Office Hours

[Maxime Camirand]

Hi group,

The experimental phase of Montreal.rb Office Hours is now officially over. It's time to decide whether to continue the event, and whether to make changes to the schedule and format. As de-facto organizer, I'd really appreciate your feedback on some or all of the following points (or anything else on which you'd like to comment):

- Attendance: How many people have been going while I've been away?

- Schedule: Wednesdays alternating between mornings and evenings. How is that working out for you guys?

- Format: Do you find Office Hours to be a productive experience as it is, or do we need some guidelines for participants?

- Continuance: Should I continue to book timeslots for Office Hours?

Regards,

Max

[Mathieu Martin]

My 2¢ as someone who hasn't been able to go yet.

Mornings simply don't work for me, so I'll probably never come in the morning.

So that leaves evenings. And I usually try to go to max 1 event per week (I'm a parent). I'll try to come on weeks where there's no Mtl.rb or MtlNewTech.

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[Richard McGain]

I attended once, on a wednesday morning and I plan to again. I think the alternating times work because I am only interested in mornings. My only negative feedback is that it was freezing there (although you can take that with a grain of salt because I am foreign  and not used to cold in general).

Richard

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Maxime Camirand <maxca...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[Christian Roy]

Hi,

I like the fact that it's day; evening; day; evening.
I will not likely go in the evening. Once every 2 weeks for me is
ideal. Once a week would be too much for me anyway.
I do want to go again when car, weather, traffic allow it.

I'd be sad if this event does not live on.

my 2 cents (my nickel I guess since the penny is retired).


Maxime Camirand said the following on 28/02/2013 9:34 AM:

[Christian Roy]

Richard McGain said the following on 28/02/2013 9:48 AM:

 My only negative feedback is that it was freezing there (although you can take that with a grain of salt because I am foreign  and not used to cold in general).

It was deadly cold!  I agree!

[Martin Provencher]

I sadly weren't able to put it in my schedule since it was started but I really like the idea and I would like to go.

For the morning/evening, you should create a standard schedule. First and third Wednesday is the morning and Second and fourth are in the evening. On the fifth one (shit happens), you do a full day or something crazy.

When the Notman House reparation will be over, I think it will be a lot easier to work in the Office Hours. It will be hotter in winter and cooler in summer.

Thanks for organizing it, it is a cool idea.

Martin

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[Jonathan]

Hey Max,

I have been there 3 time. I think its a great idea and I have found it a great value to me. I am happy to say that while I am a new programmer, I have been able to both get value and give value. Evenings are better for me but alternating is fine.  I don't think I will be able to go every week so whether it is every week or every two weeks, I hope Office Hours continue. It has been great to meet you and the others who have shown up and I look forward to meeting more of you in the future.

Jonathan

[Gary Haran]

To be honest I only went once... and I didn't even know it was held on that day.  I just happened to want to use Notman on that day.

It's a really cool idea and I can see the value in it but with family and work I find it hard to schedule a full day or evening devoted to it on top of all my other activities.

I personally would prefer to answer programming questions on a mailing list.

Gary Haran

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[Maxime Camirand]

Hi group,

Thanks for all the positive feedback! I'm glad people are enjoying the events and getting something out of them. I hope they'll keep growing. I'll stand up to put in a word at the next Montreal.rb Meetup. At Jonathan's suggestion, I got the event included in the StartupDigest emails, too. Martin also helps me to publicize via the Montreal.rb Twitter feed.

Schedule for March:

March 6th: 9am
March 13th: 6pm
March 20th: 9am
March 27th: 6pm

Martin: I hadn't thought of doing that first-week, second-week, etc kind of schedule. What are the advantages?

Regards,

Max

[Alexandre Croteau-Pothier]

I've been a few times and I like it, I think it's a great way to share knowledge.

I like the idea of having a consistent schedule.

I also think we could setup a small website where we could see the schedule, who is planning to come and other information, we could work on it during the office hours.

[Andy Maleh]

I really liked coming on mornings when I had a chance. I could get work done and still be able to pair-program with someone even if briefly on something. It was good for networking and brainstorming too for sure.

It sounds good to have the alternation. Hopefully, my Wednesday evenings will free up soon.

Please continue to book (assuming there is enough interest). I did not get a chance to pair-program with everybody yet. :)

Regards,

Andy

On Thursday, February 28, 2013 9:34:42 AM UTC-5, Maxime Camirand wrote:

[Maxime Camirand]

Hi group,

As I mentioned before, April's Office Hours have all been scheduled and added to the Notman House Google calendar. This Wednesday, I attended the event for the first time since I got back from my trip, and realised something unfortunate: everyone seems to think Office Hours are a great idea, but nobody's going. Only two of us showed up. Apparently, that's been the trend, lately.

Regards,

Max

[Christian Roy]

Hello Maxime,

My client scheduled something on that day and I couldn't go.  I won't be able to go every time.
I plan to go the next time when it's during the day.

Maxime Camirand said the following on 08/03/2013 10:25 AM:

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[Maxime Camirand]

Hi group,

The event was accidentally deleted from Notman's calendar, but I got it re-added. Montreal.rb Office Hours is indeed going to happen this coming Wednesday at 18:00. See you there!

Regards,

Max

On Thursday, 28 February 2013 09:34:42 UTC-5, Maxime Camirand wrote:

[Maxime Camirand]

Hi group,

Updates on Office Hours will now be posted through @mtloh on Twitter.

See you tomorrow morning at 9!

Regards,

Max

[ag...@roca9.com]

Did someone go last wednesday?

I was there but couldn't find anyone else
I even asked the guys from the other startups working at notman house, but nobody knew anything.

[Maxime Camirand]

I don't know what's been happening for the last two weeks. I usually
go every week, and there's always people, but I've been away for work.

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[Felipe Goulart de Seixas]

I've said that I would go on the website but unfortunately I had a personal problem to solve.

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[Richard McGain]

I have also been away for work. I should be back either next week or the week after.

It looks like you decided to pick a bad week to start attending!

Richard

[Maxime Camirand]

Hi group,

Come to Office Hours tonight! 6pm at Notman.

If you're planning on coming, go to rubyofficehours.com and click on "signup with github" to signal your attendance.

Momentum! Hype! Lean synergy pivot velocity traction!

[Richard McGain]

Major event happening downstairs but I am in the conference room upstair if anyone is looking for ruby office hours.

Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/montreal-on-rails.

[Maxime Camirand]

No Office Hours tonight due to a scheduling conflict at Notman House. Office Hours resume as normal next week.

Best,

Max

[Maxime Camirand]

Hi group,

Come to Office Hours on Wednesday at 6pm! See who's coming and signal your attendance at rubyofficehours.com. 

Best,

Max

[Andy Maleh]

I plan to make it next Wednesday at 6pm. Looking forward to hanging out with my Montreal Ruby on Rails peeps!

Andy 

[Felipe Goulart de Seixas]

Hi guys,

Is anyone here in notman?

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[Maxime Camirand]

Be there in 5. Rain slowed me down

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[Maxime Camirand]

Hello, group!

Come to Office Hours tomorrow morning at 9! Register your attendance and check out who's going at rubyofficehours.com

Best,

Max

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[Maxime Camirand]

Hi, group!

We had some problems getting added to the Notman calendar this week, but the upstairs conference room IS reserved for tomorrow (Wednesday) at 6pm.

So: Office Hours is HAPPENING tomorrow at 6.

Register at rubyofficehours.com !

Best,

Max