Many thanks for your votes. Correlating the answers in chunks:
I would very much like to attend the Coffee Shop's AGM▸ if ... ... it was run in late August 2021 - 10
... it was run in late September - 9
... it was run in late October - 11
... it was run in late November - 10
I would very much like to attend the Coffee Shop's AGM if ... ... it was run on a weekday - 9
... it was run on a Saturday - 16
... it was run on a Sunday - 9
I would very much like to attend the Coffee Shop's AGM if ... ... it was run morning - 9
... it was run afternoon - 17
... it was run evening - 5
I would very much like to attend the Coffee Shop's AGM if ... ... it took place in the far West - 4
... it took place in Exmouth - 6
... it took place in Taunton - 8
... it took place in the Bristol Area - 10
... it took place in Didcot - 12
... it took place on Zoom - 16
I am a Coffee Shop member but will not attend the AGM in 2021 - 8
29 members voted, of whom 21 would attend with the right mix. 16 out of 21 can attend on a Saturday, 17 out of 21 in an afternoon, 12 out of the 21 in Didcot and/or 16 out of 21 on Zoom. Initial logic, then, suggests
Saturday 23rd October or Saturday 30th October in Didcot (where I would initially look back to the venue we used there once before) looking to live stream on Zoom.
The survey does not give me any correlation data though - it is possible (though statistically unlikely) that the 12 who voted for Didcot includes every one of the five who could not attend on a Saturday, and from the remaining 7 none could make October.
I would very much like to attend the Coffee Shop's AGM if ... ... it was JUST an AGM - 9
... it included a Keynote Speaker - 12
... it offered networking opportunities - 9
... it linked to a visit / trip / special journey - 10
There will - almost automatically - be networking opportunities if we're able to meet up "in real life" and it feels obvious to look at timing in such a way that people who wish could visit the Didcot Railway Centre. There's also the potentially excellent opportunity to attact a keynote speaker with a venue in that area.
We are looking 8 months ahead and no major events as far as I can see - from
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That quote should be the ultimate test of the forum's extended character use!Suggestion - to pencil in one of those two dates (moderator / admin team chat as to which over the next week or so), look at booking venue taking care to ensure we have a fallback if there are unexpected lockdown or other issues, look at a keynote speaker provisionally too. Final thoughts / decisions when the May timetable is out or perhaps a bit later.
I am aware of the fare / routing issues from Taunton and beyond and can investigate options, but we need to note that we're not looking at a franchise operator really - more at a management contractor - and such things may be very quickly ruled out as impractical. But we can ask - and that might help people who really would prefer an AGM in the Western Peninsular zone too.
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