April 2009 meeting - Lightening Talks?

[Helene Gidley]

It's been a busy March for many of us - hence no March meeting. How about a lightening talk format for our April meeting? The concept is that everyone can have a chance to talk for 5 minutes on a topic or something they've learned recently and want to share. May be a good way to get a lot of learning in a modest amount of time.
Please reply with your thoughts here - YES or NO on the format, and/or other ideas for meetings that are worth your time and meet your needs!

Meetings are usually 6-7:30 on either a Tuesday or Wednesday evening, somewhere in downtown Ann Arbor.

[John Paul]

Hi,

My name is John Paul, and I haven't been able to make it to a meeting yet, but I have become very interested in Agile programming methods. Our firm primarily focuses on Ruby, so many of my techniques are centric to that language, and I would be happy to share some of my experiences. When do you think the next meeting will be?

[Helene Gidley]

We usually meet the 3rd week of the month - so that would be the week of April 20. We'd love to have you attend!

[Jeff Hoover]

YES on trying the format.
I'm not sure whether I'll have something to present yet.

[Gordon M Leacock]

Like Jeff, I like the format, and I'm not sure I'll have something to share (but I'll see what I can come up with).

[Timothy Wright]

The lighting talk format is fine by me. I should be at the meeting and might have something to share.

Tim