy of the commons defeat us in getting to the 7 or 8 we need to fill the night.  If you have an idea we really do want to hear from you, and we mean "the person reading this email" you, not "oh someone else will do it, there are loads of folk on this mailing list" you.
> 
> We _ALSO_ desperately need a venue.  We've been in touch with a few folk and it looks like we might have venues for March and April sorted, but no luck so far for Feb.  Again, we do mean you "the person reading this email".  If you have access to a venue we could use that might accommodate 50 or more folk (Feb tends to be our popular meeting) then please do get in touch!
> 
> We _can_ do the meeting via zoom, but we would love to do it in person.  That needs you to help out though!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Murray & the rest of the organising team